2015 Team Liv–Plantur season

For men's season, see 2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season.
2015 Team Liv-Plantur
Manager Hans Timmermans
Season victories
One-day races
Stage race overall

The 2015 women's road cycling season was the fifth for the Team Liv-Plantur (UCI code: TLP), which began as Team Skil-Argos in 2010. On 24 September 2014 the team announced that they had secured a four-year sponsorship deal with a German hair care company. For the 2015 season the team will be known as Team Liv-Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin.[1]

Roster

On 1 September 2014 it was announced that Kirsten Wild would leave the team for Team Hitec Products.[2] Sabrina Stultiens was the only rider who joined the team for the 2015 season.[3]

Squad during the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar

As of 1 January 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[4]

Rider Date of birth
 Lucy Garner (GBR) (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 20)
 Willeke Knol (NED) (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 23)
 Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 29)
 Floortje Mackaij (NED) (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 19)
 Sara Mustonen (SWE) (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 33)
Rider Date of birth
 Amy Pieters (NED) (1991-06-01)June 01, 1991 (aged 23)
 Maaike Polspoel (BEL) (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 25)
 Julia Soek (NED) (1990-12-12)December 12, 1990 (aged 24)
 Kyara Stijns (NED) (1995-10-09)9 October 1995 (aged 19)
 Sabrina Stultiens (NED) (1993-07-08)8 July 1993 (aged 21)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
    Rider 2014 team
     Sabrina Stultiens (NED)[3] Rabobank–Liv Giant
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
    Rider 2015 team
     Julia Soek (NED)
     Marijn de Vries (NED) Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team[3]
     Kirsten Wild (NED)[2] Team Hitec Products

    Season victories

    Single day and stage races 2015[5]
    Date Country Race Cat. Winner
    29 March  Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 1.2 Netherlands Floortje Mackaij

    UCI World Ranking

    The 2015 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2015 women's road cycling season.

    Team Liv-Plantur finished 8th in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams.

    Individual world ranking[6]
    Rank Rider Points
    14 Netherlands Amy Pieters 506.5
    44 Netherlands Floortje Mackaij 190.5
    51 Netherlands Sabrina Stultiens 161
    52 Germany Claudia Häusler 152.5
    58 United Kingdom Lucy Garner 142
    91 Sweden Sara Mustonen 91.5
    270 United Kingdom Molly Weaver 13
    275 Netherlands Julia Soek 12.5
    368 Netherlands Willeke Knol 8

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alpecin-announced-as-new-sponsor-for-giant-shimano
    2. 1 2 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kirsten-wild-signs-for-two-years-with-hitec-products
    3. 1 2 3 http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html?xs=5
    4. ↑ "UCI Women's Teams". UCI. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
    5. ↑ "2015 Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team UCI". procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
    6. ↑ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

    External links

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