Boels–Dolmans

Boels-Dolmans


The team in 2014
Team information
UCI code DLT
Registered Netherlands
Founded 2010 (2010)
Discipline Road
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles Specialized
Website Team home page
Team name history
2010–2011
2012
2013–
Dolmans-Landscaping
Dolmans-Boels
Boels-Dolmans

Boel-Dolmans, officially Boel-Dolmans Pro Cycling, (UCI team code: DLT) is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup. The title sponsors are Dolmans Landscaping and the Dutch plant hire company Boels Rental.

At a special press conference in October 2013 it was announced that the Dutch time trial World Champion Ellen van Dijk would join the team after signing a three years contract.[1]

History

2013

2014

The main new rider for the team was the Time Trial World Champion Ellen van Dijk, after have ridden 5 years for Specialized–lululemon. On March 1 Sanne van Paassen (Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team) joined the team. [2] After winning the Omloop van het Hageland in early March, Lizzie Armitstead won also the first World Cup race, the Ronde van Drenthe. She would finish later three times in second place in the later World Cup races and keeping the lead in the overall World Cup classification. In begin April, after a solo of 30 km Ellen van Dijk won the Tour of Flanders World Cup race.

2015

The team started the season with the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Ellen van Dijk won the second stage and took the lead in the general classification.

Team roster

As of 1 January 2016. Ages as of 1 January 2016.[3]

Rider Date of birth
 Elizabeth Armitstead (GBR) (1988-12-18)December 18, 1988 (aged 27)
 Chantal Blaak (NED) (1989-10-22)October 22, 1989 (aged 26)
 Karol-Ann Canuel (CAN) (1988-04-18)April 18, 1988 (aged 27)
 Demi de Jong (NED) (1995-02-11)February 11, 1995 (aged 20)
 Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) (1996-05-24)May 24, 1996 (aged 19)
 Megan Guarnier (USA) (1985-05-04)May 04, 1985 (aged 30)
Rider Date of birth
 Nikki Harris (GBR) (1986-12-30)December 30, 1986 (aged 29)
 Romy Kasper (GER) (1988-05-05)May 05, 1988 (aged 27)
 Christine Majerus (LUX) (1987-02-25)February 25, 1987 (aged 28)
 Katarzyna Pawlowska (POL) (1989-08-16)August 16, 1989 (aged 26)
 Evelyn Stevens (USA) (1983-05-09)May 09, 1983 (aged 32)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED) (1987-02-11)February 11, 1987 (aged 28)
    For previous year riders, see List of Boels Dolmans Cycling Team riders.

    Major results

    2010
    1st District Championship Noord-Nederland Road Race, Janneke Ensing
    2011
    1st Halle-Buizingen, Martine Bras
    1st Bredene, Winanda Spoor
    1st District Championship Noord-Nederland ITT, Janneke Ensing
    1st District Championship Oost-Nederland Road Race, Geerike Schreurs
    1st Stage 4 Tour de Feminin — Krasna Lipa, Mascha Pijnenborg
    1st Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Martine Bras
    2012
    1st Tour de Free State, Laura van der Kamp
    2013 ()
    1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams
    1st Combativity award Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Sprints classification Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Combination classification, Lizzie Armitstead
    2014 ()
    1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Guadalajara (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska
    1st Omloop van het Hageland, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Tour of Flanders, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Otley Grand Prix, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Profronde van Heerlen, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Points classification Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Mountains classification, Lizzie Armitstead
    Stage 2 Combativity award, Romy Kasper
    1st Stage 1, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Stage 2, Romy Kasper
    1st Commonwealth Games Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Stage 1 (ITT) Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Grand Prix Galychyna (Scratch race), Katarzyna Pawłowska
    1st Grand Prix Galychyna (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska
    2015 ()
    1st Revolution – Manchester (Round 3) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Revolution – Glasgow (Round 4) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Points classification, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Stage 2, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Stages 3 & 4, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak
    1st Strade Bianche, Megan Guarnier
    1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Tour of California Womens Time Trial, Evelyn Stevens
    1st Boels Rental Hills Classic, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Philadelphia Cycling Classic, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Euskal Emakumeen Bira, Megan Guarnier
    1st Stage 3 Euskal Emakumeen Bira, Chantal Blaak
    1st Stage 1 Aviva Women's Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st European Games Individual Time Trial, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile, Megan Guarnier
    1st Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Christine Majerus
    2016
    1st Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Ellen van Dijk
    1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Strade Bianche, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak
    1st Ronde van Drenthe, Chantal Blaak
    1st Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Tour of Flanders, Lizzie Armitstead
    1st Gent–Wevelgem, Chantal Blaak
    1st Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour (TTT)
    1st Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour, Chantal Blaak

    World & National Champions

    2010
    Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Winanda Spoor
    2012
    Azerbaijan Time Trial, Elena Tchalykh
    2013
    British National Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead
    2014
    Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
    Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
    Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
    2015
    Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
    Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
    Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
    Denmark Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen
    British Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead
    World Road Race Championships, Lizzie Armitstead
    2016
    Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
    British Cyclo-cross, Nikki Harris

    References

    1. Ellen van Dijk op weg naar Boels-Dolmans WielerRevue, 7 oktober 2013
    2. ProCyclingStats. "Sanne van Paassen". procyclingstats.com.
    3. "UCI Women's teams". UCI.ch. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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