AA Drink–leontien.nl was a cycling team based in the Netherlands. The title sponsors were AA Drink ('after activity drink'), a Dutch sports drinks brand owned by United Soft Drinks, and leontien.nl, a women's health and fitness website associated with former champion cyclist Leontien van Moorsel, whose husband Michael Zijlaard was the team manager.
| Team information | ||
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| UCI code | LNL | |
| Registered | Netherlands | |
| Founded | 2005 | |
| Disbanded | 2012 | |
| Discipline(s) | Road, Track, Cyclo-cross | |
| Status | UCI Women's Team | |
| Bicycles | Cervélo[1] | |
| Key personnel | ||
| General manager | Michael Zijlaard | |
| Team manager(s) | Danny Stam Bram Sevens | |
| Team name history | ||
2005 2006–2008 2009–2010 2011–2012 | Van Bemmelen–AA Drink (BAA) AA-Drink Cycling Team (AAD) Leontien.nl (LNL) AA Drink–leontien.nl (LNL) | |
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In August 2012, Zijlaard informed the riders and staff that the team would disband at the end of the 2012 racing season, as AA Drink were not extending their sponsorship beyond 2012 and he and van Moorsel had decided not to seek a new sponsor.[2][3]
History
edit2008
edit2011
edit2012
editTeam rosters
edit- 2012
The 2012 women's road racing team included six riders who were formerly members of the disbanded Garmin–Cervélo women's team: British cyclists Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead, Sharon Laws and Lucy Martin, Belgian Jessie Daams and Australian Carla Ryan.[4][5]
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
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- 2011
Ages as of 1 January 2011.[6]
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Major wins
edit- 2005
- Stage 1 Geelong Tour, Nathalie Bates
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Adrie Visser
- Overall New Zealand, Suzanne de Goede
- Overall Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe, Suzanne de Goede
- Stages 1 & 2, Suzanne de Goede
- Ronde van Gelderland, Suzanne de Goede
- Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Suzanne de Goede
- Overall International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Theresa Senff
- Stage 3, Angela Brodtka-Hennig
- Stage 5, Theresa Senff
- Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Angela Brodtka-Hennig
- Stage 1b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Suzanne de Goede
- 2006
- Omloop het Nieuwsblad, Suzanne de Goede
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Kirsten Wild
- Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild
- Stages 2 & 3, Kirsten Wild
- Overall Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Theresa Senff
- Stage 1, Theresa Senff
- Stage 1 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Angela Brodtka-Hennig
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Adrie Visser
- Holland Hills Classic, Theresa Senff
- Stage 3 Euregio Ladies Tour, Sandra Missbach
- 2007
- Overall Tour de Pologne Feminin, Kirsten Wild
- Stages 2, 3 & 4, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
- 2008
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE, Kirsten Wild
- Omloop van Borsele WE, Kirsten Wild
- Therme kasseienomloop, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Paulina Brzeźna
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Kirsten Wild
- Profronde van Oostvoorne, Chantal Blaak
- Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Emma Johansson
- Stage 5, Emma Johansson
- Grand Prix de France, Ludivine Henrion
- 2009
- Dolmans Heuvelland Classic, Lucinda Brand
- Stage 5 Gracia–Orlová, Andrea Bosman
- Therme kasseienomloop, Chantal Blaak
- Stage 3 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Andrea Bosman
- 2010
- Gouden Pijl Emmen, Andrea Bosman
- 2011
Track Cycling World Cup in Astana – team pursuit, Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters)
- Omloop van Borsele, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Chantal Blaak
- Erpe – Mere, Chantal Blaak
- Stage 5 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Trixi Worrack
- 2012
- Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild
- Omloop van het Hageland – Tielt-Winge, Lizzie Armitstead
- Gent – Wevelgem WE, Lizzie Armitstead
- Stage 4a Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
- Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Shelley Olds-Evans
- Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Emma Pooley
- Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 3, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Shelley Olds-Evans
- Dutch National Record, Olympic Games: London, Team pursuit: 3:20.013, Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder)
- Stage 2 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 3 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Lucinda Brand
- Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Lucinda Brand
- Stage 6 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Jessie Daams
- Stage 2 Route de France Féminine, Lucinda Brand
- Stages 1 & 2 Lotto–Decca Tour, Kirsten Wild
- Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Emma Pooley
- Stages 3 & 5, Emma Pooley
- Stage 6, Carla Ryan
- Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
National and continental champions
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Dutch National Cyclocross Championships, Daphny van den Brand
Australian National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Kate Bates
- 2006
European U23 Track Championships (Points race), Marlijn Binnendijk
- 2007
Belgian Time Trial Championship, An Van Rie
- 2008
Swedish Time Trial Championship, Emma Johansson
Polish Road Race Championship, Paulina Brzeźna
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
British National Road Race Championships, Sharon Laws
References
edit- 2012 UCI Women's Teams: AA DRINK – LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM (LNL) – NED UCI website. Last updated : 13.01.2012
- ^ Atkins, Ben (27 January 2012). "Slipstream Sports announces partnership with AA Drink–leontien.nl". velonation.com.
- ^ "AA Drink–leontien.nl stopt aan einde seizoen". wielerland.nl (in Dutch). 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ Atkins, Ben (16 August 2012). "AA Drink–leontien.nl team set to fold as sponsors pull out". velonation.
- ^ "AA Drink neemt zes rensters Garmin–Cervélo over". wielerland.nl (in Dutch). 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
- ^ "35 women's professional teams registered with UCI". cyclingnews.com. 17 January 2012.
- ^ "UCI Women's teams". UCI.ch. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (English version)