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2006 Vrienden van het Platteland season

The 2006 women's road cycling season was the seventh season for the Vrienden van het Platteland (UCI code: VVP) cycling team, which began as Ondernemers van Nature in 2000.

2006 Vrienden van het Platteland
UCI Team ranking12th
ManagerJan van Dam
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall0
Stage race stages1
Best ranked riderChantal Beltman (30th)
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One of the main new recruits for the team was former junior rider Ellen van Dijk.[1] In March Ellen van Dijk became University World Champion at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the women's road race.[2] and finished second in the women's time trial.[3] The other main victories for the team were Flèche Hesbignonne by Chantal Beltman and stage 2 of the Tour Féminin en Limousin by Ellen van Dijk. At the national championships Sharon van Essen finished second in the road race and Iris Slappendel won the bronze medal in the women's time trial. At the end of the year the team ended 12th in the UCI Team's Ranking with Chantal Beltman as the best individual at the 30th place in the UCI Individual Women's Road Ranking.[4] Van Dijk was also active on the track and won the bronze medal at the 2006 Dutch National Track Championships in the women's individual pursuit.

Roster edit

Ages as of 1 January 2006.

Rider Date of birth
  Chantal Beltman (NED) (1976-08-25)25 August 1976 (aged 29)
  Janne Brok (NED) (1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 18)
  Ellen van Dijk (NED) (1987-02-11)11 February 1987 (aged 18)
  Sharon van Essen (NED) (1981-03-03)3 March 1981 (aged 24)
  Corrien van Haastert (NED) (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 23)
  Esther van der Helm (NED) (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
  Yvonne Leezer (NED) (1987-02-09)9 February 1987 (aged 18)
  Moniek Rotmensen (NED) (1986-04-25)25 April 1986 (aged 19)
  Iris Slappendel (NED) (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 (aged 20)
  Monique Verstraten (NED) (1983-04-24)24 April 1983 (aged 22)
  Heidi de Voogd (NED) (1980-01-09)9 January 1980 (aged 25)

Sources[5][6]

Results edit

Season victories edit

See also: 2006 in women's road cycling
Single day and stage races 2006[7]
Date Nation Race Cat. Winner
11 June   France Flèche Hesbignonne 1.2   Chantal Beltman
22 July   France Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin 2.2   Ellen van Dijk
National, Continental and World champions 2006[7]
Date Discipline Jersey Winner
25 March World University Champion – Road race   Ellen van Dijk

Results in major races edit

Results at the 2006 UCI Women's Road World Cup races
# Date Race Country Best rider Place
1 26 February Geelong World Cup   Australia - -
2 5 March New Zealand World Cup   New Zealand - -
3 2 April Tour of Flanders for Women   Belgium   Chantal Beltman 27th
4 19 April La Flèche Wallonne Féminine   Belgium - -
5 23 April Tour de Berne   Switzerland - -
6 7 May GP Castilla y Leon   Spain - -
7 27 May Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal   Canada - -
8 28 July Open de Suède Vårgårda   Sweden - -
9 30 July Ladies Golden Hour   Denmark - -
10 26 August GP de Plouay   France - -
11 3 September Lowland International Rotterdam Tour   Netherlands   Ellen van Dijk 6th
12 10 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt   Germany - -
Results in other major single day races
Date Race[M 1] Rider Place
23 March World University Championships – Women's time trial   Ellen van Dijk  
25 March World University Championships – Women's road race   Ellen van Dijk  
15 July European Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race   Ellen van Dijk 10th
  1. ^ Riders are in these championships part of the national team

UCI World Ranking edit

Main article: 2006 UCI Women's Road World Rankings

The team finished 12th in the UCI ranking for teams.[4]

Individual UCI World Ranking[4]
Rank Rider Points
30   Chantal Beltman 223
74   Ellen van Dijk 58
86   Iris Slappendel 47
123   Sharon van Essen 30
376   Moniek Rotmensen 2

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Van Dijk en Leezer naar Vrienden-ploeg" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Opnieuw twee studentenwereldtitels Nederland" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 25 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Gunnewijk en Van Ruitenbeek wereldkampioen studenten" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2006 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ^ "2006 Roster". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. ^ "2006 Roster". cqranking.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  7. ^ a b "2006 Vrienden van het platteland". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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