2015 Team Liv–Plantur season

The 2015 women's road cycling season was the fifth for Team Liv–Plantur (UCI code: TLP), which began as Team Skil-Argos in late 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 was known as Team Liv-Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin.[1]

2015 Team Liv-Plantur
ManagerHans Timmermans
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall
Stage race stages1
← 2014

Roster edit

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 1, 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)

Season victories edit

Single day and stage races 2015[5]
Date Race Rider Country Location
25 March Dwars door Vlaanderen   Amy Pieters (NED)   Belgium Waregem
29 March Gent–Wevelgem   Floortje Mackaij (NED)   Belgium Wevelgem
12 April Energiewacht Tour, Sprints classification   Julia Soek (NED) [N 1]
3 May Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Stage 2   Floortje Mackaij (NED)   Luxembourg Mamer
3 May Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Points classification   Floortje Mackaij (NED)   Luxembourg
3 May Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Mountains classification   Floortje Mackaij (NED)   Luxembourg
3 May Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Young rider classification   Floortje Mackaij (NED)   Luxembourg
7 June Auensteiner–Radsporttage, Young rider classification   Sabrina Stultiens (NED)   Germany

UCI World Ranking edit

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   Amy Pieters 506.5
44   Floortje Mackaij 190.5
51   Sabrina Stultiens 161
52   Claudia Häusler 152.5
58   Lucy Garner 142
91   Sara Mustonen 91.5
270   Molly Weaver 13
275   Julia Soek 12.5
368   Willeke Knol 8

Notes edit

  1. ^ The race was held in the Netherlands and Germany.

References edit

  1. ^ "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Cycling Transfers 2024 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". women.cyclingfever.com.
  4. ^ "UCI Women's Teams". UCI. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Team Liv-Plantur (UCI) >> 2015". procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2016.

External links edit