2006 Vrienden van het Platteland season

2006 Vrienden van het Platteland
UCI Team ranking 12th
Manager Jan van Dam
Season victories
One-day races 3
Stage race overall 0
Stage race stages 1
Best ranked rider Chantal Beltman (30th)

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.

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

Ages as of 1 January 2006.

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

Sources[5][6]

Riders who joined the team for the 2006 season
Rider 2005 team
 Janne Brok (NED)
 Ellen van Dijk (NED) Junior rider[1]
 Yvonne Leezer (NED) Junior rider[1]
 Moniek Rotmensen (NED)
 Monique Verstraten (NED)
 Heidi de Voogd (NED)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2005 season
Rider 2006 team
 Andrea Bosman (NED)
 Minke van Dongen (NED)
 Loes Gunnewijk (NED)
 Aukje de Koning (NED)
 Kristy Miggels (NED)

Results

Season victories

Ellen van Dijk became World University Champion at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship
Single day and stage races 2006[7]
Date Nation Race Cat. Winner
11 June France Flèche Hesbignonne 1.2Netherlands Chantal Beltman
22 July France Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin 2.2Netherlands Ellen van Dijk
National, Continental and World champions 2006[7]
Date Discipline Jersey Winner
25 March World University Champion – Road race Netherlands Ellen van Dijk

Results in major races

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 Netherlands 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 La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal  Canada - -
#8 28 July Open de Suède Vargarda  Sweden - -
#9 30 July The Ladies Golden Hour  Denmark - -
#10 26 August GP de Plouay  France - -
#11 3 September Lowland International Rotterdam Tour  Netherlands Netherlands Ellen van Dijk 6th
#12 10 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt  Germany - -
Ellen van Dijk (left) won silver in the time trial at the World University Cycling Championship
Results in other major single day races
Date Race[M 1] Rider Place
23 March World University Championships – Women's time trial Netherlands Ellen van Dijk 2nd
25 March World University Championships – Women's road race Netherlands Ellen van Dijk 1st
15 July European Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race Netherlands Ellen van Dijk 10th
  1. ↑ Riders are in these championships part of the national team

UCI World Ranking

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

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Van Dijk en Leezer naar Vrienden-ploeg" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 26 September 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Opnieuw twee studentenwereldtitels Nederland" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 25 March 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gunnewijk en Van Ruitenbeek wereldkampioen studenten" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 23 March 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2006 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "2006 Roster". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "2006 Roster". cqranking.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "2006 Vrienden van het platteland". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.