2014 Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team season

2014 Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team
Manager Jeroen Blijlevens
Season victories
One-day races 7
Stage race overall 4
Stage race stages 22

The 2014 women's road cycling season was the tenth for the Rabo-Liv Women Cycling Team team, which began as DSB Bank in 2005.

Team roster

Ages as of 1 January 2014[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Lucinda Brand (NED) October 22, 1989 (aged 24)
 Thalita de Jong (NED) June 11, 1993 (aged 20)
 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA) February 10, 1992 (aged 21)
 Anna Knauer (GER) February 20, 1990 (aged 23)
 Roxane Knetemann (NED) April 1, 1987 (aged 26)
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) September 29, 1994 (aged 19)
Rider Date of birth
 Iris Slappendel (NED) February 18, 1985 (aged 28)
 Sabrina Stultiens (NED) July 8, 1993 (aged 20)
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) April 18, 1990 (aged 23)
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) October 8, 1982 (aged 31)
 Marianne Vos (NED) May 13, 1987 (aged 26)

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Rider 2013 team
 Anna van der Breggen (NED)[2] Sengers Ladies Cycling Team
 Anna Knauer (GER)[2] Former junior rider
 Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)[2] Was a staigiare in September 2013
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Rider 2014 team
 Megan Guarnier (USA)[3] Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
 Liesbet De Vocht (BEL)[1] Lotto Belisol Ladies
 Jolanda Neff (SUI)
 Sanne van Paassen (NED)[1] Boels Dolmans Cycling Team
 Rebecca Talen (NED)[1]

Season victories

Date Race Cat.RiderCountry Location
12 AprilEnergiewacht Tour, Stage 42.2 Brand, LucindaLucinda Brand (NED)  Netherlands Eemsmond
13 AprilEnergiewacht Tour, Overall2.2 Brand, LucindaLucinda Brand (NED)  Netherlands
13 Aprilfr:Dwars door de Westhoek1.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Belgium Boezinge
23 AprilLa Flèche Wallonne FéminineUCI World Cup Ferrand-Prevot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prevot (FRA)  Belgium Huy
2 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Prologue2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
3 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Stage 12.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Luxembourg Garnich
4 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Stage 22.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Luxembourg Mamer
4 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Overall2.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Luxembourg Garnich
4 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Points classification2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Luxembourg
4 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Mountains classification2.1 Ferrand-Prévot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Luxembourg
4 MayGrand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Young rider classification2.1 Ferrand-Prévot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Luxembourg
9 MayThe Women's Tour, Stage 32.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  United Kingdom Clacton-on-Sea
10 MayThe Women's Tour, Stage 42.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  United Kingdom Welwyn Garden City
11 MayThe Women's Tour, Stage 52.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  United Kingdom Bury St Edmunds
11 MayThe Women's Tour, Overall2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  United Kingdom
11 MayThe Women's Tour, Points classification2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  United Kingdom
31 May7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg 1.2 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Netherlands Aalburg
1 JuneGooik–Geraardsbergen–Gooik 1.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Belgium Gooik
10 JuneDurango-Durango Emakumeen Saria 1.2 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Spain Durango
12 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 12.1 Ferrand-Prévot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Spain Iurreta
13 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 22.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Spain Oсati
14 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 32.1 Ferrand-Prévot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Spain Mungia
15 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 42.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Spain Ataun
15 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Overall2.1 Ferrand-Prévot, PaulinePauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA)  Spain
15 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Points classification2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Spain
15 JuneEmakumeen Euskal Bira, Mountains classification2.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Spain
15 June Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Teams classification 2.1 [N 1]  Spain
15 JuneGP du Canton d'Argovie1.2 Niewiadoma, KatarzynaKatarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)   Switzerland Gippingen
4 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Prologue2.1 van Vleuten, AnnemiekAnnemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Italy Caserta
5 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 1 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy Santa Maria a Vico
7 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 32.1 van Vleuten, AnnemiekAnnemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Italy San Donato Val di Comino
8 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 4 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy Jesi
9 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 5 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy Cesenatico
11 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 7 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy Chiavenna
13 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Overall 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy
13 JulyGiro d'Italia Femminile, Points classification 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Italy
27 JulyLa Course by Le Tour de France 1.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  France Paris
3 AugustSparkassen Giro UCI World Cup Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Germany Bochum
15 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Prologue 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Norway Halden
16 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Stage 1 2.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Norway Halden
16 AugustLa Route de France, Stage 7 2.1 Slappendel, IrisIris Slappendel (NED)  France Marcigny
16 AugustLa Route de France, Young rider classification 2.1 Stultiens, SabrinaSabrina Stultiens (NED)  France
17 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Stage 2 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Norway Fredriksten Fortress
17 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Overall 2.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Norway
17 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Points classification 2.1 van der Breggen, AnnaAnna van der Breggen (NED)  Norway
17 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Mountains classification 2.1 Niewiadoma, KatarzynaKatarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Norway
17 AugustLadies Tour of Norway, Young rider Classification 2.1 Niewiadoma, KatarzynaKatarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)  Norway
17 August Ladies Tour of Norway, Teams classification 2.1 [N 2]  Norway
30 AugustGP de Plouay UCI World Cup Brand, LucindaLucinda Brand (NED)  France Plouay
4 SeptemberHolland Ladies Tour, Stage 3 2.1 Vos, MarianneMarianne Vos (NED)  Netherlands Leende
Van Vleuten won the Dutch Time Trial Championships, only 0.02 sec ahead of Ellen van Dijk (Boels-Dolmans).
National, Continental and World champions 2014
Date Discipline Jersey Winner
25 JuneDutch National Time Trial Champion Annemiek van Vleuten
25 JuneFrench National Time Trial Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
28 JuneFrench National Road Race Champion Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
28 JuneDutch National Road Race Champion Iris Slappendel
28 JuneEuropean Road Race Champion (under-23) Sabrina Stultiens

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, Marianne Vos, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Lucinda Brand and Thalita de Jong
  2. ↑ The riders on the squad were Anna van der Breggen, Marianne Vos, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Roxane Knetemann, Annemiek van Vleuten and Thalita de Jong

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Rabobank/Liv Giant heeft ploeg 2014 compleet" (in Dutch). wielerland.nl. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nieuwe versterkingen Rabobank Liv/giant" (in Dutch). cyclingonline.nl. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ellen van Dijk joins Boels-Dolmans on three-year contract". velonation.com. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.