Team Sunweb (women's team)

Team Sunweb

Team information
UCI code	2012 SKI 2013 ARW<b/r> 2014 GIW 2015 TLP
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	2011 (2011)
Discipline	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team
Bicycles	2011 Koga 2012–2013 Felt 2014– Giant
Team name history
2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015–2016 2017–	Skil–Argos Skil Koga Skil 1t4i Team Skil–Argos Team Argos–Shimano Team Giant–Shimano Team Liv–Plantur Team Sunweb
Jersey

Team Sunweb is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup.

History

2011

2012

2013

The teams first overall General Classification victory came in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, where Kirsten Wild won the overall classification, points classification and three stages. Wild went on to win the women's edition of Gent–Wevelgem, four stages of the Energiewacht Tour.

2014

2014 proved to be the teams standout seasons since its creation; Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Tour of Qatar title, taking 3 stage wins in the process, as well as team mate Amy Pieters taking a stage and the young rider classification. Pieters continued her good form winning the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The teams next GC victory came courtesy of Wild, at the Tour of Chongming Island. Claudia Häusler secured the teams final overall victory of the 2014 season, winning the 2014 La Route de France.

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 will be known as Team Liv–Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin.^[1]

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]

2015

The team at the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames

Team roster

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 01, 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)

Major Results

Sources:^[5][6][7]

European & National Champions

References

External links

• Official website