2008 Vrienden van het Platteland season

2008 Vrienden van het Platteland Wim Kruis Road: 4Track: 13 0 2 UCI Team 19th Liesbet De Vocht (73rd) 2007 The 2008 women's road cycling season was the ninth and last season for the Vrienden van het Platteland (UCI code: VVP) cycling team, which began as Ondernemers van Nature in 2000. Ellen van Dijk became European Champion in the time trial and won the stage 2 of the 2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin and the prologue of 2008 Tour Féminin en Limousin. An Van Rie won the Belgian Time Trial Championships. However, the largest victories were on the track. Ellen van Dijk became World Champion in the scratch and European champion in the Women's points race and Women's scratch. At the European championships she also won two silver medals. Willy Kanis won 4 times an individual event at the Track Cycling World Cups in 2008 and together with Yvonne Hijgenaar two times the team sprint event. The team finished 19th in the 2008 UCI Team Ranking. Roster Ages as of 1 January 2008. Liesbeth Bakker NED 2008 1 1 1986 7 1 y Martine Bras NED 2008 1 1 1987 5 17 y Nikki Butterfield-Egyed AUS 2008 1 1 1982 4 12 y Ellen van Dijk NED 2008 1 1 1987 2 11 y Lorian Graham AUS 2008 1 1 1977 11 8 y Yvonne Hijgenaar NED 2008 1 1 1980 5 15 y Marit Huisman NED 2008 1 1 1989 3 1 y Willy Kanis NED 2008 1 1 1984 7 27 y Roxane Knetemann NED 2008 1 1 1987 4 1 y Kristy Miggels NED 2008 1 1 1980 8 6 y Tina Pic USA 2008 1 1 1966 5 9 y Martine van der Herberg NED 2008 1 1 1989 11 24 y An Van Rie BEL 2008 1 1 1974 6 9 y Annemiek van Vleuten NED 2008 1 1 1982 10 8 y Monique Verstraten NED 2008 1 1 1983 4 24 y Liesbet De Vocht BEL 2008 1 1 1979 1 5 y Jaccolien Wallaard NED 2008 1 1 1982 9 30 y Sourceshttp://www.cyclingarchives.com/ploegfiche.php?id=13878 https://archive.today/20130408005742/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/ploegfiche.php?id=13878 usurped April 8, 2013 2008 Roster 15 February 2013 cyclingarchives.comhttp://www.cqranking.com/women/asp/gen/team.asp?year=2008&teamcode=vvp 2008 Roster 15 February 2013 cqranking.com Guest riders The team had Felicia Gomez and Linn Torp as guest riders during the Tour of New Zealand and Gomez also during the Geelong Tour. +Riders who joined the team for the 2008 seasonRider2007 teamMartine Bras NEDNikki Butterfield-Egyed AUSLorian Graham AUSYvonne Hijgenaar NEDMarit Huisman NEDWilly Kanis NEDRoxane Knetemann NEDKristy Miggels NEDTina Pic USAMartine van der Herberg NEDAn Van Rie BELAnnemiek van Vleuten NEDLiesbet De Vocht BEL +Riders who left the team during or after the 2007 seasonRider2008 teamJanne Brok NEDKatie Brown AUSYvonne Leezer NEDEmma Mackie AUSAnita Valen NORMonique van de Ree NEDMoniek Rotmensen NED Season January–March: track cycling At the begin of the year Willy Kanis, Yvonne Hijgenaar and Ellen van Dijk were active on the track. At the 3rd round of the 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Los Angeles Kanis and Hijgenaar won the team sprint. At the 4th round in Copenhagen in February Kanis won the sprint and Keirin. Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar finished in the team pursuit together with Marlijn Binnendijk second in a new Dutch national record. Ellen van Dijk was chosen to ride the individual pursuit in the remaining two (out of four) 2007–2008 track cycling World Cups due to her good results at the 2007 Dutch National Track Championships. Van Dijk could, via the UCI World Ranking system, potentially earn qualification for the 2008 Olympic Games. She finished in Los Angeles and Copenhagen in fifth and fourth places respectively. After finishing fifth in the individual pursuit at the World Track Championships in Manchester, Van Dijk missed out on qualification for the Olympic Games; she finished 12th in the UCI World Rankings and only the first eleven riders qualified.Ellen van Dijk in tranen http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1018/Wielrennen/article/detail/2163365/2008/03/27/Ellen-van-Dijk-is-in-tranen.dhtml Algemeen Dagblad 27 March 2007 5 September 2012 The day after she took revenge by winning her first major senior title, the scratch race at the 2008 World Cycling Championships. With eight laps to go she attacked and rode solo to the finish line.No Olympics for Van Dijk, but happy with worlds http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/track/2008/mar08/wtc08/?id=/news/2008/mar08/mar31news2 Shane Stokes Cyclingnews.com 31 March 2008 6 September 2012 Van Dijk finished at the World Championships in the team pursuit furthermore 6th in a new Dutch national record. At the World Championships Kanis did not win a medal and finished 4th and 5th in the women's 500 m time trial and Women's sprint, Hijgenaar finished in these disciplines 10th and 8th. April–June: road cycling At the end of April Annemiek van Vleuten finished second in the GP Stad Roeselare. Martine Bras and Ellen van Dijk were part of the national team at the Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin where they won team time trial stage 2. Furthermore, Ellen van Dijk finished second in the prologue and Bras finished third in stage 7. At the same time the team rode at the Tour de Pologne Feminin where Liesbet De Vocht finished third in the general classification. An Van Rie finished third in the first stage. At the Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden in mid June, Ellen van Dijk finished second in the time trial of stage 1. In the later stages Van Dijk and the team fought for her place in the general classification. She won the youth classification and finished third overall. July–September: road and track cycling championships thumb|250px|Ellen van Dijk won 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals at the European Track Championships. Pictured: podium women's points race As the Dutch national time trial champion and due to her good results in the time trials, Ellen van Dijk was selected to participate at the 2008 European Road Championships. Van Dijk became 2008 European Time Trial Champion and finished 31st in the road race. Ellen van Dijk showed again her strong time trial skills in the Tour Féminin en Limousin where she won the initial time trial stage over 4.6 km. Annemiek van Vleuten finished third, 10 seconds behind her. Van Dijk was not selected to ride the time trial at the Summer Olympics, because the course would be too heavy for her.Wegploeg vrouwen voor Peking bekend http://www.nusport.nl/olympische-spelen/1979460/wegploeg-vrouwen-voor-peking-bekend.html ANP Nusport 6 June 2008 6 September 2012 3 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203111250/http://www.nusport.nl/olympische-spelen/1979460/wegploeg-vrouwen-voor-peking-bekend.html dead At the National championships, An Van Rie won the Belgian National Time Trial Championships. Ellen van Dijk could not defend successfully her Dutch national time trial title and finished fourth. Annemiek van Vleuten seventh. Willy Kanis and Yvonne Hijgenaar participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics on the track in the women's sprint. Kanis lost the bronze-medal match and ended in 4th place. Hijgenaar became 11th. As the scratch world champion Ellen van Dijk also became European Track Champion in the scratch as well as in the points race in September. Van Dijk rode to the silver medal in the elite omnium and the individual pursuit events. Several riders from the team were selected by their national federation to participate at the 2008 UCI Road World Championships to represent the country. Ellen van Dijk (20th) and An Van Rie participated in the time trial. Nikki Egyed (15th) and Liesbet De Vocht (58th) in the road race November–December: track cycling At the end of November Willy Kanis won on the track at the second round of the 2008–09 Track Cycling World Cup in Melbourne the 500m time trial and sprint and together with Yvonne Hijgenaar also the team sprint. At the 2008 Dutch National Track Championships at the end of December Kanis became three times national champion in the sprint disciplines, the 500m time trial, keirin and sprint. Also Ellen van Dijk defended her title successfully in the individual pursuit. Results Season victories 2008 in women's road cycling +Single day and stage races 2008http://www.procyclingstats.com/team.php?id=1304&season=2008 procyclingstats.com 2008 Vrienden van het platteland 1 March 2014 Date Nation Race Cat. Winner18-20 JanuaryUnited States Team sprint: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 3 (Los Angeles) CDMNED Yvonne HijgenaarNED Willy Kanis15-17 February Sprint: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 (Copenhagen) CDMNED Willy Kanis15-17 February Keirin: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 4 (Copenhagen) CDMNED Willy Kanis18 May France Stage 2 2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin2.1NED Ellen van Dijk24 JulyFrancePrologue 2008 Tour Féminin en Limousin2.2NED Ellen van Dijk20-22 NovemberAustralia Team sprint: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 2 (Melbourne) CDMNED Yvonne HijgenaarNED Willy Kanis20-22 NovemberAustralia 500m time trial: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 2 (Melbourne) CDMNED Willy Kanis20-22 NovemberAustralia Keirin: 2007–08 Track Cycling World Cup – Round 2 (Melbourne) CDMNED Willy Kanis +National, Continental and World champions 2009 Date Discipline Jersey Winner 30 March Track Cycling World Champion – Scratch 20px NED Ellen van Dijk 3 July European Road Champion – Time Trial 20px NED Ellen van Dijk 15 August Belgian National Time Trial Champion 20px An Van Rie 6 September European Track Champion – Under-23 points race 20px NED Ellen van Dijk 7 September European Track Champion – Under-23 scratch 20px NED Ellen van Dijk 30 December Dutch National Track Cycling Champion – Individual pursuit 20px Ellen van Dijk 30 December Dutch National Track Cycling Champion – 500m time trial 20px Willy Kanis 30 December Dutch National Track Cycling Champion – Sprint 20px Willy Kanis 30 December Dutch National Track Cycling Champion – Keirin 20px Willy Kanis Results in major races Women's World Cup 2008 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup +Results at the 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup races#DateRaceCountryBest riderPlace#124 FebruaryGeelong World CupAustralia USA Tina Pic 19th#224 MarchTrofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Italy AUS Lorian Graham 9th#36 AprilTour of Flanders for WomenBelgium NED Martine Bras 20th#412 AprilRonde van DrentheNetherlands BEL Liesbet De Vocht 7th#523 AprilLa Flèche Wallonne FéminineBelgium AUS Lorian Graham 24th#64 MayTour de BerneSwitzerland AUS Nikki Butterfield 7th#731 MayCoupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de MontréalCanada - -#830 JulyOpen de Suède VårgårdaSweden NED Martine Bras 10th#91 AugustOpen de Suède Vårgårda TTTSweden Vrienden van het Platteland 5th#1024 AugustGP de Plouay – BretagneFrance NED Martine Bras 5th#1116 SeptemberRund um die Nürnberger AltstadtGermany NED Liesbeth Bakker 14th +Results in other major single day racesDateRaceRiders are in these championships part of the national team "M"RiderPlace 26 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's 500 m time trialNED Willy Kanis 4th 28 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuitNED Ellen van Dijk(with Marlijn Binnendijk and Elise van Hage) 6th 29 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's sprintNED Willy Kanis 5th 29 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's keirinNED Willy Kanis 9th 30 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's scratchNED Ellen van Dijk 3 JulyEuropean Road Championships – Women's under-23 time trialNED Ellen van Dijk 5 JulyEuropean Road Championships – Women's under-23 road raceNED Ellen van Dijk 31st 3 SeptemberEuropean Track Championships – Women's omniumNED Ellen van Dijk 6 SeptemberEuropean Track Championships – Women's under-23 individual pursuitNED Ellen van Dijk 7 SeptemberEuropean Track Championships – Women's under-23 scratchNED Ellen van Dijk 6 SeptemberEuropean Track Championships – Women's under-23 points raceNED Ellen van Dijk 23 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's time trialhttp://www.procyclingstats.com/race/75th_UCI_TT_World_Championships_2008 2008 World Championships WE - ITT (CM) procyclingstats.com 29 July 2014NED Ellen van Dijk 20th24 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's road racehttp://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=103336 2008 75th World Championships WE - Road Race (CM) procyclingstats.com 29 July 2014 Nikki Egyed AUS 15th M Other achievements Dutch national records, team pursuit Women's 3000 m track cycling team pursuit Dutch record progression The women's 3000 m team pursuit track cycling discipline was introduced at the 2007–08 track cycling season. The Dutch team including Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar rode the team pursuit for the first time at Round 4 at the 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen in a time of 3:36.901 (49.792 km/h). They broke the record later that day. At the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships the Dutch team including Van Dijk broke the record again in the qualifying round. This is not the current record anymore. Time Speed(km/h) Cyclists Event Location of race Date Ref 3:36.901 49.792 Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar(with Marlijn Binnendijk) 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (qualification) DEN Copenhagen 17 February 2008 http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030401050D0002FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00 Qualifying Tissottiming.com 17 February 2008 16 June 2013 3:32.666 50.783 Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar(with Marlijn Binnendijk) 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (gold-medal race) DEN Copenhagen 17 February 2008 http://www.tissottiming.com/File/Download?id=00030401050D0006FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00 Finals Tissottiming.com 17 February 2008 16 June 2013 3:31.596 51.040 Ellen van Dijk(with Marlijn Binnendijk and Elise van Hage) 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (qualifying) GBR Manchester 28 March 2008 http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2008/Womens_Team_Pursuit_Qualifying_Results.pdf UCI 2008 Track Cycling World Championships Women's Team Pursuit Qualification Official Results Tissot dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120227093813/http://www.tissottiming.com/sports/cycling/track/cmt2008/Womens_Team_Pursuit_Qualifying_Results.pdf 2012-02-27 UCI World Ranking 2008 UCI Women's Road World Rankings The team finished 19th in the UCI ranking for teams.http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=Rankings&discipline=ROA&ridercategory=WE&year=2008&l=ENG 2008 UCI Road Rankings Women Elite 2014-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20141105113647/http://62.50.72.82/ucinet/default.asp?page=Rankings&discipline=ROA&ridercategory=WE&year=2008&l=ENG 2014-11-05 dead + Individual UCI World Ranking Rank Rider Points73 BEL Liesbet De Vocht 77.2578 NED Martine Bras 7579 NED Ellen van Dijk 74.9188 NED Annemiek van Vleuten 64.25107 AUS Nikki Egyed 48120 BEL An Van Rie 39.25154 AUS Lorian Graham 24161 USA Tina Pic 23216 NED Marit Huisman 11.25225 NED Liesbeth Bakker 10.25262 NED Jaccolien Wallaard 8 References expanded Category:2008 UCI Women's Teams seasons Category:2008 in Dutch sport Category:Vrienden van het Platteland