2015 Boels–Dolmans season

2015 Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team La Course by Le Tour de France 2015 (20116451002).jpg 2015 Erwin Janssen DLT Specialized Boels Rental and Dolmans Landscaping Netherlands 4 2 10 1 5 UCI Team 2014 2016 The 2015 women's road cycling season was the sixth for the Boels–Dolmans team, which began as the Dolmans Landscaping Team in 2010. Sponsoring For the 2015 season, both Specialized Bicycle Components and lululemon Athletica announced that they were ending their sponsorship of the already existing Specialized–lululemon team and switching their support to Boels–Dolmans for 2015.http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/specialized-sponsor-boels-dolmans-womens-cycling-team_346550 https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062808/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/09/news/specialized-sponsor-boels-dolmans-womens-cycling-team_346550 dead September 24, 2014 Specialized, Evelyn Stevens move to Boels-Dolmans women's cycling team in 2015 Nagel Maxwell 22 September 2014 VeloNews 24 September 2014 Roster List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders In September 2014 it was announced that Chantal Blaak and Evelyn Stevens, both of SLU 2014, would be joining the teamhttp://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html Cycling Transfers 2023 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com women.cyclingfever.com with Romy Kasper signing a contract extension.http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html?xs=3 Cycling Transfers 2023 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com women.cyclingfever.com On 27 October 2014 the team signed Amalie Dideriksen. As of 1 January 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.http://www.cyclingonline.nl/artikel/5515_boels-dolmans_heeft_wegploeg_compleet.html Boels–Dolmans heeft wegploeg compleet 12 December 2014 cyclingonline.nl Lizzie Deignan GBR 2015 1 1 1988 12 18 Chantal Blaak NED 2015 1 1 1989 10 22 Amalie Dideriksen DEN 2015 1 1 1996 05 24 Ellen van Dijk NED 2015 1 1 1987 2 11 Megan Guarnier USA 2015 1 1 1985 5 4 Demi de Jong NED 2015 1 1 1995 2 11 Sanne van Paassen NED 2015 1 1 1988 10 27 Romy Kasper GER 2015 1 1 1988 5 5 Christine Majerus LUX 2015 1 1 1987 2 25 Katarzyna Pawłowska POL 2015 1 1 1989 8 16 Evelyn Stevens USA 2015 1 1 1983 5 9 N Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider2014 team Chantal Blaak NEDStevens signs two-year deal with Boels–Dolmans http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/stevens-signs-two-year-deal-with-boels-dolmans cyclingnews.com 22 September 2014 21 December 2014 SLU 2014 Evelyn Stevens USA SLU 2014 Amalie Dideriksen DENWereldkampioene Dideriksen naar Boels–Dolmans http://www.wielerrevue.nl/2014/10/27/wereldkampioene-dideriksen-naar-boels-dolmans/# Wierrevue.nl 27 October 2014 21 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029162421/http://www.wielerrevue.nl/2014/10/27/wereldkampioene-dideriksen-naar-boels-dolmans/ 29 October 2014 dead Former junior rider Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider2015 team Marieke van Wanroij NED Retired Nicky Zijlaard NED Biehler 2015 Janneke Ensing NED PHV 2015 Jessie Daams BEL Lotto Soudal Ladies Nina Kessler NED Lensworld–Zannata Emma Trott GBR Retired Season thumb|Ellen van Dijk in the leading jersey of the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar The team started the road cycling season with the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Ellen van Dijk won the second stage by sprinting away in the last kilometre from a group of six. With her victory she also took the lead in the general classification. The day afterwards Lizzie Armitstead won the stage and took over the leading jersey from Van Dijk. In the first European race of the season, the Omloop het Nieuwsblad, the team was again very strong and dominated the race. With 30 km to go van Dijk escaped together with Anna van der Breggen from a front group of 15 riders on the Molenberg. The duo extended their advantage over the cobbled sections that followed, holding off the chase group to the line, where Van Dijk lost the two-up sprint. Behind them Armitstead sprinted to the third place.http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/anna-van-der-breggen-bests-ellen-van-dijk-in-european-opener/ Anna van der Breggen bests Ellen van Dijk in European opener cyclingtips.com.au 28 February 2015 28 February 2015 5 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150805105511/http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/anna-van-der-breggen-bests-ellen-van-dijk-in-european-opener/ dead At the 2015 Le Samyn des Dames Megan Guarnier was in a front group of six riders, but she expected not to win. In the final 4 kilometers after the last cobbled section Ellen van Dijk started chasing the front group at the head of the peloton and was able to close the gap. She also was a good lead-out for Chantal Blaak who won the peloton sprint. In the first World Cup of the season, the Ronde van Drenthe the team was eager to win. Van Dijk was in the final the lead-out for Armitstead. However, Armitstead lost Van Dijk in the last kilometre. Van Dijk continued sprinting and rode to the third place. Van Dijk said afterwards that she was happy with her result, but found it a shame that the team did not win. In the second World Cup, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda was in the final Armitstead was part of the front group of six riders. Armitstead won the sprint, winning the first World Cup race for the team of the season. Ellen van Dijk was selected to represent the Netherlands at the first 2015 European Games in the time trial and the road race in Baku, Azerbaijan in June. The time trial was her big goal and she was the favorite to win it. With a good race over the straight circuit she was 36 seconds faster than the Ukrainian Hanna Solovey and won the first gold medal for the Netherlands. In the road race she was part of front group of four riders, together with countrywomen Anna van der Breggen. During the last lap it appeared that Van der Breggen rode for her Polish DSB 2015 teammate Katarzyna Niewiadoma and not for the Netherlands. Van Dijk was the brunt of these tactics and finished fourth. Season victories thumb|Ellen van Dijk winning stage 2 of the Ladies Tour of Qatar thumb|Chantal Blaak after winning Le Samyn des Dames +Single day and stage races 2015http://www.procyclingstats.com/team/Boels_Dolmans_Cycling_Team_2015 2015 Boels - Dolmans Cycling Team UCI procyclingstats 4 February 2015 Date Race Cat.RiderCountry Location off dmy February 4 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stage 2 2.1 Ellen van Dijk NED Madinat ash Shamal off dmy February 5 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stage 3 2.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR Al Khor Corniche off dmy February 6 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Stage 4 2.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR Doha Corniche off dmy February 6 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Overall 2.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR off dmy February 6 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Points classification 2.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR off dmy March 4 Le Samyn des Dames 1.2 Chantal Blaak Chantal van den Broek-Blaak NED Belgium Dour off dmy March 7 Strade Bianche 1.1 Megan Guarnier USA Italy Siena off dmy March 29 Trofeo Alfredo Binda UCI Women's Road World Cup Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR Italy Cittiglio off dmy April 12 Energiewacht Tour, Teams classification 2.2 The riders on the squad were Lizzie Armitstead, Ellen van Dijk, Chantal Blaak, Megan Guarnier, Romy Kasper and Christine Majerus. The race was held in the Netherlands and Germany. off dmy May 15 Tour of California Time Trial 1.1 Evelyn Stevens cyclist USA United States Santa Clarita off dmy May 29 Holland Hills Classic 1.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR Netherlands Berg en Terblijt off dmy June 7 Philadelphia Cycling Classic UCI Women's Road World Cup Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR United States Philadelphia off dmy June 11 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 1 2.1 Megan Guarnier USA Spain Arrasate off dmy June 13 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Stage 3 2.1 Chantal Blaak Chantal van den Broek-Blaak NED Spain Iturmendi off dmy June 17 The Women's Tour, Stage 1 2.1 Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR Great Britain Aldeburgh off dmy June 19 The Women's Tour, Stage 3 2.1 Christine Majerus LUX Great Britain Kettering off dmy June 21 The Women's Tour, Teams classification 2.1 The riders on the squad were Lizzie Armitstead, Amalie Dideriksen, Megan Guarnier, Romy Kasper, Christine Majerus and Katarzyna Pawłowska. Great Britain off dmy July 5 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 2 2.1 Megan Guarnier USA Italy San Fior off dmy August 14 Ladies Tour of Norway, Stage 1 2.2 Megan Guarnier USA Halden off dmy August 15 Ladies Tour of Norway, Overall 2.2 Megan Guarnier USA off dmy August 29 GP de Plouay UCI Women's Road World Cup Lizzie Armitstead Lizzie Deignan GBR France Plouay off dmy September 9 Belgium Tour, Stage 2 2.2 Amalie Dideriksen DNK Belgium Moorslede UCI World Ranking 2015 UCI Women's Road World Rankings 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. Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team finished second in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams. + Individual world rankinghttp://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/images/buttons/AllPagesOn.gif https://web.archive.org/web/20110727034550/http://www.uci.html.infostradasports.com/images/buttons/AllPagesOn.gif dead July 27, 2011 Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result 7 January 2016 UCI Rank Rider Points2 Great Britain Elizabeth Armitstead 1024.58 United States Megan Guarnier 719.6713 Netherlands Ellen van Dijk 542.2516 Luxembourg Christine Majerus 473.523 United States Evelyn Stevens 358.9237 Netherlands Chantal Blaak 225.5102 Denmark Amalie Dideriksen 71158 Netherlands Demi de Jong 37226 Germany Romy Kasper 19.25227 Poland Katarzyna Pawłowska 19 Notes N References External links boels-dolmans-cycling-team-2015 Category:2015 UCI Women's Teams seasons Category:2015 in Dutch sport 2015