Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL (women's team)
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 Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes | |
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| Registered | Netherlands |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
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2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015–2016 2017–2020 2021–2023 2023 2024– | Skil–Argos Skil Koga Skil 1t4i Team Skil–Argos Team Argos–Shimano Team Giant–Shimano Team Liv–Plantur Team Sunweb Team DSM Team dsm–firmenich Team dsm–firmenich PostNL |
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. The team is sponsored by Swiss health, nutrition, fragrances and materials company Firmenich, following its merger with the Dutch company DSM.[1]
History
[edit]2011
[edit]2012
[edit]2013
[edit]The team's 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
[edit]2014 proved to be the team's standout seasons since its creation; Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Tour of Qatar title, taking 3 stage wins in the process, as well as teammate Amy Pieters taking a stage and the young rider classification. Pieters continued her good form winning the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The team's next GC victory came courtesy of Wild, at the Tour of Chongming Island. Claudia Häusler secured the team's 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 was known as Team Liv–Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin.[2]
On September 1st 2014 it was announced that Kirsten Wild would leave the team for Team Hitec Products.[3] Sabrina Stultiens was the only rider who joined the team for the 2015 season.[4]
2015
[edit]2017
[edit]The team won the 2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial.
Team roster
[edit]- As of 18 August 2024.[5]
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Major wins
[edit]- 2011
- Track Cycling World Cup in Astana – team pursuit, Amy Pieters (with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild)
- 2012
- Le Samyn des Dames, Adrie Visser
- Ronde van Gelderland, Suzanne de Goede
- Omloop der Kempen, Suzanne de Goede
- Erondegemse Pijl, Adrie Visser
Sprint classification Belgium Tour, Janneke Busser Kanis- 2013
Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild
Points classification, Kirsten Wild- Stages 2, 3, & 4, Kirsten Wild
- Gent–Wevelgem, Kirsten Wild
- Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
- Stages 1, 2, 3b & 4, Kirsten Wild
- Ronde van Gelderland, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 1 Tour of Chongming Island, Lucy Garner
- Districtskampioenschap, Amy Pieters
Youth classification Belgium Tour, Amy Pieters
- Stages 2 & 3, Kirsten Wild
- Points classification Holland Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
- Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 4, Elke Gebhardt
- 2014
- Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild
- Points classification, Kirsten Wild
- Youth classification, Amy Pieters
- Stages 1, 3 & 4, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 2, Amy Pieters
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Amy Pieters
- Novilon EDR Cup, Kirsten Wild
- Vlaams-Brabant Provincial Time Trial Championships, Maaike Polspoel
- Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
- Stage 1, Kirsten Wild
British rider classification The Women's Tour, Lucy Garner
Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Kirsten Wild
- Points classification, Kirsten Wild
- Stages 1 & 2, Kirsten Wild
- Trofee Maarten Wynants, Maaike Polspoel
- Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Kirsten Wild
- Parel van de Veluwe, Floortje Mackaij
Overall La Route de France, Claudia Häusler
- Stage 1, Claudia Häusler
- Stages 4 & 6, Kirsten Wild
Sprint classification Holland Ladies Tour, Sara Mustonen
Combativity award Stage 2, Willeke Knol
- 2015
- Soudal Cyclocross Leuven, Sabrina Stultiens
- Gent–Wevelgem, Floortje Mackaij
- Stage 3 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Floortje Mackaij
- Prologue La Route de France, Amy Pieters
- Stage 1 La Route de France, Lucy Garner
- Stage 3 Belgium Tour, Floortje Mackaij
- 2016
- Acht van Westerveld, Leah Kirchmann
- Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile, Leah Kirchmann
- 2017
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lucinda Brand
- Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Coryn Rivera
- Tour of Flanders for Women, Coryn Rivera
- Overall Healthy Ageing Tour, Ellen van Dijk
- Points classification, Ellen van Dijk
- Teams classification
- Stage 1a (ITT), Ellen van Dijk
- Stage 3 Tour of California, Coryn Rivera
- Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Lucinda Brand
- Stage 5 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Juliette Labous
- Erondegemse Pijl, Julia Soek
- Team classification Ladies Tour of Norway
- Prologue, Ellen van Dijk
- 2018
- Omloop van het Hageland, Ellen van Dijk
- Omloop van de Westhoek, Floortje Mackaij
- Zwevezele Koerse, Floortje Mackaij
- Dwars door Vlaanderen, Ellen van Dijk
- Points classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Coryn Rivera
- Youth classification, Liane Lippert
- Teams classification
- Stages 1 & 3, Coryn Rivera
- Stage 7 (ITT), Ellen van Dijk
Overall The Women's Tour, Coryn Rivera
- Sprints classification, Coryn Rivera
- Stage 2, Coryn Rivera
- Points classification Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Floortje Mackaij
- Stages 1 & 4, Floortje Mackaij
Team classification Giro Rosa
- Stage 1, Team time trial
- Stage 5, Ruth Winder
- Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway
Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, Ellen van Dijk
- Stage 1, Team time trial
- 2019
- Young rider classification Tour of California, Juliette Labous
- Young rider classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Pernille Mathiesen
- Team classification
- Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, Leah Kirchmann
Mountains classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lucinda Brand
- Stage 4, Franziska Koch
- 2020
- Points classification Women's Tour Down Under, Leah Kirchmann
Mountains classification, Liane Lippert- Youth classification, Liane Lippert
- Team classification
- 2021
- Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes
- Prologue Festival Elsy Jacobs, Lorena Wiebes
- GP Eco-Struct, Lorena Wiebes
- Stages 2 & 6 Thüringen Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Dwars door de Westhoek, Lorena Wiebes
- Diamond Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Stage 1 Belgium Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Stages 5 & 8 Giro Rosa, Lorena Wiebes
- Stage 10 Giro Rosa, Coryn Rivera
- La Choralis Fourmies, Pfeiffer Georgi
- Overall Trophée des Grimpeuses, Floortje Mackaij
- 1st Stage 2, Floortje Mackaij
- Stages 4 & 5 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
- 2022
- GP Oetingen, Lorena Wiebes
- Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
- Nokere Koerse voor Dames, Lorena Wiebes
- Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes
- GP Eco-Struct, Charlotte Kool
- Team classification Itzulia Women
- Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Juliette Labous
- Overall RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes
Points classification, Lorena Wiebes- Stages 1, 2 & 3, Lorena Wiebes
- Stages 2, 3 & 6 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne, Liane Lippert
- Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 Baloise Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Stages 1 & 5 Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes
- Overall Simac Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
- Stages 1 & 2, Lorena Wiebes
- Stage 3, Charlotte Kool
- Stage 2 AG Tour de la Semois, Lorena Wiebes
- Brabantse Wal Wielerevent, Lorena Wiebes
- Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Lorena Wiebes
- 2023
- Stages 1 & 4 UAE Tour, Charlotte Kool
- Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Elise Uijen
- Classic Brugge-De Panne, Pfeiffer Georgi
- Stage 2 La Vuelta Femenina, Charlotte Kool
- ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies, Charlotte Kool
- Overall RideLondon Classique, Charlotte Kool
- Stages 1 & 2, Charlotte Kool
- Dwars door de Westhoek, Pfeiffer Georgi
- Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3, Baloise Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool
- Prologue & Stage 3 Simac Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool
- Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Pfeiffer Georgi
- 2024
- Stage 4 Tour de Normandie Féminin, Josie Nelson
- Stage 2 Baloise Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool
- Stages 1 & 2 Tour de France, Charlotte Kool
European and national champions
[edit]- 2012
European U23 Track (Pursuit), Amy Pieters- 2013
- European Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild
Netherlands Track (Omnium), Kirsten Wild- Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Kirsten Wild
- Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Kirsten Wild
- Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters & Kelly Markus
- 2014
- Netherlands Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild
- Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters
- Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
- 2015
- Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Amy Pieters
- 2017
- European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
- 2018
- Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand
Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann- European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
- 2019
- Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand
- Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
- 2021
British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi- 2022
- British Under-23 Time Trial, Pfeiffer Georgi
Germany Road Race, Liane Lippert- Netherlands Track (Omnium), Lorena Wiebes
- Netherlands Track (Elimination race), Lorena Wiebes
- Netherlands Track (Madison), Lorena Wiebes
- Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Lorena Wiebes
- 2023
- British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi
France U23 Time Trial, Eglantine Rayer- 2024
- British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi
- British Under-23 Time Trial, Josie Nelson
- Germany Road Race, Franziska Koch
- France Road Race, Juliette Labous
References
[edit]- ^ emily (2023-06-13). "New name, same team, same values: Team dsm-firmenich". Team DSM. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Kirsten Frattini. "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Cycling Transfers 2016 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". cyclingfever.com.
- ^ "Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 2024". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
