2015 Team Liv–Plantur season

The 2015 women's road cycling season was the fifth for Team Liv–Plantur (UCI code: TLP), which began as Team Skil-Argos in late 2010. 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.[1]

2015 Team Liv-Plantur
ManagerHans Timmermans
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall
Stage race stages1
← 2014

Roster

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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]

Squad during the 2015 Ladies Tour of Qatar

As of 1 January 2015. Ages as of 1 January 2015.[4]

RiderDate 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)
RiderDate of birth
 Amy Pieters (NED) (1991-06-01)June 1, 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)

Season victories

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Single day and stage races 2015[5]
DateRaceRiderCountryLocation
25 MarchDwars door Vlaanderen  Amy Pieters (NED)  BelgiumWaregem
29 MarchGent–Wevelgem  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  BelgiumWevelgem
12 AprilEnergiewacht Tour, Sprints classification  Julia Soek (NED)[N 1]
3 MayFestival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Stage 2  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  LuxembourgMamer
3 MayFestival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Points classification  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  Luxembourg
3 MayFestival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Mountains classification  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  Luxembourg
3 MayFestival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Young rider classification  Floortje Mackaij (NED)  Luxembourg
7 JuneAuensteiner–Radsporttage, Young rider classification  Sabrina Stultiens (NED)  Germany

UCI World Ranking

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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.

Team Liv-Plantur finished 8th in the 2015 ranking for UCI teams.

Individual world ranking[6]
RankRiderPoints
14 Amy Pieters506.5
44 Floortje Mackaij190.5
51 Sabrina Stultiens161
52 Claudia Häusler152.5
58 Lucy Garner142
91 Sara Mustonen91.5
270 Molly Weaver13
275 Julia Soek12.5
368 Willeke Knol8

Notes

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  1. ^ The race was held in the Netherlands and Germany.

References

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  1. ^ "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". 24 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". September 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Cycling Transfers 2024 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". women.cyclingfever.com.
  4. ^ "UCI Women's Teams". UCI. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Team Liv-Plantur (UCI) >> 2015". procyclingstats. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Ranking – Cycling – Road 2015 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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