2012 Rabobank Women Cycling Team season

The 2012 season was the eighth for the Rabobank Women Cycling Team cycling team, which began as the DSB Bank team in 2005.

For the men's season, see 2012 Rabobank season.
2012 Rabobank Women Cycling Team
UCI Team ranking1st
Season victories
One-day races
Stage race overall
Best ranked riderMarianne Vos (1st)

Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) (1982-07-27)July 27, 1982 (aged 30)
 Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) (1979-01-05)January 5, 1979 (aged 33)
 Sarah Düster (GER) (1982-07-10)July 10, 1982 (aged 30)
 Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) (1992-02-10)February 10, 1992 (aged 20)
 Thalita de Jong (NED) (1993-11-06)November 6, 1993 (aged 19)
 Lauren Kitchen (NOR) (1990-11-21)November 21, 1990 (aged 22)
 Roxane Knetemann (NED) (1987-04-01)April 1, 1987 (aged 25)
Rider Date of birth
 Iris Slappendel (NED) (1985-02-18)February 18, 1985 (aged 27)
 Sabrina Stultiens (NED) (1993-07-08)July 8, 1993 (aged 19)
 Rebecca Talen (NED) (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 (aged 19)
 Monique van der Vorst (NED) (1984-11-20)November 20, 1984 (aged 28)
 Sanne van Paassen (NED) (1988-10-27)October 27, 1988 (aged 24)
 Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (1982-10-08)October 8, 1982 (aged 30)
 Marianne Vos (NED) (1987-05-13)May 13, 1987 (aged 25)

    Results

    Season victories
    See also: 2012 in women's road cycling
    Single day and stage races 2012[2]
    DateNationRaceCat.Winner
    Ronde van DrentheMarianne Vos
    Novilon Eurocup Ronde van DrentheMarianne Vos
    Trofeo Alfredo BindaMarianne Vos
    GP Stad RoeselareAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy JacobsMarianne Vos
    Prologue Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy JacobsAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Stage 2 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy JacobsAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Stage 1 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy JacobsMarianne Vos
    BredeneLiesbet De Vocht
    GooikLiesbet De Vocht
    GP Comune di CornaredoIris Slappendel
    Holland Hills ClassicAnnemiek van Vleuten
    7-Dorpenomloop AalburgAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Stage 4 Iurreta-Emakumeen BiraAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche EilandenIris Slappendel
    Overall Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Stage 8 Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Stage 7 Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Stage 4 Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Stage 2 Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Stage 1 Giro d'Italia FemminileMarianne Vos
    Overall Tour Féminin en LimousinMarianne Vos
    Stage 1 Tour Féminin en LimousinMarianne Vos
    Stage 4 Tour Féminin en LimousinMarianne Vos
    Olympic Road ChampionshipMarianne Vos
    Open de Suède VårgårdaIris Slappendel
    GP de PlouayMarianne Vos
    Prologue Giro della Toscana FemminileAnnemiek van Vleuten
    Overall BrainWash Ladies TourMarianne Vos
    Stage 4 BrainWash Ladies TourMarianne Vos
    Stage 6 BrainWash Ladies TourMarianne Vos
    At the Dutch Time Trial Championships, Van Vleuten and Slappendel finished second and third behind Ellen van Dijk (Specialized–lululemon)
    National, Continental and World champions 2012[2]
    DateDisciplineJerseyWinner
    21 JuneFrench National Road Race ChampionshipsPauline Ferrand-Prévot
    23 JuneDutch National Road Race ChampionshipsAnnemiek van Vleuten
    29 JulyOlympic Road Race ChampionMarianne Vos
    15 AugustBelgian National Time Trial ChampionLiesbet De Vocht
    22 SeptemberRoad Race World ChampionMarianne Vos

    Results in major races

    Single day races
    Results at the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup races[3]
    Date # Race Best rider Place
    10 March 1 Ronde van Drenthe Netherlands Marianne Vos 1st
    25 March 2 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Netherlands Marianne Vos 1st
    1 April 3 Tour of Flanders France Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 11th
    18 April 4 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Netherlands Marianne Vos 2nd
    13 May 5 Tour of Chongming Island Belgium Liesbet De Vocht 7th
    17 August 6 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT Rabobank Women Cycling Team 3rd
    19 August 7 Open de Suède Vårgårda Netherlands Iris Slappendel 5th
    25 August 8 GP de Plouay Netherlands Marianne Vos 1st
    Final individual classification Netherlands Marianne Vos 1st
    Final team classification Rabobank Women Cycling Team 1st
    UCI Road World Championships
    Date Race Place
    16 September UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial 4th

    Grand Tours
    Grand tour Giro d'Italia Femminile
    Rider (classification) Marianne Vos (1st)[4]
    Victories 5 stage wins

    UCI World Ranking
    Main article: 2012 UCI Women's Road World Rankings

    The team finished first in the UCI ranking for teams.[3]

    Individual UCI World Ranking[3]
    Rank Rider Points
    1Netherlands Marianne Vos1666
    7Netherlands Annemiek van Vleuten558
    20Belgium Liesbet De Vocht317
    33Netherlands Iris Slappendel208
    37France Pauline Ferrand-Prévot191.5
    97Germany Sarah Düster58
    98Russia Tatiana Antoshina57
    188Netherlands Thalita de Jong15
    223Netherlands Roxane Knetemann12
    249Netherlands Sanne van Paassen10
    328Australia Lauren Kitchen6
    442Netherlands Sabrina Stultiens2

    References
    1. "UCI Women's teams". UCI.ch. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
    2. "2012  » Rabobank Women Team  » UCI". procyclingstats. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
    3. "World Cup - Results - Cycling - Road 2012". UCI. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
    4. "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2012 (2.1)". Retrieved 15 April 2014.
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