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]

For men's season, see 2015 Team Giant–Alpecin season.
2015 Team Liv-Plantur
ManagerHans Timmermans
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall
Stage race stages1

Roster
See also: List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams and riders

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]

Rider Date 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)
Rider Date 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
    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
    Main article: 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.

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

    Individual world ranking[6]
    Rank Rider Points
    14Netherlands Amy Pieters506.5
    44Netherlands Floortje Mackaij190.5
    51Netherlands Sabrina Stultiens161
    52Germany Claudia Häusler152.5
    58United Kingdom Lucy Garner142
    91Sweden Sara Mustonen91.5
    270United Kingdom Molly Weaver13
    275Netherlands Julia Soek12.5
    368Netherlands Willeke Knol8

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

    References
    1. "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". 24 September 2014.
    2. "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". September 2014.
    3. "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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