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The 2012 women's road cycling season was the eighth (and last) year for
AA Drink–leontien.nl
AA Drink–leontien.nl was a cycling team based in the Netherlands. The title sponsors were AA Drink ('after activity drink'), a Dutch sports drinks brand owned by United Soft Drinks, and leontien.nl, a women's health and fitness website associ ...
(UCI code: LNL), which began as ''Van Bemmelen–AA Drink'' in 2005.
Roster
The 2012 women'sroad racing
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team included six riders who were formerly members of the disbanded Garmin–Cervélo women's team: British cyclists Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead
Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was the 2015 World road race champion.
Deignan is ...
, Sharon Laws
Sharon Laws (7 July 1974 – 16 December 2017) was a British professional cyclist and environmental consultant.
Early life
Laws was born in Nairobi, Kenya, grew up in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire and lived in Uganda, South Africa ...
and Lucy Martin
Lucy Martin (born 5 May 1990) is a British retired professional road and track cyclist.
Career
Martin was born in Whiston, Merseyside and grew up in Widnes, Cheshire where she attended Riverside College. She was spotted by British Cycling's Ol ...
, Belgian Jessie Daams
Jessie Daams (born 28 May 1990) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Her father is the Dutch cyclist Hans Daams.
Major results
;2008
: 3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Road Champio ...
and Australian Carla Ryan
Carla Ryan (born 21 September 1985) is a former Australian professional racing cyclist. She was previously a distance runner before taking up cycling in 2005 as a result of a Queensland Academy of Sport talent ID programme. She has won multiple ...
.
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
Season victories
: Ladies Tour of Qatar Stages 1 & 3,Kirsten Wild
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: Omloop van het Hageland
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– Tielt-Winge, Lizzie Armitstead
Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was the 2015 World road race champion.
Deignan is ...
: Gent – Wevelgem WE, Lizzie Armitstead
Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was the 2015 World road race champion.
Deignan is ...
: Stage 4a Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012 ...
: Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Shelley Olds-Evans
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Career
Olds was born and raised in Groton, Massachusetts. She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was captain of t ...
: Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
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, Emma Pooley
: Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden
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, Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012 ...
:: Stage 3, Kirsten Wild
: Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Shelley Olds-Evans
Shelley Olds (born September 30, 1980) is an American former professional racing cyclist.
Career
Olds was born and raised in Groton, Massachusetts. She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was captain of t ...
: Stage 2 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012 ...
: Stage 3 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Lucinda Brand
Lucinda Brand (born 2 July 1989) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross Pro Team in cyclo-cross. After four years with , in August 2016 announced that Brand had signed a two-year dea ...
: Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Lucinda Brand
Lucinda Brand (born 2 July 1989) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross Pro Team in cyclo-cross. After four years with , in August 2016 announced that Brand had signed a two-year dea ...
: Stage 6 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
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, Jessie Daams
Jessie Daams (born 28 May 1990) is a Belgian former racing cyclist. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence. Her father is the Dutch cyclist Hans Daams.
Major results
;2008
: 3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Road Champio ...
: Stage 2 Route de France Féminine, Lucinda Brand
Lucinda Brand (born 2 July 1989) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross Pro Team in cyclo-cross. After four years with , in August 2016 announced that Brand had signed a two-year dea ...
: Stages 1 & 2 Lotto–Decca Tour, Kirsten Wild
Kirsten Carlijn Wild (born 15 October 1982) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2021, for eight professional teams. During her track cycling career, Wild rode at the Summer Olympic Games in 2012 ...
: Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Emma Pooley
:: Stages 3 & 5, Emma Pooley
:: Stage 6, Carla Ryan
Carla Ryan (born 21 September 1985) is a former Australian professional racing cyclist. She was previously a distance runner before taking up cycling in 2005 as a result of a Queensland Academy of Sport talent ID programme. She has won multiple ...
: Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
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Results in major races
Single day races
Grand Tours
Other achievements
Dutch national record, team pursuit
Kirsten Wild, as part of the national team, broke together with Ellen van Dijk andVera Koedooder
Divera Maria Koedooder (born 31 October 1983) is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist.
Born in Hoorn, Koedooder was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (together with Ellen van Dij ...
the Dutch team pursuit record at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams.References
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