| Teamname: | 2008 AA-Drink Cycling Team |
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| Series: | UCI Team |
| Rank: | 5th |
| Bestrider: | Emma Johansson (6th) |
| Previous: | 2007 |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team: AA-Drink Cycling Team (UCI code: AAD), which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.
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See also: 2008 in women's road cycling.
| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | Kirsten Wild | ||||
| Omloop van Borsele | Kirsten Wild | ||||
| Therme kasseienomloop | Kirsten Wild | ||||
| Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden | Kirsten Wild | ||||
| Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin |  Paulina Brzeźna | ||||
| Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin |  Emma Johansson | ||||
| Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin | Emma Johansson | ||||
| Grand Prix de France |  Ludivine Henrion |
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Johansson | ||||
| Paulina Brzeźna | ||||
| 2008 Dutch National Track Championships – Scratch | Kirsten Wild |
See main article: 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup.
| Date | Race | Country | Best rider | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geelong World Cup | |||||
| ||||||
| Tour of Flanders for Women | |||||
| Ronde van Drenthe | |||||
| La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Emma Johansson | 12th | |||
| Tour de Berne | |||||
| Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | |||||
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | Kirsten Wild | 10th | |||
| Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | AA-Drink Cycling Team | 6th | |||
| GP de Plouay – Bretagne | Emma Johansson | 10th | |||
| Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt |
| Date | Race | Rider | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 March | Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit | Marlijn Binnendijk (with Ellen van Dijk and Elise van Hage) | 6th | |
| 23 September | Road World Championships – Women's time trial[2] | Emma Johansson | 14th | |
| 24 September | Road World Championships – Women's road race[3] | Emma Johansson | 4th |
See main article: Women's 3000 m track cycling team pursuit Dutch record progression. The women's 3000 m team pursuit track cycling discipline was introduced at the 2007–08 track cycling season. The Dutch team including Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar rode the team pursuit for the first time at Round 4 at the 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen in a time of 3:36.901 (49.792 km/h). They broke the record later that day. At the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships the Dutch team including Van Dijk broke the record again in the qualifying round. This is not the current record anymore.
| Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:36.901 | 49.792 | Marlijn Binnendijk (with Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar) | 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (qualification) | Copenhagen | 17 February 2008 | [4] | |
| 3:32.666 | 50.783 | Marlijn Binnendijk (with Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar) | 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (gold-medal race) | Copenhagen | 17 February 2008 | [5] | |
| 3:31.596 | 51.040 | Marlijn Binnendijk (with Ellen van Dijk and Elise van Hage) | 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (qualifying) |  Manchester | 28 March 2008 | [6] |