Team DSM–Firmenich PostNL (women's team) explained

Team dsm–firmenich PostNL
Registered:Netherlands
Discipline:Road
Season:2011
2012
2012
2013
2014
2014
2015–2016
2017–2020
2021–2023
2023
2024–
Oldname:Skil–Argos
Skil Koga
Skil 1t4i
Team Skil–Argos
Team Argos–Shimano
Team Giant–Shimano
Team Liv–Plantur
Team Sunweb
Team DSM
Team dsm–firmenich
Team dsm–firmenich PostNL

Team dsm–firmenich PostNL is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. The team is sponsored by Swiss health, nutrition, fragrances and materials company Firmenich, following its merger with the Dutch company DSM.[1]

History

2011

See main article: 2011 Skil Koga season.

2012

See main article: 2012 Team Skil–Argos season.

2013

See main article: 2013 Team Argos–Shimano season. The team's first overall General classification victory came in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, where Kirsten Wild won the overall classification, points classification and three stages. Wild went on to win the women's edition of Gent–Wevelgem, four stages of the Energiewacht Tour.

2014

See main article: 2014 Team Giant–Shimano season. 2014 proved to be the team's standout seasons since its creation; Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Tour of Qatar title, taking 3 stage wins in the process, as well as teammate Amy Pieters taking a stage and the young rider classification. Pieters continued her good form winning the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The team's next GC victory came courtesy of Wild, at the Tour of Chongming Island. Claudia Häusler secured the team's final overall victory of the 2014 season, winning the 2014 La Route de France.

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.[2]

On September 1st 2014 it was announced that Kirsten Wild would leave the team for .[3] Sabrina Stultiens was the only rider who joined the team for the 2015 season.[4]

2015

See main article: 2015 Team Liv–Plantur season.

2017

The team won the 2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial.

Team roster

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Major wins

2011
  • Track Cycling World Cup in Astana – team pursuit, Amy Pieters (with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild)
    2012
  • Le Samyn des Dames, Adrie Visser
  • Ronde van Gelderland, Suzanne de Goede
  • Omloop der Kempen, Suzanne de Goede
  • Erondegemse Pijl, Adrie Visser
  • Sprint classification Belgium Tour, Janneke Busser Kanis
    2013
  • Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild
  • Points classification, Kirsten Wild
  • Stages 2, 3, & 4, Kirsten Wild
  • Gent–Wevelgem, Kirsten Wild
  • Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
  • Stages 1, 2, 3b & 4, Kirsten Wild
  • Ronde van Gelderland, Kirsten Wild
  • Stage 1 Tour of Chongming Island, Lucy Garner
  • Districtskampioenschap, Amy Pieters
  • Youth classification Belgium Tour, Amy Pieters
  • Stages 2 & 3, Kirsten Wild
  • Points classification Holland Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
  • Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild
  • Stage 4, Elke Gebhardt
    2014
  • Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild
  • Points classification, Kirsten Wild
  • Youth classification, Amy Pieters
  • Stages 1, 3 & 4, Kirsten Wild
  • Stage 2, Amy Pieters
  • Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Amy Pieters
  • Novilon EDR Cup, Kirsten Wild
  • Vlaams-Brabant Provincial Time Trial Championships, Maaike Polspoel
  • Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
  • Stage 1, Kirsten Wild
  • British rider classification The Women's Tour, Lucy Garner
  • Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Kirsten Wild
  • Points classification, Kirsten Wild
  • Stages 1 & 2, Kirsten Wild
  • Trofee Maarten Wynants, Maaike Polspoel
  • Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Kirsten Wild
  • Parel van de Veluwe, Floortje Mackaij
  • Overall La Route de France, Claudia Häusler
  • Stage 1, Claudia Häusler
  • Stages 4 & 6, Kirsten Wild
  • Sprint classification Holland Ladies Tour, Sara Mustonen
  • Combativity award Stage 2, Willeke Knol
    2015
  • Soudal Cyclocross Leuven, Sabrina Stultiens
  • Gent–Wevelgem, Floortje Mackaij
  • Stage 3 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Floortje Mackaij
  • Prologue La Route de France, Amy Pieters
  • Stage 1 La Route de France, Lucy Garner
  • Stage 3 Belgium Tour, Floortje Mackaij
    2016
  • Acht van Westerveld, Leah Kirchmann
  • Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile, Leah Kirchmann
    2017
  • Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lucinda Brand
  • Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Coryn Rivera
  • Tour of Flanders for Women, Coryn Rivera
  • Overall Healthy Ageing Tour, Ellen van Dijk
  • Points classification, Ellen van Dijk
  • Teams classification
  • Stage 1a (ITT), Ellen van Dijk
  • Stage 3 Tour of California, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Lucinda Brand
  • Stage 5 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Juliette Labous
  • Erondegemse Pijl, Julia Soek
  • Team classification Ladies Tour of Norway
  • Prologue, Ellen van Dijk
    2018
  • Omloop van het Hageland, Ellen van Dijk
  • Omloop van de Westhoek, Floortje Mackaij
  • Zwevezele Koerse, Floortje Mackaij
  • Dwars door Vlaanderen, Ellen van Dijk
  • Points classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Coryn Rivera
  • Youth classification, Liane Lippert
  • Teams classification
  • Stages 1 & 3, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 7 (ITT), Ellen van Dijk
  • Overall The Women's Tour, Coryn Rivera
  • Sprints classification, Coryn Rivera
  • Stage 2, Coryn Rivera
  • Points classification Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Floortje Mackaij
  • Stages 1 & 4, Floortje Mackaij
  • Team classification Giro Rosa
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
  • Stage 5, Ruth Winder
  • Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway
  • Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, Ellen van Dijk
  • Stage 1, Team time trial
    2019
  • Young rider classification Tour of California, Juliette Labous
  • Young rider classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Pernille Mathiesen
  • Team classification
  • Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, Leah Kirchmann
  • Mountains classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lucinda Brand
  • Stage 4, Franziska Koch
    2020
  • Points classification Women's Tour Down Under, Leah Kirchmann
  • Mountains classification, Liane Lippert
  • Youth classification, Liane Lippert
  • Team classification
    2021
  • Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes
  • Prologue Festival Elsy Jacobs, Lorena Wiebes
  • GP Eco-Struct, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 2 & 6 Thüringen Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Dwars door de Westhoek, Lorena Wiebes
  • Diamond Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stage 1 Belgium Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 5 & 8 Giro Rosa, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stage 10 Giro Rosa, Coryn Rivera
  • La Choralis Fourmies, Pfeiffer Georgi
  • Overall Trophée des Grimpeuses, Floortje Mackaij
  • 1st Stage 2, Floortje Mackaij
  • Stages 4 & 5 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
    2022
  • GP Oetingen, Lorena Wiebes
  • Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
  • Nokere Koerse voor Dames, Lorena Wiebes
  • Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes
  • GP Eco-Struct, Charlotte Kool
  • Team classification Itzulia Women
  • Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Juliette Labous
  • Overall RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes
  • Points classification, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 1, 2 & 3, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 2, 3 & 6 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne, Liane Lippert
  • Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 Baloise Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 1 & 5 Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes
  • Overall Simac Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stages 1 & 2, Lorena Wiebes
  • Stage 3, Charlotte Kool
  • Stage 2 AG Tour de la Semois, Lorena Wiebes
  • Brabantse Wal Wielerevent, Lorena Wiebes
  • Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Lorena Wiebes
    2023
  • Stages 1 & 4 UAE Tour, Charlotte Kool
  • Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Elise Uijen
  • Classic Brugge-De Panne, Pfeiffer Georgi
  • Stage 2 La Vuelta Femenina, Charlotte Kool
  • ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies, Charlotte Kool
  • Overall RideLondon Classique, Charlotte Kool
  • Stages 1 & 2, Charlotte Kool
  • Dwars door de Westhoek, Pfeiffer Georgi
  • Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3, Baloise Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool
  • Prologue & Stage 3 Simac Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool
  • Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Pfeiffer Georgi

    European and national champions

    2012
  • European U23 Track (Pursuit), Amy Pieters
    2013
  • European Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild
  • Netherlands Track (Omnium), Kirsten Wild
  • Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Kirsten Wild
  • Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Kirsten Wild
  • Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters & Kelly Markus
    2014
  • Netherlands Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild
  • Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters
  • Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
    2015
  • Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Amy Pieters
    2017
  • European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
    2018
  • Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand
  • Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
  • European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
    2019
  • Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand
  • Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
    2021
  • British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi
    2022
  • British Under-23 Time Trial, Pfeiffer Georgi
  • Germany Road Race, Liane Lippert
  • Netherlands Track (Omnium), Lorena Wiebes
  • Netherlands Track (Elimination race), Lorena Wiebes
  • Netherlands Track (Madison), Lorena Wiebes
  • Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Lorena Wiebes
    2023
  • British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi
  • France U23 Time Trial, Eglantine Rayer

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: emily . 2023-06-13 . New name, same team, same values: Team dsm-firmenich . 2023-06-24 . Team DSM . en-US.
    2. Web site: Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano. Cyclingnews.com.
    3. Web site: Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products. Kirsten Frattini. Cyclingnews.com.
    4. Web site: Cycling Transfers 2016 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com. cyclingfever.com.
    5. Web site: Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 2024 . 2024-08-18 . www.procyclingstats.com.

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