2006 Vrienden van het Platteland season
The 2006 women's road cycling season was the seventh season for the Vrienden van het Platteland (UCI code: VVP) cycling team, which began as Ondernemers van Nature in 2000.
2006 Vrienden van het Platteland | |
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UCI Team ranking | 12th |
Manager | Jan van Dam |
Season victories | |
One-day races | 3 |
Stage race overall | 0 |
Stage race stages | 1 |
Best ranked rider | Chantal Beltman (30th) |
One of the main new recruits for the team was former junior rider Ellen van Dijk.[1] In March Ellen van Dijk became University World Champion at the 2006 World University Cycling Championship in the women's road race.[2] and finished second in the women's time trial.[3] The other main victories for the team were Flèche Hesbignonne by Chantal Beltman and stage 2 of the Tour Féminin en Limousin by Ellen van Dijk. At the national championships Sharon van Essen finished second in the road race and Iris Slappendel won the bronze medal in the women's time trial. At the end of the year the team ended 12th in the UCI Team's Ranking with Chantal Beltman as the best individual at the 30th place in the UCI Individual Women's Road Ranking.[4] Van Dijk was also active on the track and won the bronze medal at the 2006 Dutch National Track Championships in the women's individual pursuit.
Roster
Ages as of 1 January 2006.
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Results
Season victories
Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
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11 June | Flèche Hesbignonne | 1.2 | ||
22 July | Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin | 2.2 |
Date | Discipline | Jersey | Winner |
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25 March | World University Champion – Road race |
Results in major races
# | Date | Race | Country | Best rider | Place |
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#1 | 26 February | Geelong World Cup | - | - | |
#2 | 5 March | New Zealand World Cup | - | - | |
#3 | 2 April | Tour of Flanders for Women | 27th | ||
#4 | 19 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | - | - | |
#5 | 23 April | Tour de Berne | - | - | |
#6 | 7 May | GP Castilla y Leon | - | - | |
#7 | 27 May | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | - | - | |
#8 | 28 July | Open de Suède Vårgårda | - | - | |
#9 | 30 July | Ladies Golden Hour | - | - | |
#10 | 26 August | GP de Plouay | - | - | |
#11 | 3 September | Lowland International Rotterdam Tour | 6th | ||
#12 | 10 September | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | - | - | |
Date | Race[M 1] | Rider | Place |
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23 March | World University Championships – Women's time trial | ||
25 March | World University Championships – Women's road race | ||
15 July | European Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race | 10th |
- Riders are in these championships part of the national team
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 12th in the UCI ranking for teams.[4]
Rank | Rider | Points |
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30 | 223 | |
74 | 58 | |
86 | 47 | |
123 | 30 | |
376 | 2 |
References
- "Van Dijk en Leezer naar Vrienden-ploeg" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 26 September 2005. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- "Opnieuw twee studentenwereldtitels Nederland" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 25 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- "Gunnewijk en Van Ruitenbeek wereldkampioen studenten" (in Dutch). wielerrevue.nl. 23 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2006 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 10 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- "2006 Roster". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- "2006 Roster". cqranking.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- "2006 Vrienden van het platteland". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 1 March 2014.