2008 AA-Drink Cycling Team season
The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team: AA-Drink Cycling Team, which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.
Roster
- Marlijn Binnendijk 12-05-1986
- Chantal Blaak 22-10-1989
- Latoya Brulee 09-12-1988
- Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska 10-09-1981
- Maxime Groenewegen 14-07-1988
- Ludivine Henrion 23-01-1984
- Emma Johansson 23-09-1983
- Gabrielle Rovers 21-11-1976
- Theresa Senff 02-02-1982
- Inge van den Broeck 21-03-1978
- Irene van den Broek 26-08-1980
- Laure Werner 22-02-1981
- Kirsten Wild 15-10-1982
Results
Season victories
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 |
Swedish National Time Trial Championships | Emma Johansson | ||
Polish National Time Trial Championships | Paulina Brzeźna | ||
2008 Dutch National Track Championships - Scratch | Kirsten Wild |
Results in major races
Women's World Cup 2008
# | Date | Race | Country | Best rider | Place |
#1 | Geelong World Cup | ||||
#2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | ||||
#3 | Tour of Flanders for Women | ||||
#4 | Ronde van Drenthe | ||||
#5 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Emma Johansson | 12th | ||
#6 | Tour de Berne | ||||
#7 | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | ||||
#8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Kirsten Wild | 10th | ||
#9 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | AA-Drink Cycling Team | 6th | ||
#10 | GP de Plouay-Bretagne | Emma Johansson | 10th | ||
#11 | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt |
Date | Race | Rider | Place |
28 March | Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit | Marlijn Binnendijk | 6th |
23 September | Road World Championships – Women's time trial | Emma Johansson | 14th |
24 September | Road World Championships – Women's road race | Emma Johansson | 4th |
Other achievements
Dutch national records, team pursuit
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. 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 | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
3:36.901 | 49.792 | Marlijn Binnendijk | 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 | Copenhagen | 17 February 2008 | |
3:32.666 | 50.783 | Marlijn Binnendijk | 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 | Copenhagen | 17 February 2008 | |
3:31.596 | 51.040 | Marlijn Binnendijk | 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Manchester | 28 March 2008 |