2008 Team Flexpoint season


The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team Team Flexpoint, which began as Buitenpoort-Flexpoint Team in 2005.

Roster

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Results

Season victories

DateNationRaceCat.Winner
27 AprilGP Stad Roeselare1.2 Loes Markerink
May7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg1.2 Loes Markerink
Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador2.2 Anita Valen
18 JuneStage 2 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale2.2 Loes Markerink
5 JulyPrologue Giro d'Italia Femminile2.1 Mirjam Melchers
6 SeptemberStage 5 Holland Ladies Tour2.2 Loes Markerink
SeptemberStage 6 Tour de l'Ardèche2.2 Susanne Ljungskog
SeptemberOverall Tour de l'Ardèche2.2 Amber Neben

DateDisciplineJerseyWinner
31 AugustDutch National Time Trial Champion Mirjam Melchers
24 SeptemberTime Trial World Champion Amber Neben

Results in major races

DateRaceRiderPlace
28 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit Elise van Hage
6th
5 JulyEuropean Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race Mirjam Melchers30th
23 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's time trial Amber Neben
24 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's road race Amber Neben22nd

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. Elise van Hage was once part of the team when they broke the Dutch national record. This is not the current record anymore.
TimeSpeed
CyclistsEventLocation of raceDateRef
3:31.59651.040Elise van Hage
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Manchester28 March 2008

UCI World Ranking

The team finished 19th in the UCI ranking for teams.
RankRiderPoints
12 Susanne Ljungskog397
13 Amber Neben393
43 Loes Markerink157.5
44 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel142.66
65 Loes Gunnewijk89.5
90 Trine Schmidt61.5