2008 AA-Drink Cycling Team season

2008 AA-Drink Cycling Team
UCI Team ranking	5th
Season victories
One-day races
Stage race overall
Best ranked rider	Emma Johansson (6th)

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.

Roster

Marlijn Binnendijk (The Netherlands) 12-05-1986
Chantal Blaak (The Netherlands) 22-10-1989
Latoya Brulee (Belgium) 09-12-1988
Paulina Brzeźna-Bentkowska (Poland) 10-09-1981
Maxime Groenewegen (The Netherlands) 14-07-1988
Ludivine Henrion (Belgium) 23-01-1984
Emma Johansson (Sweden) 23-09-1983
Gabrielle Rovers (The Netherlands) 21-11-1976
Theresa Senff (Germany) 02-02-1982
Inge van den Broeck (Belgium) 21-03-1978
Irene van den Broek (The Netherlands) 26-08-1980
Laure Werner (Belgium) 22-02-1981
Kirsten Wild (The Netherlands) 15-10-1982

Source:^[1]

Results

Season victories

Single day and stage races 2008^[1]
Nation	Race	Winner
Belgium	Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	Kirsten Wild
Netherlands	Omloop van Borsele	Kirsten Wild
Netherlands	Therme kasseienomloop	Kirsten Wild
Netherlands	Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden	Kirsten Wild
France	Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin	Paulina Brzeźna
France	Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin	Emma Johansson
France	Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin	Emma Johansson
France	Grand Prix de France	Ludivine Henrion

National, Continental and World champions 2008^[1]
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

Main article: 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup

Results at the 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup races
#	Date	Race	Country	Best rider	Place
#1	000000002016-02-24-000024 February	Geelong World Cup	Australia
#2	000000002016-03-24-000024 March	Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio	Italy
#3	000000002016-04-06-00006 April	Tour of Flanders for Women	Belgium
#4	000000002016-04-12-000012 April	Ronde van Drenthe	Netherlands
#5	000000002016-04-23-000023 April	La Flèche Wallonne Féminine	Belgium	Emma Johansson	12th
#6	000000002016-05-04-00004 May	Tour de Berne	Switzerland
#7	000000002016-05-31-000031 May	Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal	Canada
#8	000000002016-07-30-000030 July	Open de Suède Vårgårda	Sweden	Kirsten Wild	10th
#9	000000002016-08-01-00001 August	Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT	Sweden	AA-Drink Cycling Team	6th
#10	000000002016-08-24-000024 August	GP de Plouay-Bretagne	France	Emma Johansson	10th
#11	000000002016-09-16-000016 September	Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt	Germany

Results in other major single day races
Date	Race^{[M 1]}	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

↑ Riders are in these championships part of the national team

Other achievements

Dutch national records, team pursuit

Main article: Women's 3000 m track cycling team pursuit Dutch record progression

The women's 3000 m team pursuit track cycling discipine 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]

References

1 2 3 "AA Drink Cycling Team 2008". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ "2008 World Championships WE - ITT (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
↑ "2008 75th World Championships WE - Road Race (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
↑ "Qualifying". Tissottiming.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
↑ "Finals". Tissottiming.com. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
↑ "UCI 2008 Track Cycling World Championships Women's Team Pursuit Qualification Official Results" (PDF). Tissot.

AA Drink-leontien.nl seasons

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

← 2007 • 2008 road cycling season by team • 2009 →

List of 2008 UCI ProTeams and riders

Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana Bouygues Télécom Caisse d'Epargne Cofidis Crédit Agricole Team CSC Silence–Lotto Euskaltel–Euskadi Française des Jeux Gerolsteiner Lampre Liquigas Team Milram Quick Step Rabobank Saunier Duval–Scott Team High Road

List of 2008 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams

Elk Haus–Simplon Team Volksbank Landbouwkrediet–Tönissteiner Topsport Vlaanderen PSK Whirlpool–Author Andalucía–Cajasur Extremadura–Ciclismo Solidario Grupo Nicolas Mateos–Murcia Karpin–Galicia Mitsubishi–Jartazi Agritubel Barloworld Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce CSF Group–Navigare L.P.R. Brakes Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo Tinkoff Credit Systems Preti Mangimi Skil–Shimano Benfica NGC Medical–OTC Indutria Porte Cycle Collstrop Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli BMC Racing Team Team Garmin–Chipotl Not professional: Health Net presented by Maxxis

List of 2008 UCI Women's Teams and riders

Bigla Cycling Team Bizkaia–Durango Cervelo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team Cycling Team Titanedi–Frezza Acca Due O Debabarrena–Kirolgi AA-Drink Cycling Team ESGL 93–GSD Gestion Elk Haus Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung Fenixs Gauss RDZ Ormu Giant Pro Cycling Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam Menikini Selle Italia Master Colors Pratomagno Colombia Vrienden van het Platteland POL–Aqua Primus Petrogradets S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox Safi–Pasta Zara Manhattan Swift Racing Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line Team Cmax Dila Team Columbia Women Team DSB Bank Team Flexpoint Team Lot–et–Garonne Team Halfords Bikehut Team Pro Feminin Les Carroz Team Specialized Designs For Women Team Uniqa Topsport Vlaanderen Thompson Ladies Team Vienne Futuroscope USC Chirio Forno D'asolo Verducci Breakaway Racing Webcor Builders Cycling Team

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