Roster
Ages as of 1 January 2006.
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| 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) |
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.
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.
Ages as of 1 January 2006.
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| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
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| 11 June |  France | Flèche Hesbignonne | 1.2 |  Chantal Beltman |
| 22 July | France | Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin | 2.2 | Ellen van Dijk |
| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Winner |
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| 25 March | World University Champion – Road race | Ellen van Dijk |
| # | Date | Race | Country | Best rider | Place |
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| 1 | 26 February | Geelong World Cup |  Australia | - | - |
| 2 | 5 March | New Zealand World Cup |  New Zealand | - | - |
| 3 | 2 April | Tour of Flanders for Women |  Belgium | Chantal Beltman | 27th |
| 4 | 19 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Belgium | - | - |
| 5 | 23 April | Tour de Berne |  Switzerland | - | - |
| 6 | 7 May | GP Castilla y Leon |  Spain | - | - |
| 7 | 27 May | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal |  Canada | - | - |
| 8 | 28 July | Open de Suède Vårgårda |  Sweden | - | - |
| 9 | 30 July | Ladies Golden Hour |  Denmark | - | - |
| 10 | 26 August | GP de Plouay | France | - | - |
| 11 | 3 September | Lowland International Rotterdam Tour | Netherlands | Ellen van Dijk | 6th |
| 12 | 10 September | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt |  Germany | - | - |
| Date | Race [M 1] | Rider | Place |
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| 23 March | World University Championships – Women's time trial | Ellen van Dijk |  |
| 25 March | World University Championships – Women's road race | Ellen van Dijk |  |
| 15 July | European Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race | Ellen van Dijk | 10th |
The team finished 12th in the UCI ranking for teams. [4]
| Rank | Rider | Points |
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| 30 | Chantal Beltman | 223 |
| 74 | Ellen van Dijk | 58 |
| 86 | Iris Slappendel | 47 |
| 123 | Sharon van Essen | 30 |
| 376 | Moniek Rotmensen | 2 |
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