Team Ibis Cycles

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Team Ibis Cycles
Team information
UCI codeDPD
RegisteredUnited Kingdom
Founded2011 (2011)
Discipline(s) Road (some riders active on the track)
Status UCI Women's Team
Bicycles2011: Specialized
2012: Ibis
Key personnel
General managerToon van der Putten
Team name history
2011
2012
Specialized-DPD Pakketservice (non UCI)
Team Ibis Cycles

Team Ibis Cycles (UCI code: DPD) was an UCI elite women's cycling team based in the United Kingdom in 2012. The team was founded as a non UCI team in 2011 called Specialized-DPD Pakketservice. [1] It competed in road bicycle racing events, including UCI Women's Road World Cup events. The title sponsor is an American bicycle brand. The team announced at the end of 2012 that they would stop due to financial problems. [2]

Contents

Team roster

2012

Ages as of 1 January 2012. [3]

RiderDate of birth
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Hannah Barnes  (GBR) (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 18)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jane Barr  (GBR) (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 30)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Kayleigh Brogan [N 1]  (GBR) (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 19)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Aafke Eshuis  (NED) (1987-11-24)24 November 1987 (aged 24)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Anne Ewing  (GBR) (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 24)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Pippa Handley [N 2]  (GBR) (1978-08-25)25 August 1978 (aged 33)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Britt Jansen  (NED) (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 20)
RiderDate of birth
Flag of Denmark.svg  Julie Leth  (DEN) (1992-07-13)13 July 1992 (aged 19)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Olthuis  (NED) (1978-11-16)16 November 1978 (aged 33)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Eileen Roe  (GBR) (1989-09-24)24 September 1989 (aged 22)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Martina Thomasson  (SWE) (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 26)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Laura Trott  (GBR) (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 19)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Natalie van Gogh  (NED) (1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 37)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Berdienke Paus [N 3]  (NED) (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 23)
  1. Brogan joined the team on 9 July.
  2. Handley left the team on 15 July.
  3. Paus was not UCI registered.

2012 season

Laura Trott became (as part of the British national team) two times Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics (omnium, team pursuit), 2012 Omnium's World Champion and won the 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (team pursuit) and became 3rd in the omnium

Results in major races

Results at the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup races [4]
Date#RaceBest riderPlace
10 March1 Ronde van Drenthe Flag of Sweden.svg Martina Thomasson 55th
25 March2 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio --
1 April3 Tour of Flanders --
18 April4 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine --
13 May5 Tour of Chongming Island --
17 August6 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT Team Ibis Cycles8th
19 August7 Open de Suède Vårgårda Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Leth 25th
25 August8 GP de Plouay --
Final individual classification Flag of the Netherlands.svg Esther Olthuis
Flag of Denmark.svg Julie Leth
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie van Gogh
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eileen Roe
64th
Final team classificationTeam Ibis Cycles13th

UCI World Ranking

The team finished 32nd in the 2012 UCI ranking for teams. [4]

2012 Individual UCI World Ranking [4]
RankRiderPoints
289Flag of Denmark.svg  Julie Leth  (DEN)7.5
337Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Esther Olthuis  (NED)5.5
425Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Natalie van Gogh  (NED)2.5
425Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Eileen Roe  (GBR)2.5

References

  1. "Specialized-DPD werd Team Ibis Cyles". WielerFlits. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. "Schotse vrouwenploeg Team Ibis cycles stopt". Wieler Revue. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  3. "Team Ibis Cycles (DPD) - UCI2012". CQranking.com. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "World Cup - Results - Cycling - Road 2012". UCI. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.