Team Picnic PostNL (women's team)

Team Picnic PostNL
	Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes
Team information
UCI code	SKI (2012); ARW (2013); GIW (2014); TLP (2015–2016); SUN (2017–2020); DSM (2021–2023); DFP (2024-);
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	2011
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team (2012–2019); UCI Women's WorldTeam (2020–present);
Bicycles	Koga (2011); Felt (2012–2013); Giant (2014–2018); Cervélo (2019–2020); Scott (2021–2024) Lapierre Bikes (2025–);
Team name history
2011; 2012; 2012; 2013; 2014; 2014; 2015–2016; 2017–2020; 2021–2023; 2023; 2024; 2025–	Skil–Argos; Skil Koga; Skil 1t4i; Team Skil–Argos; Team Argos–Shimano; Team Giant–Shimano; Team Liv–Plantur; Team Sunweb; Team DSM; Team dsm–firmenich; Team dsm–firmenich PostNL; Team Picnic PostNL

Last updated February 07, 2025

Team Picnic PostNL is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. The team is managed by Iwan Spekenbrink. The title sponsors of the team are online supermarket Picnic and the Dutch mail, parcel and e-commerce company PostNL.

History

2011

2012

2013

The team's first overall General classification victory came in the Ladies Tour of Qatar, where Kirsten Wild won the overall classification, points classification and three stages. Wild went on to win the women's edition of Gent–Wevelgem, four stages of the Energiewacht Tour.

2014

2014 proved to be the team's standout seasons since its creation; Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Tour of Qatar title, taking 3 stage wins in the process, as well as teammate Amy Pieters taking a stage and the young rider classification. Pieters continued her good form winning the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The team's next GC victory came courtesy of Wild, at the Tour of Chongming Island. Claudia Häusler secured the team's final overall victory of the 2014 season, winning the 2014 La Route de France.

On 24 September 2014 the team announced that they had secured a four-year sponsorship deal with a German hair care company. For the 2015 season the team was known as Team Liv–Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin.^[1]

On September 1st 2014 it was announced that Kirsten Wild would leave the team for Team Hitec Products.^[2] Sabrina Stultiens was the only rider who joined the team for the 2015 season.^[3]

2015

2017

The team won the 2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial.

2024

In 2024, Team dsm-firmenich PostNL became the first team in the history of cycling that won the opening stage of both the Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes. After Romain Bardet won the opening stage of the men's Tour, Charlotte Kool won the opening stage of the Tour de France Femmes.

Team roster

As of 25 January 2025.^[4]

	Rider	Date of birth
Silje Bader (NED)		(2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19)
Francesca Barale (ITA)		(2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21)
Rachele Barbieri (ITA)		(1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27)
Marta Cavalli (ITA)		(1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26)
Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA)		(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)
Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)		(2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24)
Ella Heremans (BEL)		(2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18)
Megan Jastrab (USA)		(2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 23)
Franziska Koch (GER)		(2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24)

	Rider	Date of birth
Charlotte Kool (NED)		(1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25)
Juliana Londoño (COL)		(2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20)
Josie Nelson (GBR)		(2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22)
Esmée Peperkamp (NED)		(1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Mara Roldan (CAN)		(2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)
Abi Smith (GBR)		(2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22)
Becky Storrie (GBR)		(1998-09-27) 27 September 1998 (age 26)
Elise Uijen (NED)		(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)
Nienke Vinke (NED)		(2004-06-22) 22 June 2004 (age 20)

Major wins

2011

Track Cycling World Cup in Astana – team pursuit, Amy Pieters (with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild)

2012

Le Samyn des Dames, Adrie Visser

Ronde van Gelderland, Suzanne de Goede

Omloop der Kempen, Suzanne de Goede

Erondegemse Pijl, Adrie Visser

Sprint classification Belgium Tour, Janneke Busser Kanis

2013

Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild

Points classification, Kirsten Wild

Stages 2, 3, & 4, Kirsten Wild

Gent–Wevelgem, Kirsten Wild

Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild

Stages 1, 2, 3b & 4, Kirsten Wild

Ronde van Gelderland, Kirsten Wild

Stage 1 Tour of Chongming Island, Lucy Garner

Districtskampioenschap, Amy Pieters

Youth classification Belgium Tour, Amy Pieters

Stages 2 & 3, Kirsten Wild

Points classification Holland Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild

Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild

Stage 4, Elke Gebhardt

2014

Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Kirsten Wild

Points classification, Kirsten Wild

Youth classification, Amy Pieters

Stages 1, 3 & 4, Kirsten Wild

Stage 2, Amy Pieters

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Amy Pieters

Novilon EDR Cup, Kirsten Wild

Vlaams-Brabant Provincial Time Trial Championships, Maaike Polspoel

Points classification Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild

Stage 1, Kirsten Wild

British rider classification The Women's Tour, Lucy Garner

Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Kirsten Wild

Points classification, Kirsten Wild

Stages 1 & 2, Kirsten Wild

Trofee Maarten Wynants, Maaike Polspoel

Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Kirsten Wild

Parel van de Veluwe, Floortje Mackaij

Overall La Route de France, Claudia Häusler

Stage 1, Claudia Häusler

Stages 4 & 6, Kirsten Wild

Sprint classification Holland Ladies Tour, Sara Mustonen

Combativity award Stage 2, Willeke Knol

2015

Soudal Cyclocross Leuven, Sabrina Stultiens

Gent–Wevelgem, Floortje Mackaij

Stage 3 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Floortje Mackaij

Prologue La Route de France, Amy Pieters

Stage 1 La Route de France, Lucy Garner

Stage 3 Belgium Tour, Floortje Mackaij

2016

Acht van Westerveld, Leah Kirchmann

Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile, Leah Kirchmann

2017

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lucinda Brand

Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Coryn Rivera

Tour of Flanders for Women, Coryn Rivera

Overall Healthy Ageing Tour, Ellen van Dijk

Points classification, Ellen van Dijk

Teams classification

Stage 1a (ITT), Ellen van Dijk

Stage 3 Tour of California, Coryn Rivera

Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Lucinda Brand

Stage 5 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Juliette Labous

Erondegemse Pijl, Julia Soek

Team classification Ladies Tour of Norway

Prologue, Ellen van Dijk

2018

Omloop van het Hageland, Ellen van Dijk

Omloop van de Westhoek, Floortje Mackaij

Zwevezele Koerse, Floortje Mackaij

Dwars door Vlaanderen, Ellen van Dijk

Points classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Coryn Rivera

Youth classification, Liane Lippert

Teams classification

Stages 1 & 3, Coryn Rivera

Stage 7 (ITT), Ellen van Dijk

Overall The Women's Tour, Coryn Rivera

Sprints classification, Coryn Rivera

Stage 2, Coryn Rivera

Points classification Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Floortje Mackaij

Stages 1 & 4, Floortje Mackaij

Team classification Giro Rosa

Stage 1, Team time trial

Stage 5, Ruth Winder

Team time trial, Ladies Tour of Norway

Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, Ellen van Dijk

Stage 1, Team time trial

2019

Young rider classification Tour of California, Juliette Labous

Young rider classification Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Pernille Mathiesen

Team classification

Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau, Leah Kirchmann

Mountains classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lucinda Brand

Stage 4, Franziska Koch

2020

Points classification Women's Tour Down Under, Leah Kirchmann

Mountains classification, Liane Lippert

Youth classification, Liane Lippert

Team classification

2021

Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes

Prologue Festival Elsy Jacobs, Lorena Wiebes

GP Eco-Struct, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 2 & 6 Thüringen Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Dwars door de Westhoek, Lorena Wiebes

Diamond Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Stage 1 Belgium Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 5 & 8 Giro Rosa, Lorena Wiebes

Stage 10 Giro Rosa, Coryn Rivera

La Choralis Fourmies, Pfeiffer Georgi

Overall

Trophée des Grimpeuses, Floortje Mackaij

1st Stage 2, Floortje Mackaij

Stages 4 & 5 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes

2022

GP Oetingen, Lorena Wiebes

Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes

Nokere Koerse voor Dames, Lorena Wiebes

Scheldeprijs, Lorena Wiebes

GP Eco-Struct, Charlotte Kool

Team classification Itzulia Women

Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Juliette Labous

Overall RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes

Points classification, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 1, 2 & 3, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 2, 3 & 6 The Women's Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Donne, Liane Lippert

Stages 1, 2, 3 & 5 Baloise Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 1 & 5 Tour de France Femmes, Lorena Wiebes

Overall Simac Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes

Stages 1 & 2, Lorena Wiebes

Stage 3, Charlotte Kool

Stage 2 AG Tour de la Semois, Lorena Wiebes

Brabantse Wal Wielerevent, Lorena Wiebes

Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Lorena Wiebes

2023: Stages 1 & 4 UAE Tour, Charlotte Kool; Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Elise Uijen; Classic Brugge-De Panne, Pfeiffer Georgi; Stage 2 La Vuelta Femenina, Charlotte Kool; ZLM Omloop der Kempen Ladies, Charlotte Kool; Overall RideLondon Classique, Charlotte Kool; Stages 1 & 2, Charlotte Kool; Dwars door de Westhoek, Pfeiffer Georgi; Prologue, Stages 1, 2 & 3, Baloise Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool; Prologue & Stage 3 Simac Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool; Binche-Chimay-Binche pour Dames, Pfeiffer Georgi

2024: Stage 4 Tour de Normandie Féminin, Josie Nelson; Stage 2 Baloise Ladies Tour, Charlotte Kool; Stages 1 & 2 Tour de France, Charlotte Kool

European and national champions

2012: European U23 Track (Pursuit), Amy Pieters
2013: European Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild; Netherlands Track (Omnium), Kirsten Wild; Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Kirsten Wild; Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Kirsten Wild; Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters & Kelly Markus
2014: Netherlands Track (Points race), Kirsten Wild; Netherlands Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters; Netherlands Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
2015: Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Amy Pieters
2017: European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
2018: Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand; Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann; European Time Trial Champion, Ellen van Dijk
2019: Netherlands Cyclo-cross, Lucinda Brand; Canada Time Trial, Leah Kirchmann
2021: British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi
2022: British Under-23 Time Trial, Pfeiffer Georgi; Germany Road Race, Liane Lippert; Netherlands Track (Omnium), Lorena Wiebes; Netherlands Track (Elimination race), Lorena Wiebes; Netherlands Track (Madison), Lorena Wiebes; Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Lorena Wiebes
2023: British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi; France U23 Time Trial, Eglantine Rayer
2024: British Road Race, Pfeiffer Georgi; British Under-23 Time Trial, Josie Nelson; Germany Road Race, Franziska Koch; France Road Race, Juliette Labous

References

↑ "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". Cyclingnews.com.
↑ Kirsten Frattini. "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". Cyclingnews.com.
↑ "Cycling Transfers 2016 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". cyclingfever.com.
↑ "Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 2025". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

External links

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[1] "Alpecin announced as new sponsor for Giant-Shimano". Cyclingnews.com.

[Wild-2] Kirsten Frattini. "Kirsten Wild signs for two years with Hitec Products". Cyclingnews.com.

[Stultiens-3] "Cycling Transfers 2016 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com". cyclingfever.com.

[4] "Team dsm-firmenich PostNL 2025". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 25 January 2025.

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Team information
Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes
UCI code	SKI (2012) ARW (2013) GIW (2014) TLP (2015–2016) SUN (2017–2020) DSM (2021–2023) DFP (2024-)
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	2011 (2011)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team (2012–2019) UCI Women's WorldTeam (2020–present)
Bicycles	Koga (2011) Felt (2012–2013) Giant (2014–2018) Cervélo (2019–2020) Scott (2021–2024) Lapierre Bikes (2025–)
Team name history
2011 2012 2012 2013 2014 2014 2015–2016 2017–2020 2021–2023 2023 2024 2025–	Skil–Argos Skil Koga Skil 1t4i Team Skil–Argos Team Argos–Shimano Team Giant–Shimano Team Liv–Plantur Team Sunweb Team DSM Team dsm–firmenich Team dsm–firmenich PostNL Team Picnic PostNL

Team Picnic PostNL (women's team)

Contents

History

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2017

2024

Team roster

Major wins

European and national champions

References

External links