# 2012 Rabobank Women Cycling Team season

The 2012 season was the eighth for the Rabobank Women Cycling Team cycling team, which began as the DSB Bank team in 2005.

## Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) | Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) | (1982-07-27)July 27, 1982 (aged 30) |
| Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) | (1979-01-05)January 5, 1979 (aged 33) |
| Sarah Düster (GER) | Sarah Düster (GER) | (1982-07-10)July 10, 1982 (aged 30) |
| Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (FRA) | (1992-02-10)February 10, 1992 (aged 20) |
| Thalita de Jong (NED) | Thalita de Jong (NED) | (1993-11-06)November 6, 1993 (aged 19) |
| Lauren Kitchen (NOR) | Lauren Kitchen (NOR) | (1990-11-21)November 21, 1990 (aged 22) |
| Roxane Knetemann (NED) | Roxane Knetemann (NED) | (1987-04-01)April 1, 1987 (aged 25) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Iris Slappendel (NED) | Iris Slappendel (NED) | (1985-02-18)February 18, 1985 (aged 27) |
| Sabrina Stultiens (NED) | Sabrina Stultiens (NED) | (1993-07-08)July 8, 1993 (aged 19) |
| Rebecca Talen (NED) | Rebecca Talen (NED) | (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 (aged 19) |
| Monique van der Vorst (NED) | Monique van der Vorst (NED) | (1984-11-20)November 20, 1984 (aged 28) |
| Sanne van Paassen (NED) | Sanne van Paassen (NED) | (1988-10-27)October 27, 1988 (aged 24) |
| Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | (1982-10-08)October 8, 1982 (aged 30) |
| Marianne Vos (NED) | Marianne Vos (NED) | (1987-05-13)May 13, 1987 (aged 25) |

## Results
### Season victories

Single day and stage races 2012 :
| Race | Winner |
| Ronde van Drenthe | Marianne Vos |
| Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe | Marianne Vos |
| Trofeo Alfredo Binda | Marianne Vos |
| GP Stad Roeselare | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs | Marianne Vos |
| Prologue Overall Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Stage 2 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Stage 1 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs | Marianne Vos |
| Bredene | Liesbet De Vocht |
| Gooik | Liesbet De Vocht |
| GP Comune di Cornaredo | Iris Slappendel |
| Holland Hills Classic | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Stage 4 Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden | Iris Slappendel |
| Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 7 Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 4 Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 1 Giro d'Italia Femminile | Marianne Vos |
| Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 4 Tour Féminin en Limousin | Marianne Vos |
| Olympic Road Championship | Marianne Vos |
| Open de Suède Vårgårda | Iris Slappendel |
| GP de Plouay | Marianne Vos |
| Prologue Giro della Toscana Femminile | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| Overall BrainWash Ladies Tour | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 4 BrainWash Ladies Tour | Marianne Vos |
| Stage 6 BrainWash Ladies Tour | Marianne Vos |
National, Continental and World champions 2012 :
| Date | Discipline | Winner |
| 21 June | French National Road Race Championships | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 23 June | Dutch National Road Race Championships | Annemiek van Vleuten |
| 29 July | Olympic Road Race Champion | Marianne Vos |
| 15 August | Belgian National Time Trial Champion | Liesbet De Vocht |
| 22 September | Road Race World Champion | Marianne Vos |

## Results in major races
### Single day races

Results at the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup races :
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 10 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Marianne Vos | 1st |
| 25 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Marianne Vos | 1st |
| 1 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | 11th |
| 18 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Marianne Vos | 2nd |
| 13 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Liesbet De Vocht | 7th |
| 17 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 3rd |
| 19 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Iris Slappendel | 5th |
| 25 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | Marianne Vos | 1st |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Marianne Vos | 1st |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | Rabobank Women Cycling Team | 1st |
UCI Road World Championships :
| Date | Race | Place |
| 16 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | 4th |

### Grand Tours

Results of the team in the grand tours :
| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
| Rider (classification) | Marianne Vos (1st) |
| Victories | 5 stage wins |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished first in the UCI ranking for teams.
Individual UCI World Ranking :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Marianne Vos | 1666 |
| 7 | Annemiek van Vleuten | 558 |
| 20 | Liesbet De Vocht | 317 |
| 33 | Iris Slappendel | 208 |
| 37 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | 191.5 |
| 97 | Sarah Düster | 58 |
| 98 | Tatiana Antoshina | 57 |
| 188 | Thalita de Jong | 15 |
| 223 | Roxane Knetemann | 12 |
| 249 | Sanne van Paassen | 10 |
| 328 | Lauren Kitchen | 6 |
| 442 | Sabrina Stultiens | 2 |