# VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam

VolkerWessels Women Cyclingteam (UCI team code: VWT) is a UCI Women's Continental Team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite women's road bicycle races such as the UCI Women's World Tour. The team was established in 2013 and received an UCI licence in 2014.

## History
### 2014

The 2014 women's road cycling season was the first for the Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team as an UCI women's team.

### 2018

Former rider in the team Esra Tromp retired from racing to take on the role as team manager for Parkhotel Valkenburg in 2018 after sustaining multiple physical setbacks in 2017. Nancy van der Burg who had stepped up to UCI level in 2018 from club team Jos Feron Lady Force, but in May it was announced that she would be stepping back from racing with Parkhotel Valkenburg, as she was unable to balance racing professionally and working as a sport nutrition coach at LottoNL–Jumbo.

### 2024

The women's team will be taken over by and renamed to the VolkerWessels Cycling Team. The men's ABLOC cycling team will get its former name Parkhotel Valkenburg back. Both sponsors ABLOC and Parkhotel Valkenburg are owned by businessman Jos van de Mortel.

## Team roster

    As of 15 August 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Mischa Bredewold (NED) | Mischa Bredewold (NED) | (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24) |
| Nina Buijsman (NED) | Nina Buijsman (NED) | (1997-11-16) 16 November 1997 (age 27) |
| Belle de Gast (NED) | Belle de Gast (NED) | (1991-02-04) 4 February 1991 (age 34) |
| Femke Gerritse (NED) | Femke Gerritse (NED) | (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) |
| Pien Limpens (NED) | Pien Limpens (NED) | (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23) |
| Femke Markus (NED) | Femke Markus (NED) | (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 28) |
| Rachel Neylan (AUS) | Rachel Neylan (AUS) | (1982-03-09) 9 March 1982 (age 42) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lieke Nooijen (NED) | Lieke Nooijen (NED) | (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 23) |
| Marit Raaijmakers (NED) | Marit Raaijmakers (NED) | (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25) |
| Sylvie Swinkels (NED) | Sylvie Swinkels (NED) | (2000-07-31) 31 July 2000 (age 24) |
| Julia van Bokhoven (NED) | Julia van Bokhoven (NED) | (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) |
| Amber van der Hulst (NED) | Amber van der Hulst (NED) | (1999-09-21) 21 September 1999 (age 25) |
| Kirstie van Haaften (NED) | Kirstie van Haaften (NED) | (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 (age 26) |
| Esther van Veen (NED) | Esther van Veen (NED) | (1990-09-27) 27 September 1990 (age 34) |

## Major wins
### 2015

    Trofee Maarten Wynants, Natalie van Gogh
    Stage 2 Auensteiner–Radsporttage, Rozanne Slik
    Stage 1 Belgium Tour, Natalie van Gogh

### 2017

    Omloop van de IJsseldelta, Nina Buijsman
    Draai van de Kaai, Sophie de Boer
    VR Women, Hanna Solovey
    Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
       Stage 7, Pauliena Rooijakkers
       Team classification

### 2018

    Sprints classification Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Belle de Gast
    Volta Limburg Classic, Belle de Gast
    Sprints classification Healthy Ageing Tour, Natalie van Gogh
    7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg, Lorena Wiebes
    Omloop van de IJsseldelta, Lorena Wiebes
    Stage 2a BeNe Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes

### 2019

    Nokere Koerse, Lorena Wiebes
    Volta Limburg Classic, Demi Vollering
    Brabantse Pijl, Sofie De Vuyst
    Omloop van Borsele, Lorena Wiebes
       Youth classification Healthy Ageing Tour, Lorena Wiebes
    Overall Tour of Chongming Island, Lorena Wiebes
       Points classification, Lorena Wiebes
       Young rider classification, Lorena Wiebes
       Stages 1, 2 & 3, Lorena Wiebes
    Prologue Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Demi Vollering
    Diamond Tour, Lorena Wiebes
    European Games, Road Race, Lorena Wiebes
    Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
    RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes
    Stage 1 Ladies Tour of Norway, Lorena Wiebes
    Points classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lorena Wiebes
       Young rider classification, Lorena Wiebes
       Stages 1 & 2, Lorena Wiebes
    Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite, Demi Vollering

### 2020

    Omloop van het Hageland, Lorena Wiebes

### 2021

    Stage 1 BeNe Ladies Tour, Mischa Bredewold

### 2022

    Combativity classification Bloeizone Fryslân Tour, Mischa Bredewold
    Leiedal Koerse, Femke Markus

## National champions
### 2016

    Germany Track (Omnium), Anna Knauer

### 2019

    Netherlands Road Race, Lorena Wiebes