# 2012 AA Drink–leontien.nl season

The 2012 women's road cycling season was the eighth (and last) year for AA Drink–leontien.nl (UCI code: LNL), which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.

## Roster

The 2012 women's road racing team included six riders who were formerly members of the disbanded Garmin–Cervélo women's team: British cyclists Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead, Sharon Laws and Lucy Martin, Belgian Jessie Daams and Australian Carla Ryan.
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 (aged 23) |
| Chantal Blaak (NED) | Chantal Blaak (NED) | (1989-10-22)22 October 1989 (aged 22) |
| Lucinda Brand (NED) | Lucinda Brand (NED) | (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 22) |
| Jessie Daams (BEL) | Jessie Daams (BEL) | (1990-05-28)28 May 1990 (aged 21) |
| Marijn de Vries (NED) | Marijn de Vries (NED) | (1978-11-19)19 November 1978 (aged 33) |
| Sharon Laws (GBR) | Sharon Laws (GBR) | (1974-07-07)7 July 1974 (aged 37) |
| Lucy Martin (GBR) | Lucy Martin (GBR) | (1990-05-05)5 May 1990 (aged 21) |
| Shelley Olds (USA) | Shelley Olds (USA) | (1980-09-30)30 September 1980 (aged 31) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Madelene Olsson (SWE) | Madelene Olsson (SWE) | (1982-11-14)14 November 1982 (aged 29) |
| Emma Pooley (GBR) | Emma Pooley (GBR) | (1982-10-03)3 October 1982 (aged 29) |
| Carla Ryan (AUS) | Carla Ryan (AUS) | (1985-09-21)21 September 1985 (aged 26) |
| Isabelle Söderberg (SWE) | Isabelle Söderberg (SWE) | (1989-05-28)28 May 1989 (aged 22) |
| Marieke van Nek (NED) | Marieke van Nek (NED) | (1988-11-14)14 November 1988 (aged 23) |
| Marieke van Wanroij (NED) | Marieke van Wanroij (NED) | (1979-07-05)5 July 1979 (aged 32) |
| Kirsten Wild (NED) | Kirsten Wild (NED) | (1982-10-15)15 October 1982 (aged 29) |

## Season victories

Single day and stage races 2012 :
| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
    Ladies Tour of Qatar Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild
    Omloop van het Hageland – Tielt-Winge, Lizzie Armitstead
    Gent – Wevelgem WE, Lizzie Armitstead
    Stage 4a Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild
    Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Shelley Olds-Evans
    Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Emma Pooley
    Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild
       Stage 3, Kirsten Wild
    Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Shelley Olds-Evans
    Stage 2 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Kirsten Wild
    Stage 3 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Lucinda Brand
    Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Lucinda Brand
    Stage 6 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Jessie Daams
    Stage 2 Route de France Féminine, Lucinda Brand
    Stages 1 & 2 Lotto–Decca Tour, Kirsten Wild
    Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Emma Pooley
       Stages 3 & 5, Emma Pooley
       Stage 6, Carla Ryan
    Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild

## 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 | Kirsten Wild | 2nd |
| 25 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Emma Pooley | 8th |
| 1 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Kirsten Wild | 4th |
| 18 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Lucinda Brand | 4th |
| 13 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Shelley Olds | 1st |
| 17 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 4th |
| 19 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Shelley Olds | 4th |
| 25 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | Lucinda Brand | 14th |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Shelley Olds | 5th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 4th |
Other major single day races :
| Date | Race | Rider | Place |
| 29 July | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | 2nd |
| 1 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 6th |
| 3-4 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit | Kirsten Wild (NED) (with Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder) | 6th |
| 16 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 3rd |
| 18 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 4th |
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 15th |
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Together with Ellen van Dijk, Amy Pieters and Vera Koedooder as part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team

### Grand Tours

Results of the team in the grand tours :
| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
| Rider (classification) | Emma Pooley |
| Victories | 1 stage win |

## Other achievements
### Dutch national record, team pursuit

Kirsten Wild, as part of the national team, broke together with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder the Dutch team pursuit record at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
| 3:20.013 | 53.996 | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder) | 2012 Summer Olympics (first round) | London | 4 August 2012 | |
* ↑ As part of the national selection

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams.
Individual UCI World Ranking :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 10 | Shelley Olds (USA) | 393.75 |
| 12 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 381.5 |
| 13 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | 373.75 |
| 14 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | 365 |
| 39 | Sharon Laws (NED) | 182.5 |
| 84 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | 150 |
| 86 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | 66.25 |
| 84 | Jessie Daams (BEL) | 64.25 |
| 95 | Carla Ryan (AUS) | 59 |
| 145 | Isabelle Söderberg (SWE) | 29 |
| 147 | Marijn de Vries (NED) | 28 |
| 190 | Lucy Martin (NED) | 15 |
| 221 | Marieke van Wanroij (NED) | 12 |