# Team Picnic PostNL (women's team)

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

### 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.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Silje Bader (NED) | Silje Bader (NED) | (2005-09-24) 24 September 2005 (age 19) |
| Francesca Barale (ITA) | Francesca Barale (ITA) | (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 (age 21) |
| Rachele Barbieri (ITA) | Rachele Barbieri (ITA) | (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 28) |
| Marta Cavalli (ITA) | Marta Cavalli (ITA) | (1998-03-18) 18 March 1998 (age 26) |
| Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) | Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA) | (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 21) |
| Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | (2000-09-27) 27 September 2000 (age 24) |
| Ella Heremans (BEL) | Ella Heremans (BEL) | (2006-03-28) 28 March 2006 (age 18) |
| Megan Jastrab (USA) | Megan Jastrab (USA) | (2002-01-29) 29 January 2002 (age 23) |
| Franziska Koch (GER) | Franziska Koch (GER) | (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 (age 24) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Charlotte Kool (NED) | Charlotte Kool (NED) | (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 25) |
| Juliana Londoño (COL) | Juliana Londoño (COL) | (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20) |
| Josie Nelson (GBR) | Josie Nelson (GBR) | (2002-04-08) 8 April 2002 (age 22) |
| Esmée Peperkamp (NED) | Esmée Peperkamp (NED) | (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27) |
| Mara Roldan (CAN) | Mara Roldan (CAN) | (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20) |
| Abi Smith (GBR) | Abi Smith (GBR) | (2002-04-01) 1 April 2002 (age 22) |
| Becky Storrie (GBR) | Becky Storrie (GBR) | (1998-09-27) 27 September 1998 (age 26) |
| Elise Uijen (NED) | Elise Uijen (NED) | (2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21) |
| Nienke Vinke (NED) | 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

### 2025

    Colombia Road Race, Juliana Londoño