# Team Ibis Cycles

Team Ibis Cycles (UCI code: DPD) was an UCI elite women's cycling team based in the United Kingdom in 2012. The team was founded as a non UCI team in 2011 called Specialized-DPD Pakketservice. It competed in road bicycle racing events, including UCI Women's Road World Cup events. The title sponsor is an American bicycle brand. The team announced at the end of 2012 that they would stop due to financial problems.

## Team roster
### 2012

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Hannah Barnes (GBR) | Hannah Barnes (GBR) | (1993-05-04)4 May 1993 (aged 18) |
| Jane Barr (GBR) | Jane Barr (GBR) | (1981-11-24)24 November 1981 (aged 30) |
| Kayleigh Brogan (GBR) | Kayleigh Brogan (GBR) | (1992-01-16)16 January 1992 (aged 19) |
| Aafke Eshuis (NED) | Aafke Eshuis (NED) | (1987-11-24)24 November 1987 (aged 24) |
| Anne Ewing (GBR) | Anne Ewing (GBR) | (1987-07-21)21 July 1987 (aged 24) |
| Pippa Handley (GBR) | Pippa Handley (GBR) | (1978-08-25)25 August 1978 (aged 33) |
| Britt Jansen (NED) | Britt Jansen (NED) | (1991-12-05)5 December 1991 (aged 20) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Julie Leth (DEN) | Julie Leth (DEN) | (1992-07-13)13 July 1992 (aged 19) |
| Esther Olthuis (NED) | Esther Olthuis (NED) | (1978-11-16)16 November 1978 (aged 33) |
| Eileen Roe (GBR) | Eileen Roe (GBR) | (1989-09-24)24 September 1989 (aged 22) |
| Martina Thomasson (SWE) | Martina Thomasson (SWE) | (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Laura Trott (GBR) | Laura Trott (GBR) | (1992-04-24)24 April 1992 (aged 19) |
| Natalie van Gogh (NED) | Natalie van Gogh (NED) | (1974-09-14)14 September 1974 (aged 37) |
| Berdienke Paus (NED) | Berdienke Paus (NED) | (1988-02-13)13 February 1988 (aged 23) |
* ↑ Brogan joined the team on 9 July.
* ↑ Handley left the team on 15 July.
* ↑ Paus was not UCI registered.

## 2012 season

Laura Trott became (as part of the British national team) two times Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics (omnium, team pursuit), 2012 Omnium's World Champion and won the 2011–2012 UCI Track Cycling World Cup (team pursuit) and became 3rd in the omnium
* 3rd Sparkassen Giro Bochum; Eileen Roe
* 3rd Danish National Road Championships, road race; Julie Leth
* 3rd Danish National Road Championships, time trial; Julie Leth

### Results in major races

Results at the 2012 UCI Women's Road World Cup races :
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 10 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Martina Thomasson | 55th |
| 25 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | - | - |
| 1 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | - | - |
| 18 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | - | - |
| 13 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | - | - |
| 17 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Team Ibis Cycles | 8th |
| 19 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Julie Leth | 25th |
| 25 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | - | - |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Esther Olthuis Julie Leth Natalie van Gogh Eileen Roe | 64th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | Team Ibis Cycles | 13th |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished 32nd in the 2012 UCI ranking for teams.
2012 Individual UCI World Ranking :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 289 | Julie Leth (DEN) | 7.5 |
| 337 | Esther Olthuis (NED) | 5.5 |
| 425 | Natalie van Gogh (NED) | 2.5 |
| 425 | Eileen Roe (GBR) | 2.5 |