# 2014 Team Giant–Shimano season

The 2014 women's road cycling season was the fourth for the Team Giant–Shimano (UCI code: GIW), which began as Team Skil–Argos in 2010.

## Roster

As of 1 January 2014. Ages as of 1 January 2014.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Marijn de Vries (NED) | Marijn de Vries (NED) | (1978-11-19)19 November 1978 (aged 35) |
| Lucy Garner (GBR) | Lucy Garner (GBR) | (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 19) |
| Claudia Häusler (GER) | Claudia Häusler (GER) | (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 28) |
| Willeke Knol (NED) | Willeke Knol (NED) | (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 22) |
| Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Floortje Mackaij (NED) | (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 18) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Sara Mustonen (SWE) | Sara Mustonen (SWE) | (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 32) |
| Maaike Polspoel (BEL) | Maaike Polspoel (BEL) | (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 24) |
| Julia Soek (NED) | Julia Soek (NED) | (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23) |
| Kyara Stijns (NED) | Kyara Stijns (NED) | (1995-10-09)9 October 1995 (aged 18) |
| Kirsten Wild (NED) | Kirsten Wild (NED) | (1982-10-15)15 October 1982 (aged 31) |
| Rider | 2013 team |
| Floortje Mackaij (NED) | Former junior rider, stagiair since 1 August 2013 |
| Sara Mustonen (SWE) | |
| Maaike Polspoel (BEL) | Sengers Ladies Cycling Team |
| Julia Soek (NED) | |
| Kyara Stijns (NED) | Former junior rider |
| Marijn de Vries (NED) | Lotto–Belisol Ladies |
| Rider | 2014 team |
| Elke Gebhardt (GER) | Bigla Cycling Team |
| Kelly Markus (NED) | |
| Janneke Busser Kanis (NED) | Retiring |
| Esra Tromp (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg p/b Math Salden |

## Season victories

Single day and stage races 2014 :
| Date | Country | Race | Cat. | Winner |
| 4 February | Qatar | Stage 1 Ladies Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild |
| 5 February | Qatar | Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Amy Pieters |
| 6 February | Qatar | Stage 3 Ladies Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild |
| 7 February | Qatar | Stage 4 Ladies Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild |
| 7 February | Qatar | General classification Ladies Tour of Qatar | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild |
| 1 March | Belgium | Omloop het Nieuwsblad | 1.2 | Amy Pieters |
| 16 March | Netherlands | Novilon EDR Cup | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 9 April | Netherlands | Stage 1 Energiewacht Tour | 2.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 10 April | Netherlands | Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour | 2.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 20 April | Netherlands | Ronde van Gelderland | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 14 May | China | Stage 1 Tour of Chongming Island | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 15 May | China | Stage 2 Tour of Chongming Island | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 16 May | China | General classification Tour of Chongming Island | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 17 May | Belgium | Trofee Maarten Wynants | 1.2 | Maaike Polspoel |
| 18 May | China | Tour of Chongming Island World Cup | CDM | Kirsten Wild |
| 4 June | Netherlands | Parel van de Veluwe | Nat. | Floortje Mackaij |

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

Results at the 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup races :
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 15 March | 1 | Ronde van Drenthe | Kirsten Wild | 6th |
| 30 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Claudia Lichtenberg | 13th |
| 6 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Kirsten Wild | 13th |
| 23 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Claudia Häusler | 9th |
| 18 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | Kirsten Wild | 1st |
| 3 August | 6 | Sparkassen Giro | Kirsten Wild | 9th |
| 22 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Team Giant–Shimano | 7th |
| 24 August | 8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Kirsten Wild | 5th |
| 30 August | 9 | GP de Plouay | Claudia Lichtenberg | 16th |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Kirsten Wild | 5th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | | |
Other major single day races :
| Date | Race | Best rider | Place |
| 27 July | La Course by Le Tour de France | Kirsten Wild | 2nd |
| 21 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | Team Giant–Shimano | 8th |
| 23 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | | |
| 27 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | | |
* ↑ 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) | Claudia Häusler (6th) |
| Victories | 0 stage wins |

## UCI World Ranking

The 2014 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2014 women's road cycling season.
Team Giant–Shimano finished fifth in the 2014 ranking for UCI teams.
Individual world ranking :
| Rank | Rider | Points |
| 4 | Kirsten Wild | 877.25 |
| 15 | Amy Pieters | 417.5 |
| 20 | Claudia Lichtenberg | 366.25 |
| 41 | Lucy Garner | 163 |
| 60 | Maaike Polspoel | 114.25 |
| 87 | Sara Mustonen | 69.25 |
| 166 | Floortje Mackaij | 28.25 |
| 538 | Willeke Knol | 1.25 |