2011 AA Drink–leontien.nl season
# 2011 AA Drink–leontien.nl season

The 2011 women's road cycling season was the seventh year for AA Drink–leontien.nl (UCI code: LNL), which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.

## Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2011.

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| - | - | - |
| Chantal Blaak (NED) | Chantal Blaak (NED) | (1989-10-22)October 22, 1989 (aged 21) |
| Lucinda Brand (NED) | Lucinda Brand (NED) | (1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 21) |
| Eline De Roover (BEL) | Eline De Roover (BEL) | (1992-04-04)April 4, 1992 (aged 18) |
| Marlen Jöhrend (GER) | Marlen Jöhrend (GER) | (1986-01-02)January 2, 1986 (aged 24) |
| Willy Kanis (NED) | Willy Kanis (NED) | (1984-07-27)July 27, 1984 (aged 26) |
| Monique van de Ree (NED) | Monique van de Ree (NED) | (1988-03-02)March 2, 1988 (aged 22) |
| Daphny van den Brand (NED) | Daphny van den Brand (NED) | (1978-04-06)April 6, 1978 (aged 32) |
| Irene van den Broek (NED) | Irene van den Broek (NED) | (1980-08-26)August 26, 1980 (aged 30) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Heleen van Vliet (NED) | Heleen van Vliet (NED) | (1982-09-17)September 17, 1982 (aged 28) |
| Josien van Wingerden (NED) | Josien van Wingerden (NED) | (1987-09-22)September 22, 1987 (aged 23) |
| Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | (1985-04-09)April 9, 1985 (aged 25) |
| Marijn de Vries (NED) | Marijn de Vries (NED) | (1978-11-19)November 19, 1978 (aged 32) |
| Kirsten Wild (NED) | Kirsten Wild (NED) | (1982-10-15)October 15, 1982 (aged 28) |
| Anne de Wildt (Until 22/6) (NED) | Anne de Wildt (Until 22/6) (NED) | |
| Trixi Worrack (GER) | Trixi Worrack (GER) | (1981-09-28)September 28, 1981 (aged 29) |

## Season victories

### Road cycling

Single day and stage races 2011 :

| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 April | Netherlands | Omloop van Borsele | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild |
| 17 June | Netherlands | Stage 2 Rabo Ster Zweeuwsche Eilanden | 2.2 | Chantal Blaak |
| 6 August | Belgium | Erpe-Mere | 1.2 | Chantal Blaak |
| 17 September | Italy | Stage 6 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile | 2.2 | Trixi Worrack |

### Track cycling

World Cup races :

| Date | Nation | Race | Winner |
| - | - | - | - |
| 4 November | Kazakhstan | 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) |

* ↑ As part of the national selection

National, Continental and World champions 2011 :

| Date | Discipline | Winner |
| - | - | - |
| 27 December | Dutch Track Champion (points race) | Kirsten Wild |
| 30 December | Dutch Track Champion (scratch) | Kirsten Wild |
| 30 December | Dutch Track Champion (madison) | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk) |

## Other achievements

### Dutch national record, team pursuit

Kirsten Wild, as part of the national team, broke twice together with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder or Amy Pieters the Dutch team pursuit record.

| Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date | Ref |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3:23.179 | 53.155 | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder) | 2010–11 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 (qualifying) | Manchester | 18 February 2011 | |
| 3:21.550 | 53.584 | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) | 2011–12 UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Round 1 (gold-medal race) | Astana | 4 November 2011 | |

* ↑ As part of the national selection
* ↑ As part of the national selection

## Results in major races

### Single day races

Results at the 2011 UCI Women's Road World Cup races :

| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 March | 1 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | | |
| 3 April | 2 | Tour of Flanders | Kirsten Wild | 17th |
| 16 April | 3 | Ronde van Drenthe | Kirsten Wild | 2nd |
| 20 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | | |
| 15 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | | |
| 5 June | 6 | GP Ciudad de Valladolid | Linda Villumsen | 9th |
| 29 July | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 2nd |
| 31 July | 8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Irene van den Broek | 5th |
| 27 August | 9 | GP de Plouay | | |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | | |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | AA Drink–leontien.nl | |

Other major single day races :

| Date | Race | Rider | Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 24 March | UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit | Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder) | 5th |
| 27 March | UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's omnium | Kirsten Wild | |
| 20 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | |
| 24 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Trixi Worrack (GER) | 64th |

* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are 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) | Lucinda Brand (15th) |
| Victories | 0 stage win |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished fifth in the UCI ranking for teams.

Individual UCI World Ranking :

| Rank | Rider | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 10 | Kirsten Wild | 345 |
| 25 | Chantal Blaak | 188 |
| 37 | Linda Villumsen | 128 |
| 43 | Trixi Worrack | 109 |
| 47 | Lucinda Brand | 94 |
| 63 | Irene van den Broek | 65 |
