2012 Team Skil–Argos season
# 2012 Team Skil–Argos season

The 2012 women's road cycling season was the second for Team Skil–Argos (started the season under the name Skil 1t4i, UCI code: SKI), which began as Team Skil-Argos in 2010.

## Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| - | - | - |
| Regina Bruins (NED) | Regina Bruins (NED) | (1986-10-07)7 October 1986 (aged 25) |
| Suzanne de Goede (NED) | Suzanne de Goede (NED) | (1984-04-16)16 April 1984 (aged 27) |
| Anne de Wildt (NED) | Anne de Wildt (NED) | (1989-10-29)29 October 1989 (aged 22) |
| Janneke Kanis (NED) | Janneke Kanis (NED) | (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Kelly Markus (NED) | Kelly Markus (NED) | (1993-02-07)7 February 1993 (aged 18) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Amy Pieters (NED) | Amy Pieters (NED) | (1991-06-01)1 June 1991 (aged 20) |
| Esra Tromp (NED) | Esra Tromp (NED) | (1990-10-15)15 October 1990 (aged 21) |
| Monique van de Ree (NED) | Monique van de Ree (NED) | (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 23) |
| Linda van Rijen (NED) | Linda van Rijen (NED) | (1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 23) |
| Adrie Visser (NED) | Adrie Visser (NED) | (1983-10-19)19 October 1983 (aged 28) |

## Season victories

Single day and stage races 2012 :

| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 February | Belgium | Le Samyn des Dames | 1.2 | Adrie Visser (NED) |
| 15 April | Netherlands | Ronde van Gelderland | 1.2 | Suzanne de Goede (NED) |
| 4 August | Belgium | Erpe-Mere (Erondegem) | 1.2 | Adrie Visser (NED) |

## 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 | Adrie Visser | 6th |
| 25 March | 2 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Adrie Visser | 16th |
| 1 April | 3 | Tour of Flanders | Adrie Visser | 5th |
| 18 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Adrie Visser | 31st |
| 13 May | 5 | Tour of Chongming Island | - | - |
| 17 August | 6 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Team Skil-Argos | 7th |
| 19 August | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Amy Pieters | 11th |
| 25 August | 8 | GP de Plouay | - | - |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Adrie Visser | 12th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | Team Skil-Argos | 7th |

Other major single day races :

| Date | Race | Rider | Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 29 July | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race | - | - |
| 1 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial | - | - |
| 3-4 August | 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit | Amy Pieters (NED) (With Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder) | 6th |
| 16 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial | Team Skil-Argos | 11th |
| 18 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | - | - |
| 22 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Adrie Visser (NED) | 69th |

* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Together with Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild 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) | DNS |
| Victories | 0 stage wins |

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished 14th in the UCI ranking for teams.

Individual UCI World Ranking :

| Rank | Rider | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 26 | Adrie Visser (NED) | 236.5 |
| 72 | Amy Pieters (NED) | 82.25 |
| 125 | Suzanne de Goede (NED) | 40.5 |
| 151 | Janneke Kanis (NED) | 27 |
| 363 | Monique van de Ree (NED) | 4.25 |
| 367 | Esra Tromp (NED) | 3.75 |
| 368 | Kelly Markus (NED) | 3.75 |
