2009 Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam season
# 2009 Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam season

The 2009 season was the fourth for the Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam cycling team.

## Roster

* Lizzie Armitstead
* Evelyn Arys
* Sofie De Vuyst
* Catherine Delfosse
* Elise Depoorter
* Rochelle Gilmore
* Vera Koedooder
* Lien Lanssens
* Emma Mac Kie
* Kim Schoonbaert
* Emma Silversides
* Linn Torp
* Annelies van Doorslaer
* Grace Verbeke

## Season victories

Single day and stage races 2009 :

| Date | Nation | Race | Cat. | Winner |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 25 February | New Zealand | Stage 1 Women's Tour of New Zealand | 2.2 | Rochelle Gilmore |
| 26 February | New Zealand | Stage 2 Women's Tour of New Zealand | 2.2 | Rochelle Gilmore |
| 9 May | Netherlands | Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland | 1.2 | Rochelle Gilmore |
| 23 July | France | Stage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin | 2.2 | Grace Verbeke |
| 27 July | France | Tour Féminin en Limousin | 2.2 | Grace Verbeke |
| 2 August | Belgium | Sparkassen Giro Bochum | 1.1 | Rochelle Gilmore |
| 12 September | France | Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche | 2.2 | Lizzie Armitstead |

National, Continental and World champions 2009 :

| Discipline | Winner |
| - | - |
| British National Track Championships – Points race | Lizzie Armitstead |
| British National Track Championships – Scratch | Lizzie Armitstead |
| Norwegian National Road Race Championships | Linn Torp |

## Other achievements

### Dutch national record, team pursuit

Vera Koedooder, as part of the national team, broke together with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters the Dutch team pursuit record three times in 2009

| Time | Speed (km/h) | Cyclists | Event | Location of race | Date |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3:31.045 | 51.250 | Vera Koedooder (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (qualification) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 |
| 3:29.730 | 51.494 | Vera Koedooder (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) | 2008–09 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 5 (gold-medal race) | Copenhagen | 15 February 2009 |
| 3:29.379 | 51.581 | Vera Koedooder (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) | 2009 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (bronze-medal race) | Pruszków | 26 March 2009 |

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

## Results in major races

### Women's World Cup 2009

Grace Verbeke finished 9th in the individual and the team finished 7th in the teams overall standing.

Results at the World Cup races :

| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 March | 1 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | | |
| 5 April | 2 | Tour of Flanders for Women | | |
| 13 April | 3 | Ronde van Drenthe | | |
| 22 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | | |
| 10 May | 5 | Tour de Berne | | |
| 30 May | 6 | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | | |
| 31 July | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | | |
| 2 August | 8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | | |
| 22 August | 9 | Grand Prix de Plouay | | |
| 13 September | 10 | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | | |
| Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Final individual classification | Grace Verbeke | 9th |
| Final team classification | Final team classification | Final team classification | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam | 7th |

Other major single day races :

| Date | Race | Rider | Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 26 March | UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit | Vera Koedooder (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) | 4th |
| 23 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial | - | - |
| 24 September | UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race | Grace Verbeke (BEL) | 9th |

* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team
* ↑ Riders are part of the national team

## UCI World Ranking

The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams.

Individual UCI World Ranking :

| Rank | Rider | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 8 | Rochelle Gilmore | 485 |
| 13 | Grace Verbeke | 386 |
| 58 | Elizabeth Armitstead | 90 |
| 125 | Vera Koedooder | 29 |
| 214 | Linn Torp | 10 |
| 272 | Catherine Delfosse | 7 |
| 372 | Emma Silversides | 2 |
