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.

2012 Team Skil–Argos
UCI Team ranking14th
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race overall0
Stage race stages0
Best ranked riderAdrie Visser (26th)
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Roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[1]

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

Season victories

Single day and stage races 2012[2]
DateNationRaceCat.Winner
29 February  BelgiumLe Samyn des Dames1.2  Adrie Visser (NED)
15 April  NetherlandsRonde van Gelderland1.2  Suzanne de Goede (NED)
4 August  BelgiumErpe-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[3]
Date#RaceBest riderPlace
10 March1Ronde van Drenthe Adrie Visser6th
25 March2Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Adrie Visser16th
1 April3Tour of Flanders Adrie Visser5th
18 April4La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Adrie Visser31st
13 May5Tour of Chongming Island--
17 August6Open de Suède Vårgårda TTTTeam Skil-Argos7th
19 August7Open de Suède Vårgårda Amy Pieters11th
25 August8GP de Plouay--
Final individual classification Adrie Visser12th
Final team classificationTeam Skil-Argos7th
Pieters (left) riding the team pursuit at the Summer Olympics together with Ellen van Dijk and Kirsten Wild.
Other major single day races
DateRaceRiderPlace
29 July2012 Summer Olympics – Women's road race[M 1]--
1 August2012 Summer Olympics – Women's time trial[M 2]--
3-4 August2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team pursuit[M 3]  Amy Pieters (NED)
(With Ellen van Dijk, Kirsten Wild and Vera Koedooder)
6th
16 SeptemberUCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trialTeam Skil-Argos11th
18 SeptemberUCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial[M 4]--
22 SeptemberUCI Road World Championships – Women's road race[M 5]  Adrie Visser (NED)69th

Grand Tours

Grand tourGiro d'Italia Femminile
Rider (classification)DNS[8]
Victories0 stage wins

UCI World Ranking

The team finished 14th in the UCI ranking for teams.[3]

Individual UCI World Ranking[3]
RankRiderPoints
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

References