SD Worx (UCI team code: SDW) is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. They have topped the UCI Women's World Tour team ranking in 2016–2019, 2021 and 2022.
 Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes | |
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| Registered | Netherlands |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
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| Bicycles | Specialized |
| Components | SRAM |
| Website | Team home page |
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2010–2011 2012 2013–2020 2021– | Dolmans–Landscaping Dolmans–Boels Boels–Dolmans SD Worx |
Between 2012 and 2020, the team's title sponsors were the Dutch equipment rental company Boels Rental and Dolmans Landscaping, a Dutch civil engineering company. Both companies terminated their title sponsorship of the team at the end of the 2020 season.[1] In February 2020, it was announced that Belgian human resource services company SD Worx would become the title sponsor of the team on a four-year deal from 2021.[2]
History
edit2013
edit2014
editAt a special press conference in October 2013 it was announced that the Dutch time trial World Champion Ellen van Dijk would join the team after signing a three-year contract,[3] after five years at Specialized–lululemon. On March 1 Sanne van Paassen (Rabo–Liv) joined the team.[4] After winning the Omloop van het Hageland in early March, Lizzie Armitstead also won the first World Cup race, the Ronde van Drenthe. She would finish later three times in second place in the later World Cup races and keeping the lead in the overall World Cup classification. At the beginning of April, after a solo of some 30 kilometres (19 miles), Ellen van Dijk won the Tour of Flanders World Cup race.
2015
editThe team started the season with the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Ellen van Dijk won the second stage and took the lead in the general classification.
2016
editIn preparation for the 2017 season, the team signed Anna van der Breggen from Rabo–Liv.[5] The team also extended the contracts of Megan Guarnier, Chantal Blaak, Christine Majerus, Amalie Dideriksen, Nikki Brammeier, Lizzie Armitstead and Karol-Ann Canuel.[5] Ellen Van Dijk left the team to join Team Liv–Plantur.[5] On 11 August, Evelyn Stevens announced she would retire at the end of the season.[6]
2023
editAs of August 2023[update], the team has dominated the UCI Women's World Tour, winning 11 races including Strade Bianche Donne, Tour of Flanders, all three Ardennes classics and the Tour de France Femmes. At the Tour, the team dominated the event, with 1st (Demi Vollering) and 2nd place (Lotte Kopecky) in the overall classification, 1st in the points classification (Kopecky), four stage wins, as well as the team classification.
Team roster
edit- As of 13 February 2024.[7]
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Major wins
edit- 2010
Noord-Nederland Regional Road Race Championships, Janneke Ensing- 2011
- Halle-Buizingen, Martine Bras
- Bredene, Winanda Spoor
- Noord-Nederland Regional Time Trial Championships, Janneke Ensing
Oost-Nederland Regional Road Race, Geerike Schreurs- Stage 4 Tour de Feminin — Krasna Lipa, Mascha Pijnenborg
- Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Martine Bras
- 2012
- Tour de Free State, Laura van der Kamp
- 2013
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams
Combativity award Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
Sprints classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
Combination classification, Lizzie Armitstead
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- 2014
- Omloop van het Hageland, Lizzie Armitstead
- Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead
- Tour of Flanders, Ellen van Dijk
- Otley Grand Prix, Lizzie Armitstead
- Profronde van Heerlen, Ellen van Dijk
Points classification Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Lizzie Armitstead
Mountains classification, Lizzie Armitstead
Stage 2 Combativity award, Romy Kasper- Stage 1, Lizzie Armitstead
- Stage 2, Romy Kasper
Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead- Stage 1 (ITT) Holland Ladies Tour, Ellen van Dijk
- Grand Prix Galychyna (Scratch race), Katarzyna Pawłowska
- Grand Prix Galychyna (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska
- 2015
- Revolution – Manchester (Round 3) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead
- Revolution – Glasgow (Round 4) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead
Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Lizzie Armitstead
Points classification, Lizzie Armitstead- Stage 2, Ellen van Dijk
- Stages 3 & 4, Lizzie Armitstead
- Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak
- Strade Bianche, Megan Guarnier
- Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead
- Tour of California Women's Time Trial, Evelyn Stevens
- Holland Hills Classic, Lizzie Armitstead
- Philadelphia Cycling Classic, Lizzie Armitstead
- Stage 1 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Megan Guarnier
- Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Chantal Blaak
- Stage 1 The Women's Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
- Stage 3 The Women's Tour, Christine Majerus
- Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Megan Guarnier
- Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Christine Majerus
- 2016
- Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Ellen van Dijk
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lizzie Armitstead
- Strade Bianche, Lizzie Armitstead
- Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak
- Ronde van Drenthe, Chantal Blaak
- Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead
- Tour of Flanders, Lizzie Armitstead
- Gent–Wevelgem, Chantal Blaak
- Overall Energiewacht Tour, Ellen van Dijk
- Team classification
- Stage 1, Team time trial
- Stage 2, Chantal Blaak
- Stage 4b (ITT), Ellen van Dijk
- Overall Tour of California, Megan Guarnier
Points classification, Megan Guarnier- Stage 1, Megan Guarnier
- Holland Hills Classic, Lizzie Armitstead
- Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, Megan Guarnier
- Overall The Women's Tour, Lizzie Armitstead
Best British rider classification, Lizzie Armitstead- Stage 1, Christine Majerus
- Stage 3, Lizzie Armitstead
Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile, Megan Guarnier
- Stages 2, 6 & 7 (ITT), Evelyn Stevens
- Stage 4 (ITT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Ellen van Dijk
- Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial
Overall UCI Women's World Tour, Megan Guarnier- Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour, Amalie Dideriksen
- Stage 2 Holland Ladies Tour, Team time trial
- Stages 1 & 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Katarzyna Pawłowska
- 2017
- Ronde van Drenthe, Amy Pieters
- Stage 1b Healthy Ageing Tour, Amy Pieters
- Stage 2 Healthy Ageing Tour, Team time trial
- Stage 4 Healthy Ageing Tour, Chantal Blaak
- Amstel Gold Race, Anna van der Breggen
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Anna van der Breggen
- Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Lizzie Deignan
- Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Christine Majerus
- Stage 1, Christine Majerus
- Overall Tour of California, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 1, Megan Guarnier
- Zuid-Holland Regional Time Trial Championships, Chantal Blaak
- Stage 2 The Women's Tour, Amy Pieters
- Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 1, Team time trial
- Stage 10, Megan Guarnier
- Daags na de Tour, Chantal Blaak
- Paardenmarktronde van Alblasserdam, Chantal Blaak
- CityRonde Tiel, Chantal Blaak
- Crescent Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial
- Stage 3 Ladies Tour of Norway, Megan Guarnier
- Young rider classification Holland Ladies Tour, Demi de Jong
- Team classification
- Stage 5, Anna van der Breggen
Overall UCI Women's World Tour, Anna van der Breggen- 2018
- Strade Bianche Donne, Anna van der Breggen
- Ronde van Drenthe, Amy Pieters
- Tour of Flanders for Women, Anna van der Breggen
- Overall Healthy Ageing Tour, Amy Pieters
- Team classification
- Stage 1 (ITT), Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 2, Amy Pieters
- Amstel Gold Race, Chantal Blaak
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 1 Festival Elsy Jacobs, Christine Majerus
- Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Megan Guarnier
Mountains classification, Megan Guarnier- Stage 2, Megan Guarnier
- Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Amy Pieters
- Stage 4 The Women's Tour, Amalie Dideriksen
- Crescent Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial
- GP de Plouay – Bretagne, Amy Pieters
- Stages 3 & 4 Holland Ladies Tour, Amalie Dideriksen
- Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Chantal Blaak
- 2019
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Chantal Blaak
- Le Samyn, Jip van den Bos
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen
- Points classification Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Christine Majerus
- Overall Tour of California, Anna van der Breggen
- Sprint classification, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 1, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 2, Katie Hall
- Stage 1 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stages 1 & 3 The Women's Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stage 6 The Women's Tour, Amy Pieters
- Stage 9 Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen
- GP de Plouay – Bretagne, Anna van der Breggen
- Overall Holland Ladies Tour, Christine Majerus
- Team classification
- Grand Prix International d'Isbergues, Christine Majerus
- 2020
Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 2, Anna van der Breggen
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen
- Le Samyn, Chantal Blaak
- Overall Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen
- Gent–Wevelgem, Jolien D'Hoore
- Tour of Flanders, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
- 2021
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Anna van der Breggen
- Strade Bianche, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
- Stage 1 Healthy Ageing Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stage 3 Healthy Ageing Tour, Lonneke Uneken
- Nokere Koerse, Amy Pieters
- Omloop van de Westhoek – Memorial Stive Vermaut, Christine Majerus
- La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Demi Vollering
- Gran Premio Ciudad de Eibar, Anna van der Breggen
- Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Anna van der Breggen
- Dwars door het Hageland WE, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
- La Course by Le Tour de France, Demi Vollering
- Overall Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen
- Stages 1 & 4 (ITT), Anna van der Breggen
- Stage 9, Ashleigh Moolman
- Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Lonneke Uneken
- Overall Holland Ladies Tour, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
- Stage 3, Lonneke Uneken
- Overall The Women's Tour, Demi Vollering
- Stage 2, Amy Pieters
- Stage 3, Demi Vollering
- 2022
- Stage 2 Bloeizone Fryslân Tour, Lonneke Uneken
- Strade Bianche, Lotte Kopecky
- Drentse Acht van Westerveld, Christine Majerus
- Tour of Flanders, Lotte Kopecky
- Brabantse Pijl, Demi Vollering
- Youth classification Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Niamh Fisher-Black
- Overall Itzulia Women, Demi Vollering
- Points classification, Demi Vollering
- Youth classification, Niamh Fisher-Black
- Stages 1, 2 & 3, Demi Vollering
- Points classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Lotte Kopecky
- Mountains classification, Demi Vollering
- Team classification
- Stage 1, Lotte Kopecky
- Stage 4, Demi Vollering
- 2023
- Stage 2 UAE Tour Women, Lorena Wiebes
- Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lotte Kopecky
- Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering
- Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
- Gent-Wevelgem, Marlen Reusser
- Tour of Flanders, Lotte Kopecky
- Amstel Gold Race, Demi Vollering
- La Flèche Wallonne, Demi Vollering
- Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Demi Vollering
- Overall Itzulia Women, Marlen Reusser
- Points classification, Marlen Reusser
Mountains classification, Demi Vollering- Stages 1 & 2, Demi Vollering
- Stage 3, Marlen Reusser
- Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Demi Vollering
- Points classification, Lorena Wiebes
- Mountains classification, Demi Vollering
- Stages 1 & 3 Lotte Kopecky
- Stages 2 & 4 Demi Vollering
- Overall Tour de France Femmes, Demi Vollering
- Points classification, Lotte Kopecky
- Team classification
- Stage 1 Lotte Kopecky
- Stage 3 Lorena Wiebes
- Stage 7 Demi Vollering
- Stage 8 Marlen Reusser
- 1st Overall Tour de Romandie Women, Demi Vollering
- 1st Stage 2, Demi Vollering
- 2024
- Strade Bianche, Lotte Kopecky
- Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes
- Gent–Wevelgem, Lorena Wiebes
- Paris–Roubaix, Lotte Kopecky
Overall La Vuelta Femenina, Demi Vollering
Mountains classification, Demi Vollering- Stage 3 & 8 Demi Vollering
- Overall Itzulia Women, Demi Vollering
- Points classification, Demi Vollering
- Mountains classification, Demi Vollering
- Stages 1 & 2, Mischa Bredewold
- Stage 3, Demi Vollering
- Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Demi Vollering
- Points classification, Demi Vollering
- Mountains classification, Demi Vollering
- Stages 2 & 4 Demi Vollering
- Stages 3 Lorena Wiebes
Overall RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes
Sprint classification, Lorena Wiebes- Stages 1, 2 & 3 Lorena Wiebes
National, continental and world champions
edit- 2010
Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Winanda Spoor- 2012
Azerbaijan Time Trial, Elena Tchalykh- 2013
British National Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead- 2014
Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- 2015
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
USA Road Race, Megan Guarnier
Denmark Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen- British Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead
European U23 Track (Pursuit), Amalie Dideriksen- European U23 Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen
World Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead- European Track (Points race), Katarzyna Pawłowska
- 2016
- World Track (Points race), Katarzyna Pawłowska
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
- British Cyclo-cross, Nikki Harris
- USA Road Race, Megan Guarnier
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- European Time Trial, Ellen van Dijk
- World Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen
- Denmark Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen
- Denmark Track (Points race), Amalie Dideriksen
- Denmark Track (Individual pursuit), Amalie Dideriksen
- Denmark Track (Scratch race), Amalie Dideriksen
- Denmark Track (Individual sprint), Amalie Dideriksen
- 2017
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
- British Cyclo-cross, Nikki Brammier
Poland Time Trial, Katarzyna Pawłowska- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- British Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead
- Dutch Road Race, Chantal Blaak
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
Canada Time Trial, Karol-Ann Canuel- Denmark Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen
- World Road Race, Chantal Blaak
- Poland Track (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska
- Dutch Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters
- 2018
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Denmark Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen
- Dutch Road Race, Chantal Blaak
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- World Road Race, Anna van der Breggen
- Dutch Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters
- 2019
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser
European Track (Madison), Amalie Dideriksen- World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
- 2020
- Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus
- Denmark Time Trial, Amalie Dideriksen
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- Dutch Road Race, Anna van der Breggen
- World Time Trial, Anna van der Breggen
- World Road Race, Anna van der Breggen
- World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
- 2021
Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková
Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Dutch Time Trial, Anna van der Breggen
- Dutch Road Race, Amy Pieters
- Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- British U23 Time Trial, Anna Shackley
- Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser
- World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters
- European Time trial, Marlen Reusser
- 2022
- Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas
- Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas
Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majeru
- European Time trial, Marlen Reusser
- 2023
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus
- Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
- Belgium Road Race, Lotte Kopecky
- Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas
- Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas
- Dutch Road Race, Demi Vollering
- Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser
- European Time trial, Marlen Reusser
- European Road race, Mischa Bredewold
- World Road race, Lotte Kopecky
- 2024
- Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus
- Luxembourg Road Race, Marie Schreiber
- Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
- Belgium Road Race, Lotte Kopecky
- Dutch Road Race, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak
- Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas
References
edit- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (26 September 2019). "Boels Rental and Dolmans to end sponsorship of number one women's team in 2020". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "SD Worx new title sponsor of Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ Ellen van Dijk op weg naar Boels-Dolmans Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine WielerRevue, 7 oktober 2013
- ^ ProCyclingStats. "Sanne van Paassen". procyclingstats.com.
- ^ a b c "The Cyclingnews guide to 2016-2017 rider transfers - Women - Cyclingnews.com".
- ^ "Evelyn Stevens to retire at the end of 2016 - Cyclingnews.com".
- ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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