Team SD Worx–Protime

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.

SD Worx
Team information
UCI code
  • DOL (2010)
  • DLT (2011–2020)
    SDW (2021–)
RegisteredNetherlands
Founded2010 (2010)
Discipline(s)Road
Status
BicyclesSpecialized
ComponentsSRAM
WebsiteTeam home page
Team name history
2010–2011
2012
2013–2020
2021–
Dolmans–Landscaping
Dolmans–Boels
Boels–Dolmans
SD Worx
Current season

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 [nl] would become the title sponsor of the team on a four-year deal from 2021.[2]

History

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2013

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2014

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At 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

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The 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

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In 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

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As of August 2023, 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

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As of 13 February 2024.[7]
Rider Date of birth
  Mischa Bredewold (NED) (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24)
  Elena Cecchini (ITA) (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)
  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) (2000-08-12) 12 August 2000 (age 24)
  Femke Gerritse (NED) (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23)
  Barbara Guarischi (ITA) (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 34)
  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 28)
  Christine Majerus (LUX) (1987-02-25) 25 February 1987 (age 37)
  Femke Markus (NED) (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 27)
Rider Date of birth
  Marlen Reusser (SWI) (1991-09-20) 20 September 1991 (age 33)
  Anna Shackley (GBR) (2001-05-17) 17 May 2001 (age 23)
  Marie Schreiber (LUX) (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)
  Lonneke Uneken (NED) (2000-03-02) 2 March 2000 (age 24)
  Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 35)
  Blanka Vas (HUN) (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23)
  Demi Vollering (NED) (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 27)
  Lorena Wiebes (NED) (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 25)

Major wins

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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
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

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "SD Worx new title sponsor of Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team". VeloNews. Pocket Outdoor Media, LLC. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  3. ^ Ellen van Dijk op weg naar Boels-Dolmans Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine WielerRevue, 7 oktober 2013
  4. ^ ProCyclingStats. "Sanne van Paassen". procyclingstats.com.
  5. ^ a b c "The Cyclingnews guide to 2016-2017 rider transfers - Women - Cyclingnews.com".
  6. ^ "Evelyn Stevens to retire at the end of 2016 - Cyclingnews.com".
  7. ^ "Team SD Worx". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
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