AA Drink–leontien.nl was a cycling team based in the Netherlands. The title sponsors were AA Drink ('after activity drink'), a Dutch sports drinks brand owned by United Soft Drinks, and leontien.nl, a women's health and fitness website associated with former champion cyclist Leontien van Moorsel, whose husband Michael Zijlaard was the team manager.
In August 2012, Zijlaard informed the riders and staff that the team would disband at the end of the 2012 racing season, as AA Drink were not extending their sponsorship beyond 2012 and he and van Moorsel had decided not to seek a new sponsor.
History
2008
2011
2012
Team rosters 2012
The 2012 women's road racing team included six riders who were formerly members of the disbanded Garmin–Cervélo women's team: British cyclists Emma Pooley, Lizzie Armitstead, Sharon Laws and Lucy Martin, Belgian Jessie Daams and Australian Carla Ryan.
Ages as of 1 January 2012.
2011
Major wins
2005 Stage 1 Geelong Tour, Nathalie Bates Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Adrie Visser Overall New Zealand, Suzanne de Goede Overall Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe, Suzanne de Goede Stages 1 & 2, Suzanne de Goede Ronde van Gelderland, Suzanne de Goede Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Suzanne de Goede Overall International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Theresa Senff Stage 3, Angela Brodtka-Hennig Stage 5, Theresa Senff Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Angela Brodtka-Hennig Stage 1b Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Suzanne de Goede 2006 Omloop het Nieuwsblad, Suzanne de Goede Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Kirsten Wild Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild Stages 2 & 3, Kirsten Wild Overall Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Theresa Senff Stage 1, Theresa Senff Stage 1 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Angela Brodtka-Hennig Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Adrie Visser Holland Hills Classic, Theresa Senff Stage 3 Euregio Ladies Tour, Sandra Missbach 2007 Overall Tour de Pologne Feminin, Kirsten Wild Stages 2, 3 & 4, Kirsten Wild Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild 2008 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad WE, Kirsten Wild Omloop van Borsele WE, Kirsten Wild Therme kasseienomloop, Kirsten Wild Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Paulina Brzeźna Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Kirsten Wild Profronde van Oostvoorne, Chantal Blaak Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Emma Johansson Stage 5, Emma Johansson Grand Prix de France, Ludivine Henrion 2009 Dolmans Heuvelland Classic, Lucinda Brand Stage 5 Gracia–Orlová, Andrea Bosman Therme kasseienomloop, Chantal Blaak Stage 3 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Andrea Bosman 2010 Gouden Pijl Emmen, Andrea Bosman 2011 Track Cycling World Cup in Astana – team pursuit, Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) Omloop van Borsele, Kirsten Wild Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Chantal Blaak Erpe – Mere, Chantal Blaak Stage 5 Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini, Trixi Worrack 2012 Stages 1 & 3, Kirsten Wild Omloop van het Hageland – Tielt-Winge, Lizzie Armitstead Gent – Wevelgem WE, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 4a Energiewacht Tour, Kirsten Wild Tour of Chongming Island World Cup, Shelley Olds-Evans Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Emma Pooley Overall Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden, Kirsten Wild Stage 3, Kirsten Wild Stage 6 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Shelley Olds-Evans Dutch National Record, Olympic Games: London, Team pursuit: 3:20.013, Kirsten Wild (with Ellen van Dijk and Vera Koedooder) Stage 2 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Kirsten Wild Stage 3 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Lucinda Brand Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Lucinda Brand Stage 6 International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Jessie Daams Stage 2 Route de France Féminine, Lucinda Brand Stages 1 & 2 Lotto–Decca Tour, Kirsten Wild Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Emma Pooley Stages 3 & 5, Emma Pooley Stage 6, Carla Ryan Stage 3 BrainWash Ladies Tour, Kirsten Wild
National and continental champions
2005 Dutch National Cyclocross Championships, Daphny van den Brand Australian National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Kate Bates Australian National Track Championships (Scratch race), Kate Bates Australian U23 National Track Championships (Scratch race), Kate Bates Australian National Track Championships (Points race), Kate Bates Dutch National Time Trial Championships, Suzanne de Goede Dutch National Track Championships (Scratch race), Adrie Visser Dutch National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Adrie Visser Dutch Junior National Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Maxime Groenewegen Dutch National Track Championships (Points race), Adrie Visser Dutch Junior National Track Championships (Points race), Maxime Groenewegen 2006 European U23 Track Championships (Points race), Marlijn Binnendijk Dutch National Track Championships (Scratch race), Adrie Visser Dutch National Track Championships (Points race), Adrie Visser 2007 Dutch Road Race Championship, Marlijn Binnendijk European U23 Track Championships (Points race), Marlijn Binnendijk Belgian Time Trial Championship, An Van Rie 2008 Swedish Time Trial Championship, Emma Johansson Polish Road Race Championship, Paulina Brzeźna Dutch National Track Championships (Scratch race), Kirsten Wild 2009 Dutch National Team Time Trial Championships, Suzanne van Veen, Chantal Blaak & Marit Huisman 2010 Dutch National Track Championships (500m Time Trial), Willy Kanis Dutch National Track Championships (Sprint), Willy Kanis Dutch National Track Championships (Keirin), Willy Kanis 2011 Dutch National Track Championships (Points race), Kirsten Wild Dutch National Track Championships (Scratch), Kirsten Wild Dutch National Track Championships (Madison), Kirsten Wild (together with Ellen van Dijk) 2012 Dutch National Track Championships (Omnium), Kirsten Wild British National Road Race Championships, Sharon Laws Dutch National Track Championships (Points race), Kirsten Wild
References 2012 UCI Women's Teams: AA DRINK – LEONTIEN.NL CYCLING TEAM (LNL) – NED UCI website. Last updated : 13.01.2012
External links
Official website (English version)