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. Winner25 FebruaryStage 1 Women's Tour of New Zealand 2.2 Rochelle Gilmore26 FebruaryStage 2 Women's Tour of New Zealand 2.2 Rochelle Gilmore9 MayOmloop Door Middag-Humsterland 1.2 Rochelle Gilmore23 JulyStage 1 Tour Féminin en Limousin 2.2 Grace Verbeke27 JulyTour Féminin en Limousin 2.2 Grace Verbeke2 AugustSparkassen Giro Bochum1.1 Rochelle Gilmore12 September Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche2.2 Lizzie Armitstead
+National, Continental and World champions 2009 Date Discipline Jersey 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 Ref 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
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 racesDate#RaceBest riderPlace29 March1Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio 5 April2Tour of Flanders for Women13 April3Ronde van Drenthe22 April4La Flèche Wallonne Féminine10 May5Tour de Berne30 May6Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal31 July7Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT2 August8Open de Suède Vårgårda22 August9Grand Prix de Plouay13 September10Rund um die Nürnberger AltstadtFinal individual classification Grace Verbeke 9thFinal team classificationLotto–Belisol Ladiesteam 7th
+Other major single day racesDateRaceRiderPlace26 MarchUCI Track Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit Vera Koedooder(with Ellen van Dijk and Amy Pieters) 4th23 SeptemberUCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial - -24 SeptemberUCI Road World Championships – Women's road race 9th
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 4th in the UCI ranking for teams.
+ Individual UCI World Ranking Rank Rider Points8 Rochelle Gilmore 48513 Grace Verbeke 38658 Elizabeth Armitstead 90125 Vera Koedooder 29214 Linn Torp 10272 Catherine Delfosse 7372 Emma Silversides 2
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