2008 AA-Drink Cycling Team season


The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team: AA-Drink Cycling Team, which began as Van Bemmelen–AA Drink in 2005.

Roster

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Results

Season victories

DateNationRaceCat.Winner
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Kirsten Wild
Omloop van Borsele Kirsten Wild
Therme kasseienomloop Kirsten Wild
Stage 1 Rabobank Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden Kirsten Wild
Stage 2 Tour Féminin en Limousin Paulina Brzeźna
Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin Emma Johansson
Stage 5 Trophée d'Or Féminin Emma Johansson
Grand Prix de France Ludivine Henrion

DateDisciplineJerseyWinner
Swedish National Time Trial ChampionshipsEmma Johansson
Polish National Time Trial ChampionshipsPaulina Brzeźna
2008 Dutch National Track Championships - ScratchKirsten Wild

Results in major races

Women's World Cup 2008

#DateRaceCountryBest riderPlace
#1Geelong World Cup
#2Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
#3Tour of Flanders for Women
#4Ronde van Drenthe
#5La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Emma Johansson12th
#6Tour de Berne
#7Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal
#8Open de Suède Vårgårda Kirsten Wild10th
#9Open de Suède Vårgårda TTTAA-Drink Cycling Team6th
#10GP de Plouay-Bretagne Emma Johansson10th
#11Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt

DateRaceRiderPlace
28 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit Marlijn Binnendijk
6th
23 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's time trial Emma Johansson14th
24 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's road race Emma Johansson4th

Other achievements

Dutch national records, team pursuit

The women's 3000 m team pursuit track cycling discipline was introduced at the 2007–08 track cycling season. The Dutch team including Ellen van Dijk and Yvonne Hijgenaar rode the team pursuit for the first time at Round 4 at the 2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup in Copenhagen in a time of 3:36.901. They broke the record later that day. At the 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships the Dutch team including Van Dijk broke the record again in the qualifying round. This is not the current record anymore.
TimeSpeed
CyclistsEventLocation of raceDateRef
3:36.90149.792Marlijn Binnendijk
2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 Copenhagen17 February 2008
3:32.66650.783Marlijn Binnendijk
2007–08 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics – Round 4 Copenhagen17 February 2008
3:31.59651.040Marlijn Binnendijk
2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Manchester28 March 2008