The 2008 women's road cycling season was the fourth season for the 2008 UCI Women's Cycling Team (UCI code: FLX), which began as in 2005.
Roster
Elisabeth Braam Saskia Elemans Loes Gunnewijk Britt Jochems Jacobien Kanis Bianca Knöpfle Susanne Ljungskog Loes Markerink Mirjam Melchers Amber Neben Trine Schmidt Iris Slappendel Adriene Snijder Anita Valen Suzanne van Veen Elise van Hage Source:
Results
Season victories
+Single day and stage races 2008 Date Nation Race Cat. Winner27 April GP Stad Roeselare1.2 Loes MarkerinkMay 7-Dorpenomloop Aalburg1.2 Loes Markerink Stage 6 Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a el Salvador2.2 Anita Valen18 June Stage 2 Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale2.2 Loes Markerink5 July Prologue Giro d'Italia Femminile2.1 Mirjam Melchers6 September Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour2.2 Loes MarkerinkSeptember Stage 6 Tour de l'Ardèche2.2 Susanne LjungskogSeptember Overall Tour de l'Ardèche2.2 Amber Neben
+National, Continental and World champions 2009 Date Discipline Jersey Winner 31 August Dutch National Time Trial Champion Mirjam Melchers 24 September Time Trial World Champion Amber Neben
Results in major races
+Results in other major single day racesDateRaceRiderPlace 28 MarchTrack Cycling World Championships – Women's team pursuit Elise van Hage(with Ellen van Dijk and Marlijn Binnendijk) 6th 5 JulyEuropean Road Championships – Women's under-23 road race Mirjam Melchers 30th23 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's time trial Amber Neben 24 SeptemberRoad World Championships – Women's road race Amber Neben 22nd
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. Elise van Hage was once part of the team when they broke the Dutch national record. This is not the current record anymore. Time Speed(km/h) Cyclists Event Location of race Date Ref 3:31.596 51.040 Elise van Hage(with Ellen van Dijk and Marlijn Binnendijk) 2008 UCI Track Cycling World Championships (Qualifying) Manchester 28 March 2008
UCI World Ranking
The team finished 19th in the UCI ranking for teams.
+ Individual UCI World Ranking Rank Rider Points12 Susanne Ljungskog 39713 Amber Neben 39343 Loes Markerink 157.544 Mirjam Melchers-Van Poppel 142.6665 Loes Gunnewijk 89.590 Trine Schmidt 61.5
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