2014 Team Giant–Shimano season

The 2014 women's road cycling season was the fourth for the Team Giant–Shimano (UCI code: GIW), which began as Team Skil–Argos in 2010.

For men's season, see 2014 Giant-Shimano season.
2014 Team Giant–Shimano
ManagerIwan Spekenbrink
Season victories
One-day races10
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages8
Best ranked riderKirsten Wild (4th)

Roster
See also: List of 2014 UCI Women's Teams and riders and List of women's road cycling transfers 2014

As of 1 January 2014. Ages as of 1 January 2014.[1]

Rider Date of birth
 Marijn de Vries (NED) (1978-11-19)19 November 1978 (aged 35)
 Lucy Garner (GBR) (1994-09-20)20 September 1994 (aged 19)
 Claudia Häusler (GER) (1985-11-17)17 November 1985 (aged 28)
 Willeke Knol (NED) (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 22)
 Floortje Mackaij (NED) (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 (aged 18)
Rider Date of birth
 Sara Mustonen (SWE) (1981-02-08)8 February 1981 (aged 32)
 Maaike Polspoel (BEL) (1989-03-28)28 March 1989 (aged 24)
 Julia Soek (NED) (1990-12-12)12 December 1990 (aged 23)
 Kyara Stijns (NED) (1995-10-09)9 October 1995 (aged 18)
 Kirsten Wild (NED) (1982-10-15)15 October 1982 (aged 31)

    Season victories
    Single day and stage races 2014[7]
    DateCountryRaceCat.Winner
    4 February QatarStage 1 Ladies Tour of Qatar2.1Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    5 February QatarStage 2 Ladies Tour of Qatar2.1Netherlands Amy Pieters
    6 February QatarStage 3 Ladies Tour of Qatar2.1Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    7 February QatarStage 4 Ladies Tour of Qatar2.1Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    7 February QatarGeneral classification Ladies Tour of Qatar2.1Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    1 March BelgiumOmloop het Nieuwsblad1.2Netherlands Amy Pieters
    16 March NetherlandsNovilon EDR Cup1.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    9 April NetherlandsStage 1 Energiewacht Tour2.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    10 April NetherlandsStage 2 Energiewacht Tour2.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    20 April NetherlandsRonde van Gelderland1.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    14 May ChinaStage 1 Tour of Chongming Island1.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    15 May ChinaStage 2 Tour of Chongming Island1.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    16 May ChinaGeneral classification Tour of Chongming Island1.2Netherlands Kirsten Wild
    17 May BelgiumTrofee Maarten Wynants1.2Netherlands Maaike Polspoel
    18 May ChinaTour of Chongming Island World CupCDMNetherlands Kirsten Wild
    4 June NetherlandsParel van de VeluweNat.Netherlands Floortje Mackaij

    Results in major races
    See also: 2014 in women's road cycling

    Single day races
    Results at the 2014 UCI Women's Road World Cup races[8]
    Date # Race Best rider Place
    15 March 1 Ronde van Drenthe Netherlands Kirsten Wild 6th
    30 March 2 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Germany Claudia Lichtenberg 13th
    6 April 3 Tour of Flanders Netherlands Kirsten Wild 13th
    23 April 4 La Flèche Wallonne Féminine Germany Claudia Häusler 9th
    18 May 5 Tour of Chongming Island Netherlands Kirsten Wild 1st
    3 August 6 Sparkassen Giro Netherlands Kirsten Wild 9th
    22 August 7 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT Team Giant–Shimano 7th
    24 August 8 Open de Suède Vårgårda Netherlands Kirsten Wild 5th
    30 August 9 GP de Plouay Germany Claudia Lichtenberg 16th
    Final individual classification Netherlands Kirsten Wild 5th
    Final team classification
    Other major single day races
    Date Race Best rider Place
    27 July La Course by Le Tour de France Netherlands Kirsten Wild 2nd
    21 September UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial Team Giant–Shimano 8th
    23 September UCI Road World Championships – Women's time trial[M 1]
    27 September UCI Road World Championships – Women's road race[M 2]
    1. Riders are part of the national team[9]
    2. Riders are part of the national team[10]

    Grand Tours
    Grand tour Giro d'Italia Femminile
    Rider (classification) Claudia Häusler (6th)[11]
    Victories 0 stage wins

    UCI World Ranking
    Main article: 2014 UCI Women's Road World Rankings

    The 2014 UCI Women's Road Rankings are rankings based upon the results in all UCI-sanctioned races of the 2014 women's road cycling season.

    Team Giant–Shimano finished fifth in the 2014 ranking for UCI teams.[12]

    Individual world ranking[13]
    Rank Rider Points
    4Netherlands Kirsten Wild877.25
    15Netherlands Amy Pieters417.5
    20Germany Claudia Lichtenberg366.25
    41United Kingdom Lucy Garner163
    60Belgium Maaike Polspoel114.25
    87Sweden Sara Mustonen69.25
    166Netherlands Floortje Mackaij28.25
    538Poland Willeke Knol1.25

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    9. "2014  » World Championships WE - ITT (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
    10. "2014  » 81st World Championships WE - Road Race (CM)". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
    11. "Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile 2014 (2.1)". cycling fever. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
    12. "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2014 Women Elite UCI Ranking Team Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
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