Visma–Lease a Bike (women's team)

Visma–Lease a Bike is a women's professional road bicycle racing team based in the Netherlands.^[2] As with the Visma–Lease a Bike men's team, the team is sponsored by Norwegian software and IT company Visma and German company Lease a Bike.

Visma–Lease a Bike

Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes
Team information
UCI code	TVL
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	2020 (2020)
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's WorldTeam (from 2022)[1] UCI Women's Continental Team (2021)[2]
Bicycles	Cervélo
Components	SRAM
Website	Team home page
Key personnel
Team manager(s)	Rutger Tijssen
Team name history
2021–2023 2024–	Team Jumbo–Visma Visma–Lease a Bike

History

In October 2020, Team Jumbo–Visma announced the launch of a Women's team, aimed at "completing" the team and developing women's cycling within and outside the Netherlands using the team's pre-existing experience and facilities. The team's goal is to build the best women's team in the world.^[3]

Team roster

As of 16 August 2024.^[4]

Rider Date of birth  Carlijn Achtereekte (NED) (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 34)  Femke de Vries (NED) (1994-04-16) 16 April 1994 (age 30)  Mijntje Geurts (NED) (2003-10-25) 25 October 2003 (age 21)  Anna Henderson (GBR) (1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26)  Riejanne Markus (NED) (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 30)  Lieke Nooijen (NED) (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 23)  Maud Oudeman (NED) (2003-09-29) 29 September 2003 (age 21)  Rosita Reijnhout (NED) (2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 20)

Rider Date of birth  Linda Riedmann (GER) (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)  Eva van Agt (NED) (1997-03-18) 18 March 1997 (age 27)  Fem Van Empel (NED) (2002-09-03) 3 September 2002 (age 22)  Nienke Veenhoven (NED) (2004-03-20) 20 March 2004 (age 20)  Margaux Vigie (FRA) (1995-07-21) 21 July 1995 (age 29)  Sophie von Berswordt (NED) (1996-05-29) 29 May 1996 (age 28)  Marianne Vos (NED) (1987-05-13) 13 May 1987 (age 37)

Major wins

2021

Gent–Wevelgem, Marianne Vos

Amstel Gold Race, Marianne Vos

Stages 3 & 7 Giro Rosa, Marianne Vos

Overall Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames, Anna Henderson

Stages 1 & 2, Anna Henderson

Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Norway, Riejanne Markus

Prologue, Stages 4 & 5 Simac Ladies Tour, Marianne Vos

 United Kingdom National Time Trial Championships, Anna Henderson

2022

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Marianne Vos

Prologue Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Anna Henderson

  Switzerland National Under-23 Time trial Championships, Noemi Rüegg

 Netherlands National Road race Championships, Riejanne Markus

  Switzerland National Under-23 Road race Championships, Noemi Rüegg

Stages 2 & 5 Giro Donne, Marianne Vos

Stages 2 & 6 Tour de France, Marianne Vos

Stages 1, 2, 3 & 6 Tour of Scandinavia, Marianne Vos

Stage 4 Simac Ladies Tour, Riejanne Markus

2023

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Fem Van Empel

Stage 1 (TTT) La Vuelta Femenina^{[N 1]}

Stages 3 & 4 La Vuelta Femenina, Marianne Vos

Navarra Women's Elite Classic, Riejanne Markus

 Netherlands National Time trial Championships, Riejanne Markus

La Périgord Ladies, Amber Kraak

Overall Tour de la Semois, Karlijn Swinkels

Stages 1 & 2, Karlijn Swinkels

  Switzerland National Under-23 Time trial Championships, Noemi Rüegg

2024

UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Fem Van Empel

Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, Rosita Reijnhout

Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Marianne Vos

Dwars door Vlaanderen, Marianne Vos

Amstel Gold Race, Marianne Vos

Points classification La Vuelta Femenina, Marianne Vos

Stages 3 & 7, Marianne Vos

Veenendaal Classic, Riejanne Markus

Overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina, Marianne Vos

Points classification, Marianne Vos

Stage 2, Marianne Vos

 Great Britain Time trial championships, Anna Henderson

 Netherlands Time Trial Championships, Riejanne Markus

Overall Princess Anna Vasa Tour, Lieke Nooijen

Points classification, Lieke Nooijen

Stage 1 Team time trial

Stages 3 & 4, Lieke Nooijen

Egmont Cycling Race, Lieke Nooijen

Points classification Tour de France, Marianne Vos

UCI Gravel World Championships, Marianne Vos

National, continental and world champions

2021

British Time Trial, Anna Henderson

2022

World Cyclo-cross, Marianne Vos

Swiss U23 Time Trial, Noemi Rüegg

Netherlands Road Race, Riejanne Markus

Swiss U23 Road Race, Noemi Rüegg

2023

Netherlands Time Trial, Riejanne Markus

Swiss U23 Time Trial, Noemi Rüegg

2024

World Cyclo-cross, Fem van Empel

British Time Trial, Anna Henderson

Netherlands Time Trial, Riejanne Markus

World Gravel, Marianne Vos

Notes

1. The riders on the squad were Anna Henderson, Amber Kraak, Riejanne Markus, Marianne Vos, Noemi Rüegg, Eva van Agt and Coryn Labecki

References

1. "Team Jumbo-Visma Women raises the bar again in 2022". official Team Jumbo–Visma website. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
2. "Team Jumbo-Visma starts women's team in 2021". official Team Jumbo–Visma website. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
3. "Marianne Vos to spearhead Jumbo-Visma women's team in 2021". CyclingNews.com. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
4. "Team Visma–Lease a Bike". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 13 February 2024.

External links

• Official website