2009 Team Columbia–HTC Women season
The 2009 season was the eighth for the Team Columbia-High Road Women cycling team, which began as the T-Mobile team in 2003. The main new riders for the team were the European Time Trial Champion Ellen van Dijk and the Canadian national champion Alex Wrubleski. Alexis Rhodes and Madeleine Sandig left the team and Anke Wichmann and Oenone Wood both retired.
| 2009 Team Columbia-High Road Women | |
|---|---|
| UCI Team ranking | 2nd |
| Manager | Bob Stapleton |
| Season victories | |
| One-day races | |
| Stage race overall | |
| Best ranked rider | Judith Arndt (5th) |
Roster
The team was presented together with the males team on 11 January 2009 in Mallorca.[1]
The main new rider for the team was Ellen van Dijk, 21 years old, a time trial specialist and the European Time Trial Champion (under-23). The Canadion Alex Wrubleski, national champion and the winner of the Redlands Bicycle Classic also joined the team.[2]
The contract of Alexis Rhodes ended and she moved to Webcor on the recommendation of Scrymgeour.[3] Madeleine Sandig moved to Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung and Anke Wichmann and Oenone Wood retired.[2]
Ages as of 1 January 2009.
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Season
February
The season started for the team with the Ladies Tour of Qatar in February. Ellen van Dijk secured the Best Young Rider prize, with consistency after taking the jersey on the first day when she made it into the front group of 21 riders and finished third. The last hour of the last stage was a tense affair for the Dutchwoman, when she was caught on the wrong side of a split. She had to get past seven groups and finally crossed the line in sixth place, in the same time as stage winner, and won the overall Best Young Rider’s classification.[5]
Results
Season victories
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| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June | Danish National Time Trial Championships |  | Linda Villumsen |
| 27 June | Danish National Road Race Championships | | Linda Villumsen |
| 25 June | Swedish National Time Trial Championships |  | Emilia Fahlin |
| 25 June | German National Road Race Championships |  | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
| 1 July | European Road Championships - Time Trial |  |  Ellen van Dijk |
Results in major races
Women's World Cup 2009
Judith Arndt finished 4th in the individual and the team finished 5th in the teams overall standing.[7]
| Date | # | Race | Best rider | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 March | 1 | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio |  Linda Villumsen |
14 |
| 5 April | 2 | Tour of Flanders for Women |  Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
1 |
| 13 April | 3 | Ronde van Drenthe | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
7 |
| 22 April | 4 | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine |  Mara Abbott |
7 |
| 10 May | 5 | Tour de Berne | Linda Villumsen |
8 |
| 30 May | 6 | La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | Mara Abbott |
11 |
| 31 July | 7 | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Team Columbia-HTC Women | 2 |
| 2 August | 8 | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Linda Villumsen |
12 |
| 22 August | 9 | Grand Prix de Plouay | - | - |
| 13 September | 10 | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg |
3 |
Grand Tours
| Grand tour | Giro d'Italia Femminile |
|---|---|
| Rider (classification) | Mara Abbott (2nd) |
| Victories | 3 stage wins |
UCI World Ranking
The team finished second in the UCI ranking for teams, behind Cervélo TestTeam (women).[7]
| Rank | Rider | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg | 582.45 |
| 10 | Judith Arndt | 431.25 |
| 15 | Linda Villumsen | 365.2 |
| 29 | Mara Abbott | 202 |
| 38 | Kim Anderson | 152.5 |
| 52 | Ellen van Dijk | 96.75 |
| 81 |  Emilia Fahlin | 54.25 |
| 82 | Chantal Beltman | 53.2 |
| 288 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alexandra Wrubleski | 6 |
| 381 | Luise Keller | 1.7 |
References
- "Team Columbia-Highroad presents 2009 Team". road cycling. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- "Team Columbia - Highroad Women 2009". dailypeloton. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
- "Rhodes to Webcor". cycling news. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "2009 Roster". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- "Van Dijk scoops Columbia-High Road Women's first classification success at first race of the year". cyclingarchives.com. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- "Columbia Women 2009". cyclingarchives. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Columbia Women 2009". cyclingarchives. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- "Team Columbia - HTC Women (2009)". cycling base. Retrieved 24 March 2014.