Team SD Worx–Protime

SD Worx
Team information
UCI code
  • DOL (2010)
  • DLT (2011–2020)
    SDW (2021–)
RegisteredNetherlands
Founded2010 (2010)
DisciplineRoad
Status
BicyclesSpecialized
ComponentsSRAM
WebsiteTeam home page
Team name history
2010–2011
2012
2013–2020
2021–2023
2024–
Dolmans–Landscaping
Dolmans–Boels
Boels–Dolmans
SD Worx
Team SD Worx–Protime
Team SD Worx–Protime jerseyTeam SD Worx–Protime jerseyJersey
Current season

Team SD Worx - Protime (UCI team code: SDW) is a professional cycling team based in the Netherlands, which competes in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's World Tour. They topped the UCI Women's World Tour team ranking in 2016–2019 and 2021–2024.

Between 2012 and 2020, the team's title sponsors were the Dutch equipment rental company Boels Rental and Dolmans Landscaping, a Dutch civil engineering company.[1] In February 2020, it was announced that Belgian human resource services company SD Worx [nl] would become the title sponsor of the team on a four-year deal from 2021.[2][3] In 2024 the Belgian workforce management solutions company Protime was added as main sponsor and both SD Worx and Protime extended the contract until 2028.[4]

History

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The team was founded in 2010 as the Dolmans Landscaping Team.[3]

2013

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2014

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At a special press conference in October 2013 it was announced that the Dutch time trial World Champion Ellen van Dijk would join the team after signing a three-year contract,[5] after five years at Specialized–lululemon. On 1 March Sanne van Paassen (Rabo–Liv) joined the team.[6] After winning the Omloop van het Hageland in early March, Lizzie Armitstead also won the first World Cup race, the Ronde van Drenthe. She would finish later three times in second place in the later World Cup races and keeping the lead in the overall World Cup classification. At the beginning of April, after a solo of some 30 kilometres (19 miles), Ellen van Dijk won the Tour of Flanders World Cup race.

2015

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The team started the season with the Ladies Tour of Qatar. Ellen van Dijk won the second stage and took the lead in the general classification.

2016

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In preparation for the 2017 season, the team signed Anna van der Breggen from Rabo–Liv.[7] The team also extended the contracts of Megan Guarnier, Chantal Blaak, Christine Majerus, Amalie Dideriksen, Nikki Brammeier, Lizzie Armitstead and Karol-Ann Canuel.[7] Ellen Van Dijk left the team to join Team Liv–Plantur.[7] On 11 August, Evelyn Stevens announced she would retire at the end of the season.[8]

2021

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In 2021, the team won seven events including Strade Bianche Donne, Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, La Course by Le Tour de France and The Women's Tour. The team won the UCI Women's World Tour, team classification for the fifth time in six seasons. Anna van der Breggen retired at the end of the season, but continued to work for the team as directeur sportif.[9]

2022

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Riders at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes.

In 2022, the team won the UCI Women's World Tour team classification for the sixth time in seven seasons. In August 2022, it was announced that Dutch sprinter Lorena Wiebes had signed a contract with the team.[10]

2023

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In 2023, the team dominated the UCI Women's World Tour, winning 15 races including Strade Bianche Donne, Tour of Flanders, all three Ardennes classics and the Tour de France Femmes. At the Tour, the team dominated the event, with 1st (Demi Vollering) and 2nd place (Lotte Kopecky) in the overall classification, 1st in the points classification (Kopecky), four stage wins, as well as the team classification. The team won both the individual classification with Demi Vollering, as well as the team classification.

2024

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In 2024, the team again dominated the UCI Women's World Tour, winning 14 races including Strade Bianche Donne, Paris–Roubaix Femmes and the La Vuelta Femenina. The team missed out on winning the Tour de France Femmes by four seconds, after a crash for Vollering early in the race.[11] The team won the UCI Women's World Tour individual classification with Lotte Kopecky, as well as the team classification.[12] In October 2024, Vollering announced that she would be leaving the team at the end of the season, joining FDJ–Suez.[13]

2025

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Anna van der Breggen returned to the professional peloton for the 2025 season with her former team.[14]

Team roster

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As of 26 January 2025.[15]
Rider Date of birth
 Mischa Bredewold (NED) (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 25)
 Elena Cecchini (ITA) (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 33)
 Femke Gerritse (NED) (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 24)
 Barbara Guarischi (ITA) (1990-10-02) 2 October 1990 (age 35)
 Steffi Häberlin (SUI) (1997-12-11) 11 December 1997 (age 28)
 Mikayla Harvey (NZL) (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 27)
 Julia Kopecký (CZE) (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 21)
 Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 30)
 Marta Lach (POL) (1997-05-26) 26 May 1997 (age 28)
Rider Date of birth
 Femke Markus (NED) (1996-11-17) 17 November 1996 (age 29)
 Skylar Schneider (USA) (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 27)
 Marie Schreiber (LUX) (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 22)
 Geerike Schreurs (NED) (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989 (age 36)
 Laura Stigger (AUT) (2000-09-25) 25 September 2000 (age 25)
 Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 36)
 Anna van der Breggen (NED) (1990-04-18) 18 April 1990 (age 35)
 Blanka Vas (HUN) (2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 24)
 Lorena Wiebes (NED) (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 26)

Major wins

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2010 Noord-Nederland Regional Road Race Championships, Janneke Ensing 2011 Halle-Buizingen, Martine Bras Bredene, Winanda Spoor Noord-Nederland Regional Time Trial Championships, Janneke Ensing Oost-Nederland Regional Road Race, Geerike Schreurs Stage 4 Tour de Feminin – Krasna Lipa, Mascha Pijnenborg Stage 3 Tour Féminin en Limousin, Martine Bras 2012 Tour de Free State, Laura van der Kamp 2013 Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams Combativity award Stage 2 Energiewacht Tour, Lizzie Armitstead Sprints classification Holland Ladies Tour, Lizzie Armitstead Combination classification, Lizzie Armitstead 2014 Omloop van het Hageland, Lizzie Armitstead Ronde van Drenthe World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead Tour of Flanders, Ellen van Dijk Otley Grand Prix, Lizzie Armitstead Profronde van Heerlen, Ellen van Dijk Points classification Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Lizzie Armitstead Mountains classification, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 2 Combativity award, Romy Kasper Stage 1, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 2, Romy Kasper Overall UCI Women's Road World Cup, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 1 (ITT) Holland Ladies Tour, Ellen van Dijk Grand Prix Galychyna (Scratch race), Katarzyna Pawłowska Grand Prix Galychyna (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska 2015 Revolution – Manchester (Round 3) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead Revolution – Glasgow (Round 4) (Points race), Lizzie Armitstead Overall Ladies Tour of Qatar, Lizzie Armitstead Points classification, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 2, Ellen van Dijk Stages 3 & 4, Lizzie Armitstead Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak Strade Bianche, Megan Guarnier Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead Tour of California Women's Time Trial, Evelyn Stevens Holland Hills Classic, Lizzie Armitstead Philadelphia Cycling Classic, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 1 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Megan Guarnier Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Chantal Blaak Stage 1 The Women's Tour, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 3 The Women's Tour, Christine Majerus Stage 2 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Megan Guarnier Mountains classification Tour de Bretagne Féminin, Christine Majerus 2016 Stage 2 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Ellen van Dijk Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lizzie Armitstead Strade Bianche, Lizzie Armitstead Le Samyn des Dames, Chantal Blaak Ronde van Drenthe, Chantal Blaak Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio, Lizzie Armitstead Tour of Flanders, Lizzie Armitstead Gent–Wevelgem, Chantal Blaak Overall Energiewacht Tour, Ellen van Dijk Team classification Stage 1, Team time trial Stage 2, Chantal Blaak Stage 4b (ITT), Ellen van Dijk Overall Tour of California, Megan Guarnier Points classification, Megan Guarnier Stage 1, Megan Guarnier Holland Hills Classic, Lizzie Armitstead Philadelphia International Cycling Classic, Megan Guarnier Overall The Women's Tour, Lizzie Armitstead Best British rider classification, Lizzie Armitstead Stage 1, Christine Majerus Stage 3, Lizzie Armitstead Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile, Megan Guarnier Stages 2, 6 & 7 (ITT), Evelyn Stevens Stage 4 (ITT) Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen, Ellen van Dijk Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial Overall UCI Women's World Tour, Megan Guarnier Stage 1 Holland Ladies Tour, Amalie Dideriksen Stage 2 Holland Ladies Tour, Team time trial Stages 1 & 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Katarzyna Pawłowska 2017 Ronde van Drenthe, Amy Pieters Stage 1b Healthy Ageing Tour, Amy Pieters Stage 2 Healthy Ageing Tour, Team time trial Stage 4 Healthy Ageing Tour, Chantal Blaak Amstel Gold Race, Anna van der Breggen La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Anna van der Breggen Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Lizzie Deignan Overall Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Christine Majerus Stage 1, Christine Majerus Overall Tour of California, Anna van der Breggen Stage 1, Megan Guarnier Zuid-Holland Regional Time Trial Championships, Chantal Blaak Stage 2 The Women's Tour, Amy Pieters Overall Giro d'Italia Femminile, Anna van der Breggen Stage 1, Team time trial Stage 10, Megan Guarnier Daags na de Tour, Chantal Blaak Paardenmarktronde van Alblasserdam, Chantal Blaak CityRonde Tiel, Chantal Blaak Crescent Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial Stage 3 Ladies Tour of Norway, Megan Guarnier Young rider classification Holland Ladies Tour, Demi de Jong Team classification Stage 5, Anna van der Breggen Overall UCI Women's World Tour, Anna van der Breggen 2018 Strade Bianche Donne, Anna van der Breggen Ronde van Drenthe, Amy Pieters Tour of Flanders for Women, Anna van der Breggen Overall Healthy Ageing Tour, Amy Pieters Team classification Stage 1 (ITT), Anna van der Breggen Stage 2, Amy Pieters Amstel Gold Race, Chantal Blaak La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Anna van der Breggen Stage 1 Festival Elsy Jacobs, Christine Majerus Overall Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Megan Guarnier Mountains classification, Megan Guarnier Stage 2, Megan Guarnier Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Anna van der Breggen Stage 3 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Amy Pieters Stage 4 The Women's Tour, Amalie Dideriksen Crescent Vårgårda TTT, Team time trial GP de Plouay – Bretagne, Amy Pieters Stages 3 & 4 Holland Ladies Tour, Amalie Dideriksen Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Chantal Blaak 2019 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Chantal Blaak Le Samyn, Jip van den Bos La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen Points classification Women's Tour de Yorkshire, Christine Majerus Overall Tour of California, Anna van der Breggen Sprint classification, Anna van der Breggen Stage 1, Anna van der Breggen Stage 2, Katie Hall Stage 1 Emakumeen Euskal Bira, Jolien D'Hoore Stages 1 & 3 The Women's Tour, Jolien D'Hoore Stage 6 The Women's Tour, Amy Pieters Stage 9 Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen GP de Plouay – Bretagne, Anna van der Breggen Overall Holland Ladies Tour, Christine Majerus Team classification Grand Prix International d'Isbergues, Christine Majerus 2020 Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana, Anna van der Breggen Stage 2, Anna van der Breggen La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen Le Samyn, Chantal Blaak Overall Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen Gent–Wevelgem, Jolien D'Hoore Tour of Flanders, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Anna van der Breggen Strade Bianche, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak Stage 1 Healthy Ageing Tour, Jolien D'Hoore Stage 3 Healthy Ageing Tour, Lonneke Uneken Nokere Koerse, Amy Pieters Omloop van de Westhoek – Memorial Stive Vermaut, Christine Majerus La Flèche Wallonne Féminine, Anna van der Breggen Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, Demi Vollering Gran Premio Ciudad de Eibar, Anna van der Breggen Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria, Anna van der Breggen Dwars door het Hageland WE, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak La Course by Le Tour de France, Demi Vollering Overall Giro Rosa, Anna van der Breggen Stages 1 & 4 (ITT), Anna van der Breggen Stage 9, Ashleigh Moolman Stage 3 BeNe Ladies Tour, Lonneke Uneken Overall Holland Ladies Tour, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak Stage 3, Lonneke Uneken Overall The Women's Tour, Demi Vollering Stage 2, Amy Pieters Stage 3, Demi Vollering 2022 Stage 2 Bloeizone Fryslân Tour, Lonneke Uneken Strade Bianche, Lotte Kopecky Drentse Acht van Westerveld, Christine Majerus Tour of Flanders, Lotte Kopecky Brabantse Pijl, Demi Vollering Youth classification Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Niamh Fisher-Black Overall Itzulia Women, Demi Vollering Points classification, Demi Vollering Youth classification, Niamh Fisher-Black Stages 1, 2 & 3, Demi Vollering Points classification Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Lotte Kopecky Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Team classification Stage 1, Lotte Kopecky Stage 4, Demi Vollering 2023 Stage 2 UAE Tour Women, Lorena Wiebes Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Lotte Kopecky Strade Bianche, Demi Vollering Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes Gent-Wevelgem, Marlen Reusser Tour of Flanders, Lotte Kopecky Amstel Gold Race, Demi Vollering La Flèche Wallonne, Demi Vollering Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Demi Vollering Overall Itzulia Women, Marlen Reusser Points classification, Marlen Reusser Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Stages 1 & 2, Demi Vollering Stage 3, Marlen Reusser Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Demi Vollering Points classification, Lorena Wiebes Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Stages 1 & 3 Lotte Kopecky Stages 2 & 4 Demi Vollering Overall Tour de France Femmes, Demi Vollering Points classification, Lotte Kopecky Team classification Stage 1 Lotte Kopecky Stage 3 Lorena Wiebes Stage 7 Demi Vollering Stage 8 Marlen Reusser 1st Overall Tour de Romandie Women, Demi Vollering 1st Stage 2, Demi Vollering 2024 Strade Bianche, Lotte Kopecky Ronde van Drenthe, Lorena Wiebes Gent–Wevelgem, Lorena Wiebes Paris–Roubaix, Lotte Kopecky Overall La Vuelta Femenina, Demi Vollering Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Stage 3 & 8 Demi Vollering Overall Itzulia Women, Demi Vollering Points classification, Demi Vollering Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Stages 1 & 2, Mischa Bredewold Stage 3, Demi Vollering Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas, Demi Vollering Points classification, Demi Vollering Mountains classification, Demi Vollering Stages 2 & 4 Demi Vollering Stages 3 Lorena Wiebes Overall RideLondon Classique, Lorena Wiebes Sprint classification, Lorena Wiebes Stages 1, 2 & 3 Lorena Wiebes

National, continental and world champions

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2010 Netherlands Track (Scratch race), Winanda Spoor 2012 Azerbaijan Time Trial, Elena Tchalykh 2013 British National Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead 2014 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus 2015 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus USA Road Race, Megan Guarnier Denmark Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen British Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead European U23 Track (Pursuit), Amalie Dideriksen European U23 Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen World Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead European Track (Points race), Katarzyna Pawłowska 2016 World Track (Points race), Katarzyna Pawłowska Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus British Cyclo-cross, Nikki Harris USA Road Race, Megan Guarnier Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus European Time Trial, Ellen van Dijk World Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen Denmark Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen Denmark Track (Points race), Amalie Dideriksen Denmark Track (Individual pursuit), Amalie Dideriksen Denmark Track (Scratch race), Amalie Dideriksen Denmark Track (Individual sprint), Amalie Dideriksen 2017 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus British Cyclo-cross, Nikki Brammier Poland Time Trial, Katarzyna Pawłowska Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus British Road Race, Lizzie Armitstead Dutch Road Race, Chantal Blaak Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus Canada Time Trial, Karol-Ann Canuel Denmark Track (Omnium), Amalie Dideriksen World Road Race, Chantal Blaak Poland Track (Omnium), Katarzyna Pawłowska Dutch Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters 2018 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Denmark Road Race, Amalie Dideriksen Dutch Road Race, Chantal Blaak Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus World Road Race, Anna van der Breggen Dutch Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Pieters 2019 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser European Track (Madison), Amalie Dideriksen World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters 2020 Luxembourg Cyclo-cross, Christine Majerus Denmark Time Trial, Amalie Dideriksen Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus Dutch Road Race, Anna van der Breggen World Time Trial, Anna van der Breggen World Road Race, Anna van der Breggen World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters 2021 Czech Time Trial, Nikola Nosková Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Dutch Time Trial, Anna van der Breggen Dutch Road Race, Amy Pieters Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus British U23 Time Trial, Anna Shackley Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser World Track (Madison), Amy Pieters European Time trial, Marlen Reusser 2022 Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majeru European Time trial, Marlen Reusser 2023 Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Christine Majerus Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky Belgium Road Race, Lotte Kopecky Hungary Time Trial, Blanka Vas Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas Dutch Road Race, Demi Vollering Switzerland Road Race, Marlen Reusser European Time trial, Marlen Reusser European Road race, Mischa Bredewold World Road race, Lotte Kopecky 2024 Luxembourg Time Trial, Christine Majerus Luxembourg Road Race, Marie Schreiber Belgium Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky Belgium Road Race, Lotte Kopecky Dutch Road Race, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak Hungary Road Race, Blanka Vas

References

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