Lensworld–Kuota

Lensworld–Kuota
Team information
UCI code	TPO (2013); FTZ (2014); LWZ (2015–2016); LWK (2017)
Registered	Netherlands (2013–2014); Belgium (2015–2017)
Founded	2013
Disbanded	2017
Discipline(s)	Road
Status	UCI Women's Team
Website	Team home page
Team name history
2013; 2014; 2015–2016; 2017	Team Futurumshop.nl–Polaris ; Futurumshop.nl–Zannata; Lensworld.eu–Zannata; Lensworld–Kuota
	Lensworld–Kuota jerseyJersey
	Lensworld–Kuota jerseyJersey

Lensworld–Kuota (UCI code LWK) is a former professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competed in elite road bicycle racing events such as the UCI Women's Road World Cup.^[1]

In October 2017, the team announced they would fold before the start of the 2018 season. Lensworld had been recently taken over by peer – LensOnline – who decided not to renew the title sponsorship of the team.^[2]

Team history[edit]

2014[edit]

For the 2015 season the team announced on their Facebook account that current minor sponsor, Lensworld.eu, would step up and become a named sponsor of the team, giving a new team name of Lensworld–Zannata.^[3]

Riders in[edit]

For the 2015 season the team announced that Mariël Borgerink, Kim de Baat and Kaat Van der Meulen. Mieke Kröger, Evy Kuijpers, Annelies Dom, Annelies Van Doorslaer and Sofie De Vuyst also signed contract extensions. On November 9 the team signed Céline Van Severen and Marissa Otten Parkhotel Valkenberg.^[4]

Team roster[edit]

	Rider	Date of birth
Alice Maria Arzuffi (ITA)		(1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 29)
Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)		(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 31)
Annalisa Cucinotta (ITA)		(1986-04-03) 3 April 1986 (age 38)
Kim De Baat (BEL)		(1991-05-29) 29 May 1991 (age 32)
Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)		(1984-08-22) 22 August 1984 (age 39)
Kaat Hannes (BEL)		(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32)

	Rider	Date of birth
Maaike Polspoel (BEL)		(1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 35)
Tetyana Ryabchenko (UKR)		(1989-08-28) 28 August 1989 (age 34)
Anouk Rijff (NED)		(1996-04-06) 6 April 1996 (age 28)
Winanda Spoor (NED)		(1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 33)
Grace Verbeke (BEL)		(1984-11-12) 12 November 1984 (age 39)
Nathalie Verschelden (BEL)		(1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32)

Major wins[edit]

2013: UCI Track World Cup, Aguascalientes (Team Pursuit ), Stephanie Pohl & Mieke Kröger; UCI Track World Cup, Aguascalientes (Points race), Stephanie Pohl
2014: Provincial Time Trial Championships (Oost-Vlaanderen), Latoya Brulee; Provincial Road Race Championships (Vlaams-Brabant), Annelies Van Doorslaer; Herford Frühjahrsrennen, Janine Van der Meer
2015: Provincial Time Trial Championships (Vlaams-Brabant), Annelies Van Doorslaer
2016: Stage (ITT) Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Costa Rica, Flávia Oliveira; Belgium National Road Race championships, Kaat Hannes; Stage 2 BeNe Ladies Tour, Nina Kessler; Stage 2 (ITT) Tour de Pologne Féminin, Flávia Oliveira; Stage 4 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Flávia Oliveira
2017: Sprints classification Holland Ladies Tour, Winanda Spoor

National and continental champions[edit]

2013: Netherlands University Road Race, Anouska Koster; German Track (Omnium), Mieke Kröger
2014: European U23 Time Trial, Mieke Kröger
2015: Netherlands Track (Madison), Nina Kessler
2016: Italy U23 Cyclocross, Alice Maria Arzuffi; Italy Track (Points race), Maria Giulia Confalonieri; Belgium Road Race, Kaat Hannes; Netherlands Track (Omnium), Nina Kessler; Netherlands Track (Madison), Nina Kessler
2017: European Track Championships (Team pursuit), Tatiana Guderzo