Team dsm–firmenich PostNL 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 . The team is sponsored by Swiss health, nutrition, fragrances and materials company Firmenich , following its merger with the Dutch company DSM .
5-549: The team's first overall General classification victory came in the Ladies Tour of Qatar , where Kirsten Wild won the overall classification, points classification and three stages. Wild went on to win the women's edition of Gent–Wevelgem , four stages of the Energiewacht Tour . 2014 proved to be the team's standout seasons since its creation; Kirsten Wild successfully defended her Tour of Qatar title, taking 3 stage wins in
10-531: A four-year sponsorship deal with a German hair care company. For the 2015 season the team was known as Team Liv–Plantur, with the men's team becoming Team Giant-Alpecin. On September 1st 2014 it was announced that Kirsten Wild would leave the team for Team Hitec Products . Sabrina Stultiens was the only rider who joined the team for the 2015 season. The team won the 2017 UCI Road World Championships – Women's team time trial . Former riders: list of riders Ladies Tour of Qatar The Tour of Qatar
15-519: A week before the men's race. Because Qatar is entirely flat, the tour was almost always won by a sprinter or classics specialist. Belgian Tom Boonen and Dutchwoman Kirsten Wild hold the record with four overall wins, in the men's and ladies' competition respectively. The 2017 Tour of Qatar was scheduled to take place between 6 and 10 February 2017. However, in December 2016, the event was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support. It would have been
20-485: The process, as well as teammate Amy Pieters taking a stage and the young rider classification. Pieters continued her good form winning the women's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. The team's next GC victory came courtesy of Wild, at the Tour of Chongming Island . Claudia Häusler secured the team's final overall victory of the 2014 season, winning the 2014 La Route de France . On 24 September 2014 the team announced that they had secured
25-593: Was an annual professional cycling stage race held in Qatar . First organized in 2002, the event was part of the UCI Asia Tour until 2016. The 2017 edition was to have seen the event upgraded to the UCI World Tour for the first time, but it was cancelled due to lack of sponsorship support. The event consisted of a men's competition over five stages, and, since 2009 , a women's competition over four stages – held
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