2015 Lotto–Soudal season

Lotto–Soudal
2015 season
UCI code LTS
Status UCI ProTeam
Manager Marc Sergeant
Main sponsor(s) Belgian lottery & Soudal
Based Belgium
Bicycles Ridley
Groupset Campagnolo
Season victories
One-day races 9
Stage race overall 4
Stage race stages 26
National Championships 1

The 2015 season for Lotto–Soudal is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

On the final day of the 2014 Tour de France the team announced that they had secured new sponsorship for the team with Soudal. Soudal was founded in 1966 and produces a range of sealants, adhesives and foams. Soudal will become a co-naming sponsor for the next six seasons, ensuring the team continues until the 2020 season, the team name becoming Lotto Soudal. Lotto will continue to sponsor the team, as well as the women's team and under-23 team.[1]

2015 roster

As of 1 January 2015.
Rider Date of birth
 Sander Armée (BEL) (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 29)
 Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 34)
 Tiesj Benoot (BEL) (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 20)
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 27)
 Vegard Breen (NOR) (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 24)
 Stig Broeckx (BEL) (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 24)
 Sean De Bie (BEL) (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 23)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL) (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 21)
 Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 28)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 28)
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 25)
 Kenny Dehaes (BEL) (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 30)
 Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 26)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 26)
Rider Date of birth
 André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 32)
 Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 33)
 Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 38)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 26)
 Maxime Monfort (BEL) (1983-01-14)14 January 1983 (aged 31)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 29)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 32)
 Boris Vallée (BEL) (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 21)
 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 31)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 24)
 Dennis Vanendert (BEL) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 26)
 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 29)
 Louis Vervaeke (BEL) (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 21)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 23)

    Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Tiesj Benootneo-pro (Lotto-Belisol U23)
    Jasper De BuystTopsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
    Thomas De Gendt[2]Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
    Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
    Rider 2014 team
    Olivier Kaisen[3]Retired
    Jonas Vangenechten[4]IAM Cycling
    Frederik WillemsRetired

    Season victories

    Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
    1 February Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour  Ligthart, PimPim Ligthart (NED)  France Marseille
    4 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  France Beaucaire
    7 February Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Gallopin, TonyTony Gallopin (FRA)  France Laudun
    18 February Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1a UCI Europe Tour  Ligthart, PimPim Ligthart (NED)  Spain Hinojos
    22 February Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Portugal Vilamoura
    4 March Le Samyn UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  Belgium Dour
    10 March Paris–Nice, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  France Saint-Amand-Montrond
    12 March Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)  Italy Cascina
    14 March Paris–Nice, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Gallopin, TonyTony Gallopin (FRA)  France Nice
    15 March Paris–Nice, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  De Gendt, ThomasThomas De Gendt (BEL)  France
    18 March Nokere Koerse UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  Belgium Nokere
    2 April Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Belgium
    29 April Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Turkey Marmaris
    14 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Italy Castiglione della Pescaia
    15 May Tour de Picardie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  France Tergnier
    17 May Tour de Picardie, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  France Mers-les-Bains
    17 May Tour de Picardie, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  France
    24 May World Ports Classic, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL)  Netherlands Rotterdam
    24 May World Ports Classic, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL) [N 2]
    24 May World Ports Classic, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Boeckmans, KrisKris Boeckmans (BEL) [N 2]
    24 May World Ports Classic, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 3] [N 2]
    4 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Luxembourg Clemency
    6 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Luxembourg Diekirch
    7 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour  De Bie, SeanSean De Bie (BEL)  Luxembourg Luxembourg
    18 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands Rosmalen
    19 June Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands Buchten
    21 June Ster ZLM Toer, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands
    21 June Ster ZLM Toer, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands
    21 June Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 4]  Netherlands
    5 July Tour de France, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands Neeltje Jans
    8 July Tour de France, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  France Amiens
    19 July Tour de France, Stage 15 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  France Valence
    26 July Tour de France, Stage 21 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  France Paris
    6 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  De Clercq, BartBart De Clercq (BEL)  Poland Zakopane
    8 August Tour de Pologne, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 5]  Poland
    11 August Eneco Tour, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Netherlands Breda
    15 August Eneco Tour, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Wellens, TimTim Wellens (BEL)  Belgium Houffalize
    16 August Eneco Tour, Overall UCI World Tour  Wellens, TimTim Wellens (BEL)  Belgium
     Netherlands
    16 August Eneco Tour, Points classification UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Belgium
     Netherlands
    16 August Eneco Tour, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 6]  Belgium
     Netherlands
    18 August Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem UCI Europe Tour  Dehaes, KennyKenny Dehaes (BEL)  Belgium Zottegem
    23 August Vattenfall Cyclassics UCI World Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  Germany Hamburg
    12 September Tour of Britain, Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour  Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)  United Kingdom Ipswich
    13 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal UCI World Tour  Wellens, TimTim Wellens (BEL)  Canada Montréal
    16 September Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour  Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)  Belgium Namur
    19 September GP Impanis-Van Petegem UCI Europe Tour  De Bie, SeanSean De Bie (BEL)  Belgium Boortmeerbeek
    23 September Omloop van het Houtland UCI Europe Tour  Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)  Belgium Lichtervelde
    1 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)  Belgium Chièvres
    4 October Tour de l'Eurométropole, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Roelandts, JürgenJürgen Roelandts (BEL)  Belgium

    National, Continental and World champions 2015

    Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
    26 JuneBelgian National Time Trial Champion
    		 Van den Broeck, JurgenJurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)  Belgium Postel

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The riders on the squad were Kris Boeckmans, Lars Bak, Sean De Bie, Jens Debusschere, Gert Dockx, André Greipel, Pim Ligthart, Boris Vallée
    2. 1 2 3 Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
    3. ↑ The riders on the squad were Jens Debusschere, Tiesj Benoot, Kris Boeckmans, Thomas De Gendt, Kenny Dehaes, Gert Dockx, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg
    4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Sean De Bie, Jens Debusschere, Dennis Vanendert, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Marcel Sieberg
    5. ↑ The riders on the squad were Sander Armée, Kris Boeckmans, Vegard Breen, Jasper De Buyst, Bart De Clercq, Maxime Monfort, Jurgen Van den Broeck and Boris Vallée
    6. ↑ The riders on the squad were Tim Wellens, Tiesj Benoot, Stig Broeckx, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lotto-belisol-to-become-lotto-soudal-from-2015
    2. ↑ "De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    3. ↑ "Kaisen has to quit cycling". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Project. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
    4. ↑ Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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