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Lotto–Soudal

Lotto–Soudal

Lotto–Soudal (UCI team code: LTS) is a Belgian professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Soudal, an adhesives and sealants manufacturer. For the 2016 and 2017 editions of Paris–Nice, the 2018 Giro d'Italia, and the 2019 Tour de Pologne, the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL, and in a different colour of kit, to promote a particular product from the Soudal range. The same organisations also sponsor a women's cycling team, Lotto–Soudal Ladies.

Lotto–Soudal
Team information
UCI codeLTS
RegisteredBelgium
Founded1985 (1985)
DisciplineRoad
StatusUCI WorldTeam
BicyclesRidley
ComponentsCampagnolo
WebsiteTeam home page [17]
Key personnel
General managerCees Pille
Team manager(s)Marc Sergeant
Team name history
1985Lotto
1986Lotto-Emerxil–Merckx
1986[1]Joker–Emerxil–Merckx
1987Lotto–Merckx
1987[2]Joker–Merckx
1988Lotto
1988–1989Lotto–Vlaanderen–Jong–Mbk–Merckx
1990Lotto–Superclub
1991Lotto
1992Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993–1994Lotto
1995Lotto–Isoglass
1996Lotto
1997Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
1998–1999Lotto–Mobistar
2000–2002Lotto–Adecco
2003–2004Lotto–Domo (LOT)
2005–2006Davitamon–Lotto (DVL)
2007Predictor–Lotto (PRL)
2008–2009Silence–Lotto (SIL)
2010–2011Omega Pharma–Lotto (OLO)
2012–2014Lotto–Belisol (LTB)
2015–Lotto–Soudal[3]
Lotto–Soudal jersey
Jersey

History

Sponsorship

For the 2015 Tour of Belgium the team changed their kit from red to orange to reflect one of their sponsors, Joker+.

For the 2015 Tour of Belgium the team changed their kit from red to orange to reflect one of their sponsors, Joker+.

Lotto has a long history of cycling sponsorship, they began sponsoring 1984 with Tönissteiner-Lotto-Mavic-Pecotex. In 1985, it became prime sponsor of a team bearing only its name. Walter Godefroot and Patrick Lefevere were early directeurs sportifs. The fusion of the Lotto-Adecco and Domo-Farm Frites teams for the start of the 2003 season created the current team and structure in the guise of Lotto-Domo.

Omega Pharma had previously been a co-sponsor of the Quick Step-Davitamon team in 2003 and 2004. Omega Pharma became the main sponsors in 2005, under their Davitamon brand name. The team name switched to Omega Pharma's Predictor brand name in 2007 and the Silence brand in 2008. From 2010 the team became known as Omega Pharma-Lotto, before moving to the Quick-Step setup for the 2012 season.

Belisol became co-sponsors in 2012, and are a Belgian company making windows and doors and solar panels.

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.[5]

For one stage race each year since 2016 (at the 2016 Paris–Nice, 2017 Paris–Nice, 2018 Giro d'Italia, and 2019 Tour de Pologne), the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL and changed the team kit to a grey colour to reflect one of Soudal's key brands.[6]

Current team structure

The team is managed by Marc Sergeant and Bill Olivier and they are assisted by Herman Frison, Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Bart Leysen, Marc Wauters, Mario Aerts and Michiel Elijzen. Johan Mordijck is the media officer.

After Tosh Van der Sande accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone,[7] he was temporarily suspended by the team.[8] Van der Sande was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the UCI.[9][10][11]

Team roster

As of 8 July 2019.[12][13][14]
RiderDate of birth
Sander Armée(BEL)(1985-12-10)10 December 1985
Tiesj Benoot(BEL)(1994-03-11)11 March 1994
Adam Blythe(GBR)(1989-10-01)1 October 1989
Victor Campenaerts(BEL)(1991-10-28)28 October 1991
Jasper De Buyst(BEL)(1993-11-24)24 November 1993
Thomas De Gendt(BEL)(1986-11-06)6 November 1986
Stan Dewulf(BEL)(1997-12-20)20 December 1997
Caleb Ewan(AUS)(1994-07-11)11 July 1994
Frederik Frison(BEL)(1992-07-28)28 July 1992
Carl Fredrik Hagen(NOR)(1991-09-26)26 September 1991
Adam Hansen(AUS)(1981-05-11)11 May 1981
Rasmus Byriel Iversen(DEN)(1997-09-16)16 September 1997
Jens Keukeleire(BEL)(1988-11-23)23 November 1988
Roger Kluge(GER)(1986-02-05)5 February 1986
Bjorg Lambrecht[4](BEL)(1997-04-02)2 April 1997
RiderDate of birth
Nikolas Maes(BEL)(1986-04-09)9 April 1986
Tomasz Marczyński(POL)(1984-03-06)6 March 1984
Rémy Mertz(BEL)(1995-07-17)17 July 1995
Maxime Monfort(BEL)(1983-01-14)14 January 1983
Lawrence Naesen(BEL)(1992-08-28)28 August 1992
Gerben Thijssen(BEL)(1998-06-21)21 June 1998
Tosh Van der Sande(BEL)(1990-11-28)28 November 1990
Brian van Goethem(NED)(1991-04-16)16 April 1991
Brent Van Moer(BEL)(1998-01-12)12 January 1998
Jelle Vanendert(BEL)(1985-02-19)19 February 1985
Harm Vanhoucke(BEL)(1997-06-17)17 June 1997
Jelle Wallays(BEL)(1989-05-11)11 May 1989
Tim Wellens(BEL)(1991-05-10)10 May 1991
Enzo Wouters(BEL)(1996-03-21)21 March 1996

Major wins

National champions

1985MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Paul Haghedooren1986MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Marc Sergeant1988MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Track (Individual Pursuit),Benjamin Van Itterbeeck1990MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Claude Criquielion1992MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Johan Museeuw1995MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Wilfried Nelissen2000MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Time Trial,Rik Verbrugghe2002MaillotAustralia.PNGAustralian Road Race,Robbie McEwenMaillotHolanda.PNGDutch Road Race,Stefan Van Dijk2005MaillotAustralia.PNGAustralian Road Race,Robbie McEwenMaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Serge BaguetMaillotHolanda.PNGDutch Road Race,Leon Van Bon2007MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Time Trial,Leif Hoste2008MaillotAustralia.PNGAustralian Road Race,Matthew LloydMaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Jurgen Roelandts2009MaillotMundial.PNGWorld Road Race,Cadel Evans2011MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Philippe GilbertMaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Time Trial,Philippe Gilbert2013MaillotAlemania.PNGGerman Road Race,André Greipel2014MaillotAlemania.PNGGerman Road Race,André GreipelMaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Road Race,Jens Debusschere2015MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Time Trial,Jurgen van den Broeck2016MaillotAlemania.PNGGerman Road Race,André Greipel2018MaillotBélgica.PNGBelgian Time Trial,Victor Campenaerts

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