2015 Lotto–Soudal season

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Lotto–Soudal
2015 season
UCI codeLTS
StatusUCI ProTeam
ManagerMarc Sergeant
Main sponsor(s)Belgian lottery & Soudal
BasedBelgium
BicyclesRidley
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races9
Stage race overall4
Stage race stages26
National Championships1
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The 2015 season for Lotto–Soudal began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were 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]

Team 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)

Season victories[]

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

National, Continental and World champions 2015[]

Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
26 June Belgian National Time Trial Champion
Jersey belgianflag.svg
  Jurgen 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 and Boris Vallée
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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 and Marcel Sieberg
  4. ^ The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Sean De Bie, Jens Debusschere, Dennis Vanendert, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson and 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. ^ "Lotto-Belisol to become Lotto Soudal from 2015". 28 July 2014.
  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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