2015 Lotto–Soudal season

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.

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

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

    DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
    1 FebruaryGrand Prix d'Ouverture La MarseillaiseUCI Europe Tour Pim Ligthart (NED) FranceMarseille
    4 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) FranceBeaucaire
    7 FebruaryÉtoile de Bessèges, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA) FranceLaudun
    18 FebruaryVuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1aUCI Europe Tour Pim Ligthart (NED) SpainHinojos
    22 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) PortugalVilamoura
    4 MarchLe SamynUCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) BelgiumDour
    10 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 2UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceSaint-Amand-Montrond
    12 MarchTirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2UCI World Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) ItalyCascina
    14 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 6UCI World Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA) FranceNice
    15 MarchParis–Nice, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) France
    18 MarchNokere KoerseUCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) BelgiumNokere
    2 AprilThree Days of De Panne, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Belgium
    11 AprilTour of the Basque Country, Sprints classificationUCI World Tour Louis Vervaeke (BEL) Spain
    29 AprilTour of Turkey, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) TurkeyMarmaris
    14 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 6UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) ItalyCastiglione della Pescaia
    15 MayTour de Picardie, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) FranceTergnier
    17 MayTour de Picardie, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) FranceMers-les-Bains
    17 MayTour de Picardie, OverallUCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) France
    24 MayWorld Ports Classic, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL) NetherlandsRotterdam
    24 MayWorld Ports Classic, OverallUCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL)[N 2]
    24 MayWorld Ports Classic, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL)[N 2]
    24 MayWorld Ports Classic, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 3][N 2]
    4 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgClemency
    6 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgDiekirch
    7 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL) LuxembourgLuxembourg City
    7 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) Luxembourg
    18 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsRosmalen
    19 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsBuchten
    21 JuneSter ZLM Toer, OverallUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) Netherlands
    21 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) Netherlands
    21 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4] Netherlands
    21 JuneTour de Suisse, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL)[N 5]  Switzerland
    5 JulyTour de France, Stage 2UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsNeeltje Jans
    8 JulyTour de France, Stage 5UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceAmiens
    19 JulyTour de France, Stage 15UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceValence
    26 JulyTour de France, Stage 21UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceParis
    6 AugustTour de Pologne, Stage 5UCI World Tour Bart De Clercq (BEL) PolandZakopane
    8 AugustTour de Pologne, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 6] Poland
    11 AugustEneco Tour, Stage 2UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsBreda
    15 AugustEneco Tour, Stage 6UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) BelgiumHouffalize
    16 AugustEneco Tour, OverallUCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL)[N 2]
    16 AugustEneco Tour, Points classificationUCI World Tour André Greipel (GER)[N 2]
    16 AugustEneco Tour, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 7][N 2]
    18 AugustGrote Prijs Stad ZottegemUCI Europe Tour Kenny Dehaes (BEL) BelgiumZottegem
    23 AugustVattenfall CyclassicsUCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) GermanyHamburg
    12 SeptemberTour of Britain, Stage 7UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) United KingdomIpswich
    13 SeptemberGrand Prix Cycliste de MontréalUCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) CanadaMontreal
    16 SeptemberGrand Prix de WallonieUCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumNamur
    19 SeptemberGrand Prix Impanis-Van PetegemUCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL) BelgiumBoortmeerbeek
    23 SeptemberOmloop van het HoutlandUCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumLichtervelde
    1 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumChièvres
    4 OctoberTour de l'Eurométropole, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Belgium

    National, Continental and World champions 2015

    DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
    26 JuneBelgian National Time Trial Champion
     Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) BelgiumPostel

    Footnotes

    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. Archived from the original on 22 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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