2012 Lotto–Belisol season explained
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| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 22 |
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The 2012 season for began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
At the end of the 2011 season, Lotto parted company with co-sponsors Omega Pharma after seven seasons together, before window manufacturer Belisol joined the team as co-sponsor for three seasons.[1]
2012 roster
Ages as of 1 January 2012.[2]
- Riders who joined the team for the 2012 season
- Riders who left the team during or after the 2011 season
Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
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| | National event | | | Adelaide |
| Tour Down Under, Stage 1 | | | | Clare |
| Tour Down Under, Stage 3 | | | | Victor Harbor |
| Tour Down Under, Stage 6 | | | | Adelaide |
| Tour of Oman, Stage 1 | | | | Al Hauqain |
| Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 | | | | Albufeira |
| Tour of Oman, Stage 4 | | | | Al Wadi al Kabir |
| Paris–Nice, Stage 4 | | | | Rodez |
| Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification | | | | |
| | | | | Frameries |
| Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 | | | | Antalya |
| Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 | | | | Sestri Levante |
| Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 | | | | Buggenhout |
| Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 | | | | Knokke-Heist |
| Tour of Belgium, Stage 3 | | | | Beveren |
| Giro d'Italia, Premio della Fuga | | | | |
| Tour of Belgium, Points classification | | | | |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 | | | | Hesperange |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 | | | | Leudelange |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 | | | | Luxembourg City |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification | | | | |
| | | | | Berlin |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 | | | | Nuth-Schimmert |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification | | [20] | [21] | |
| Tour de France, Stage 4 | | | | Rouen |
| Tour de France, Stage 5 | | | | Saint-Quentin |
| Tour de France, Stage 13 | | | | Cap d'Agde |
| Danmark Rundt, Stage 1 | | | | Randers |
| Danmark Rundt, Stage 2 | | | | Aarhus |
| | | | | Fourmies |
| | | | | Haacht |
| Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 1 | | | | Menen |
| Tour de l'Eurometropole, Overall | | | | |
| Tour de l'Eurometropole, Points classification | | | | |
| Tour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classification | | [22] | | | |
Notes and References
- News: Lotto and Belisol to co-sponsor for three years. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
- Web site: Lotto Belisol Team (LTB) – BEL. 17 January 2012. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
- News: Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 November 2011. 17 January 2012.
- News: Henderson exits Sky to join former team-mates at Lotto-Ridley. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 14 September 2011. 17 January 2012. Xylon. van Eyck.
- News: Van den Broeck, Vanendert to new Lotto team. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 July 2011. 17 January 2012.
- News: Bak looking forward to finally having his chance at Lotto-Ridley. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 October 2011. 17 January 2012.
- News: Mehdi Sohrabi helps Lotto-Ridley with WorldTour spot. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. 26 October 2011. 17 January 2012. Xylon. van Eyck.
- News: Brian Bulgac sera professionnel chez Lotto en 2012. French. Directvelo. Association Le Peloton. Renaud. Collette. 17 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Brian Bulgac will be professional with Lotto in 2012.
- News: Meersman signs with Lotto-Belisol. 29 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- News: Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Lloyd signs for Lampre-ISD.
- News: Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC. 19 August 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- News: Thurau to Europcar, Lodewyck to BMC. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
- News: Blythe signs to BMC Racing. Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Nigel. Wynn. 28 September 2011. 17 January 2012.
- News: Oscar Pujol joins Iranian Continental team. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 April 2012. 6 June 2012.
- News: Cardiac Arrhythmia forces Mario Aerts to retire early. 9 June 2011. 17 January 2012. VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Ben. Atkins.
- News: RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK announces 2012 roster . 5 December 2011 . 17 January 2012 . leopardtrek.lu . Leopard Trek . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120107223134/http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/radioshack-nissan-trek-announces-2012-roster . 7 January 2012 .
- News: BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012. 24 November 2011. 17 January 2012. Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited.
- News: Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year’s retirees just faded away. VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc.. 7 November 2011. 17 January 2012. John. Wilcockson. 15 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120115080936/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/11/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-this-year%E2%80%99s-retirees-just-faded-away_197318. dead.
- News: Sven Vandousselaere krijgt in 2012 een tweede kans bij Topsport Vlaanderen . Sven Vandousselaere receives a second chance in 2012 at Topsport Vlaanderen . Dutch . Nieuwsblad.be . 31 December 2011 . 31 August 2012.
- The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg and Joost van Leijen
- Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- The riders on the squad were André Greipel, Kenny Dehaes, Brian Bulgaç, Mehdi Sohrabi, Maarten Neyens, Jürgen Roelandts, Wouter Wippert and Jens Debusschere
