2014 Lotto–Belisol season explained

Team:Lotto–Belisol
Season:2014
Men:yes
Manager:Marc Sergeant
Onedaywins:8
Stageraceoverall:1
Stageracestages:18
Previous:2013
Next:2015

The 2014 season for began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2014 roster

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Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season
Rider2013 team
Sander Armée[2]
Kris Boeckmans[3]
Vegard Breenneo-pro
Stig Broeckxneo-pro (stagiaire;)
Sean De Bieneo-pro
Tony Gallopin[4]
Pim Ligthart[5]
Maxime Monfort[6]
Boris Valléeneo-pro (ColorCode-Biowanze)
Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season
Rider2014 team
Dirk Bellemakers[7] Retired
Gaëtan Bille[8] Verandas Willems
Brian Bulgaç[9] Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team
Sander Cordeel[10] Vastgoedservice–Golden Palace
Francis De Greef[11]
Maarten Neyens
Vicente Reynés[12]
Fréderique Robert[13]
Jurgen Van de Walle[14] Retired
Joost van Leijen[15] Retired

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Tour Down Under, Stage 4 Victor Harbor
Tour Down Under, Stage 6 Adelaide
Tour Down Under, Mountains classification
Tour of Qatar, Stage 5 Madinat ash Shamal
Tour of Oman, Stage 1 Naseem Garden
Tour of Oman, Stage 3 Al-Bustan
Tour of Oman, Stage 6 Matrah Corniche
Tour of Oman, Points classification
Hoogeveen
Paris–Nice, Mountains classification
Nokere
World Ports Classic, Stage 1 Antwerp
Tour of Belgium, Stage 4 Eau d'Heure lakes
Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 Hesperange
Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 Luxembourg
Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3 Buchten
Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 5 Boxtel
Tour de France, Stage 6 Reims
Tour de France, Stage 11 Oyonnax
Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1 Tournai
Tour de Pologne, Stage 4 Katowice
Eneco Tour, Stage 6 Aywaille
Eneco Tour, Overall
Overijse
Brussels
Fourmies
Vuelta a España, Stage 19 Cangas do Morrazo
Leuven
Münster
Tour de l'Eurométropole, Teams classification [16]
Kapellen

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL. https://archive.today/20140102050655/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(juhnxycdwbv5tbcixhvnfyby))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3003. dead. 2 January 2014. 15 February 2014. UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale.
  2. News: Direction Lotto pour Sander Armée. Cyclism'Actu. Swar Agency SPRLS. French. Direction Lotto for Sander Armée. Alexandre. Mignot. 18 June 2013. 23 February 2014.
  3. News: Boeckmans reinforces the team. . Belgian Cycling Project. 8 August 2013. 23 February 2014. 3 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103151358/http://www.lottobelisol.be/en/boeckmans-reinforces-the-team-1377.htm. dead.
  4. News: Tony Gallopin signs for Lotto Belisol. Cyclingnews.com. 6 August 2013. 23 February 2014.
  5. News: Pim Ligthart transfers to Lotto Belisol, says he is looking forward to a Belgian team. Ben. Atkins. VeloNation. 6 September 2013. 23 February 2014.
  6. News: Monfort joins Lotto Belisol from RadioShack. Cyclingnews.com. 5 September 2013. 23 February 2014.
  7. News: Lotto Belisol's Dirk Bellemakers announces retirement. Cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2013. 23 February 2014.
  8. News: Gaëtan Bille rejoint Verandas Willems. French. Gaëtan Bille joins Verandas Willems. 13 October 2013. 23 February 2014. RTBF.be. Radio Télévision Belge Francophone.
  9. News: Bulgac naar continentale ploeg. Dutch. Bulgac to continental team. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 20 November 2013. 23 February 2014.
  10. News: Sander Cordeel verkast naar Vastgoedservice CT. Dutch. Sander Cordeel relocates to Vastgoedservice CT. Sportwereld–Het Nieuwsblad. Corelio. Belga. 6 December 2013. 23 February 2014.
  11. Web site: WANTY – GROUPE GOBERT (WGG) – BEL. https://archive.today/20140209184125/http://62.50.72.82/UCIBWS/(S(o1xrldx3w3tasrajivgowiit))/Teams/detail/en/ROA/3027. dead. 9 February 2014. UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. 23 February 2014.
  12. News: Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling. VeloNews. 22 August 2013. 23 February 2014.
  13. News: Kevin Seeldraeyers to Wanty-Groupe Gobert. José. Been. Cyclingnews.com. 14 November 2013. 23 February 2014. Wanty-Groupe Gobert is completed by Laurens de Vreese (Topsport Vlaanderen), Fréderique Robert (Lotto–Belisol), Jérôme Baugnies (To Win-Josan) and Marco Minnaard (Rabobank Development Team)..
  14. News: Jurgen Van de Walle stopt wellicht met koersen. Dutch. Jurgen Van de Walle will stop, with quotes. 3 September 2013. 23 February 2014. Knack. Roularta Media Group. 3 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103051936/http://kw.knack.be/west-vlaanderen/nieuws/sport/jurgen-van-de-walle-stopt-wellicht-met-koersen/article-4000389822968.htm. dead.
  15. News: Van Leijen stopt met wielrennen. Dutch. Van Leijen stops cycling. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 30 November 2013. 23 February 2014.
  16. The riders on the squad were Jens Debusschere, Vegard Breen, Sean De Bie, Tiesj Benoot, Kenny Dehaes, Xandro Meurisse, Sander Armée and Jonas van Genechten