2015 Lotto–Soudal season explained
The 2015 season for 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
- Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season
- Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Season victories
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
|---|
| | | | | Marseille |
| Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 1 | | | | Beaucaire |
| Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 4 | | | | Laudun |
| Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1a | | | | Hinojos |
| Volta ao Algarve, Stage 5 | | | | Vilamoura |
| | | | | Dour |
| Paris–Nice, Stage 2 | | | | Saint-Amand-Montrond |
| Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2 | | | | Cascina |
| Paris–Nice, Stage 6 | | | | Nice |
| Paris–Nice, Mountains classification | | | | |
| | | | | Nokere |
| Three Days of De Panne, Teams classification | | [5] | | |
| Tour of the Basque Country, Sprints classification | | | | |
| Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 | | | | Marmaris |
| Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 | | | | Castiglione della Pescaia |
| Tour de Picardie, Stage 1 | | | | Tergnier |
| Tour de Picardie, Stage 3 | | | | Mers-les-Bains |
| Tour de Picardie, Overall | | | | |
| World Ports Classic, Stage 2 | | | | Rotterdam |
| World Ports Classic, Overall | | | [6] | |
| World Ports Classic, Points classification | | | | |
| World Ports Classic, Teams classification | | [7] | | |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 | | | | Clemency |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 3 | | | | Diekirch |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 | | | | Luxembourg City |
| Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification | | | | |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 1 | | | | Rosmalen |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 | | | | |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Overall | | | | |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Points classification | | | | |
| Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification | | [8] | | |
| Tour de Suisse, Mountains classification | | [9] | | |
| Tour de France, Stage 2 | | | | Neeltje Jans |
| Tour de France, Stage 5 | | | | Amiens |
| Tour de France, Stage 15 | | | | Valence |
| Tour de France, Stage 21 | | | | Paris |
| Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 | | | | Zakopane |
| Tour de Pologne, Teams classification | | [10] | | |
| Eneco Tour, Stage 2 | | | | Breda |
| Eneco Tour, Stage 6 | | | | Houffalize |
| Eneco Tour, Overall | | | | |
| Eneco Tour, Points classification | | | | |
| Eneco Tour, Teams classification | | [11] | | |
| | | | | Zottegem |
| | | | | Hamburg |
| Tour of Britain, Stage 7 | | | | Ipswich |
| | | | | Montreal |
| | | | | Namur |
| | | | | Boortmeerbeek |
| | | | | Lichtervelde |
| Tour de l'Eurométropole, Stage 1 | | | | Chièvres |
| Tour de l'Eurométropole, Points classification | | | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Lotto-Belisol to become Lotto Soudal from 2015. 28 July 2014.
- News: De Gendt signs two-year deal with Lotto-Belisol. Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 25 September 2014. 8 February 2015.
- News: Kaisen has to quit cycling. . Belgian Cycling Project. 10 February 2014. 8 February 2015. 22 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222212851/http://www.lottobelisol.be/en/kaisen-has-to-quit-cycling-1652.htm. dead.
- Web site: IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings . Windsor . Richard . 11 December 2014 . Cycling Weekly. 8 February 2015.
- The riders on the squad were Kris Boeckmans, Lars Bak, Sean De Bie, Jens Debusschere, Gert Dockx, André Greipel, Pim Ligthart and Boris Vallée
- Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
- The riders on the squad were Jens Debusschere, Tiesj Benoot, Kris Boeckmans, Thomas De Gendt, Kenny Dehaes, Gert Dockx, Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg
- The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Sean De Bie, Jens Debusschere, Dennis Vanendert, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson and Marcel Sieberg
- Retroactively awarded, following the expunging of the results previously achieved by Stefan Denifl.
- 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
- The riders on the squad were Tim Wellens, Tiesj Benoot, Stig Broeckx, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg
