2019 Lotto–Soudal season explained

Team:Lotto–Soudal
Season:2019
Men:yes
Ucicode:LTS
Status:UCI WorldTeam
Manager:Marc Sergeant
Sponsor:Soudal
Base:Belgium
Bikes:Ridley
Groupset:Campagnolo
Onedaywins:1
Stageracestages:14
Previous:2018

The 2019 season for the cycling team 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.

Team roster

Riders who joined the team for the 2019 season
Rider2018 team
Adam Blythe[1]
Stan Dewulf[2] Neo-Pro
Caleb Ewan[3]
Carl Fredrik Hagen[4]
Roger Kluge[5]
Rasmus Byriel Iversen[6] -Gerben Thijssen[7] Neo-Pro (Lotto–Soudal U23)-->
Brian van Goethem[8] General Store Bottoli Zardini
Brent Van MoerNeo-Pro (Lotto–Soudal U23)-->
Riders who left the team during or after the 2018 season
Rider2019 team
Lars Ytting Bak[9]
Jens Debusschere[10]
André Greipel[11]
Moreno Hofland[12]
James Shaw[13] Swift Carbon Pro Cycling
Marcel Sieberg[14]

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
Deià
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 1 Alcalá de los Gazules
Vuelta a Andalucía, Stage 3 La Guardia de Jaén
Vuelta a Andalucía, Points classification
UAE Tour, Stage 4 Hatta Dam
Paris–Nice, Mountains classification
Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 7 San Benedetto del Tronto
Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1 Calella
Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification
Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4 Bursa
Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 6 Istanbul
Giro d'Italia, Stage 8 Pesaro
Giro d'Italia, Stage 11 Novi Ligure
Tour of Norway, Teams classification [15]
Tour de France, Stage 8 Saint-Étienne
Tour de France, Stage 11 Toulouse
Tour de France, Stage 16 Nîmes
Tour de France, Stage 21 Paris
Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5 Thuin

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Blythe signs for Lotto Soudal following demise of Aqua Blue Sport . 17 September 2018. . 15 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Stan Dewulf to become pro at Lotto Soudal in 2019 . 31 August 2018. lottosoudal.be . 15 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Caleb Ewan signs for Lotto Soudal . 8 August 2018. . 15 February 2019.
  4. Web site: Introducing: Carl Fredrik Hagen . 12 January 2019. . 15 February 2019.
  5. Web site: Kluge follows Ewan to Lotto Soudal . 29 August 2018. . 15 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Rasmus Byriel Iversen’s unconventional road to the World Tour . 6 November 2018. develo.cc . 15 February 2019.
  7. Web site: Lotto Soudal elevates Gerben Thijssen and Brent Van Moer to pro team . 10 December 2018. bikeworldnews.com . 15 February 2019.
  8. Web site: Lotto Soudal on Twitter . 13 September 2018. Twitter.com . 15 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Bak signs with Dimension Data - Transfer news shorts . 20 August 2018. . 15 February 2019 .
  10. Web site: Debusschere signs for Katusha-Alpecin . 28 August 2018. . 15 February 2019.
  11. Web site: Andre Greipel signs for Fortuneo-Samsic . 3 August 2018 . . 15 February 2019.
  12. Web site: Hofland signs two-year contract with EF Education First-Drapac . 19 August 2018. . 15 February 2019.
  13. Web site: 'I feel let down it was a real disappointment' Young brit James Shaw on being dropped by Lotto-Soudal. 7 November 2018 . cyclingweekly.com . 15 February 2019.
  14. Web site: Bauhaus and Sieberg join forces at Bahrain-Merida for 2019 . 7 August 2018 . . 15 February 2019.
  15. The winning riders were Carl Fredrik Hagen, Sander Armée, Bjorg Lambrecht, Nikolas Maes, Lawrence Naesen and Tim Wellens