Lotto–Soudal
2016 season
UCI codeLTS
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerMarc Sergeant
Main sponsor(s)Soudal
BasedBelgium
BicyclesRidley
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages13
National Championships1

The 2016 season for the Lotto–Soudal 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

As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Sander Armée (BEL) (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 30)
 Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 36)
 Tiesj Benoot (BEL) (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 22)
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 29)
 Stig Broeckx (BEL) (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 25)
 Sean De Bie (BEL) (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL) (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 29)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 29)
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 26)
 Kevin Deltombe[N 1] (BEL) (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 22)
 Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 27)
 Frederik Frison (BEL) (1992-07-28)28 July 1992 (aged 23)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 27)
 Michael Goolaerts[N 2] (BEL) (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 (aged 20)
Rider Date of birth
 André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 33)
 Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 34)
 Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 39)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 27)
 Tomasz Marczyński (POL) (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 32)
 Maxime Monfort (BEL) (1983-01-14)14 January 1983 (aged 33)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 30)
 James Shaw[N 3] (GBR) (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 19)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 33)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 28)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 25)
 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 31)
 Louis Vervaeke (BEL) (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 26)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 24)
  1. Deltombe joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.
  2. Goolaerts joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.
  3. Shaw joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
28 JanuaryTrofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-PorreresUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) SpainMallorca
31 JanuaryTrofeo Playa de PalmaUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) SpainMallorca
21 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Youth ClassificationUCI Europe Tour Tiesj Benoot (BEL) Portugal
6 MarchThree Days of West Flanders, OverallUCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL) Belgium
6 MarchThree Days of West Flanders, Youth classificationUCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL) Belgium
6 MarchThree Days of West Flanders, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Belgium
13 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 7UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) FranceNice
23 MarchDwars door VlaanderenUCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumWaregem
24 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Stage 4UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) SpainPort Ainé
27 MarchVolta a Catalunya, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) Spain
26 AprilPresidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) TurkeyKonya
1 MayTour de Romandie, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Sander Armée (BEL)  Switzerland
11 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 5UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) ItalyBenevento
12 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 6UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) ItalyRoccaraso
13 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 7UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) ItalyFoligno
19 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 12UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) ItalyBibione
2 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgHesperange
14 JulyTour de France, Stage 12UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL) FranceMont Ventoux
16 JulyTour de Pologne, Stage 5UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) PolandZakopane
18 JulyTour de Pologne, OverallUCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) Poland
18 JulyTour de Pologne, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) Poland
18 JulyTour de Pologne, Teams classificationUCI World Tour[N 2] Poland
24 JulyTour de France, Stage 21UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceParis
11 AugustTour de l'Ain, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) FranceMontreal-la Cluse
13 AugustTour de l'Ain, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Bart De Clercq (BEL) France
4 SeptemberTour of Britain, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) United KingdomCastle Douglas
14 SeptemberGrand Prix de WallonieUCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA) BelgiumNamur

National, Continental and World champions 2016

DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocation
26 JuneGerman National Road Race Champion
 André Greipel (GER) GermanyErfurt

Footnotes

References

  1. "Transfer news: Bouhanni extends with Cofidis, Marczynski signs for Lotto–Soudal". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkenan announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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