Lotto–Soudal
Lotto–Soudal (UCI team code: LTS) is a Belgian professional cycling team at UCI WorldTeam level sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Soudal, an adhesives and sealants manufacturer. For the 2016 and 2017 editions of Paris–Nice, the 2018 Giro d'Italia, and the 2019 Tour de Pologne, the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL, and in a different colour of kit, to promote a particular product from the Soudal range. The same organisations also sponsor a women's cycling team, Lotto–Soudal Ladies.
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| UCI code | LTS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s) | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | UCI WorldTeam | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycles | Ridley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Components | Campagnolo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Team home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General manager | Cees Pille | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team manager(s) | Marc Sergeant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
Sponsorship
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Lotto has a long history of cycling sponsorship, they began sponsoring 1984 with Tönissteiner-Lotto-Mavic-Pecotex. In 1985, it became prime sponsor of a team bearing only its name. Walter Godefroot and Patrick Lefevere were early directeurs sportifs. The fusion of the Lotto-Adecco and Domo-Farm Frites teams for the start of the 2003 season created the current team and structure in the guise of Lotto-Domo.
Omega Pharma had previously been a co-sponsor of the Quick Step-Davitamon team in 2003 and 2004. Omega Pharma became the main sponsors in 2005, under their Davitamon brand name. The team name switched to Omega Pharma's Predictor brand name in 2007 and the Silence brand in 2008. From 2010 the team became known as Omega Pharma-Lotto, before moving to the Quick-Step setup for the 2012 season.
Belisol became co-sponsors in 2012, and are a Belgian company making windows and doors and solar panels.
On the final day of the 2014 Tour de France the team announced that they had secured new sponsorship for the team with Soudal, manufacturers of sealants, adhesives and foams. Soudal signed a deal lasting six seasons, the team name becoming Lotto Soudal: in 2019, they extended the deal for two more years.[1] Lotto continue to sponsor the team, as well as the women's team and under-23 team.[2]
For one stage race each year since 2016 (at the 2016 Paris–Nice, 2017 Paris–Nice, 2018 Giro d'Italia, and 2019 Tour de Pologne), the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL and changed the team kit to a grey colour to reflect one of Soudal's key brands.[3]
Current team structure
The team is managed by Marc Sergeant and Bill Olivier and they are assisted by Herman Frison, Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Bart Leysen, Marc Wauters, Mario Aerts and Michiel Elijzen.
After Tosh Van der Sande accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone,[4] he was temporarily suspended by the team.[5] Van der Sande was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the UCI.[6][7][8]
Team roster
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Major wins
National champions
- 1985
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- 1992
- 1995
- 2000
- 2002
- 2005
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
- 2011
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2018
Notes
- From July
- From July
- For the 2016 Paris–Nice, 2017 Paris-Nice, 2018 Giro d'Italia, and 2019 Tour de Pologne, the name Lotto Fix All was used.
References
- Lotto en Soudal verlengen tot 2022!
- "Lotto-Belisol to become Lotto Soudal from 2015". Cyclingnews.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- "Lotto Soudal to become Lotto Fix ALL for Paris-Nice". cyclingnews.com.
- "Van der Sande cleared after positive test for prednisolone". Cyclingnews. Future plc. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- "Positive doping test Tosh van der Sande". 19 December 2018.
- "Lotto–Soudal's Tosh van der Sande cleared of doping after 'administrative error'". 24 January 2019.
- "Tosh van der Sande doping case 'will be clear by early February,' according to manager". 23 January 2019.
- "Van der Sande cleared after positive test for prednisolone". Cyclingnews. Future plc. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- "Steff Cras and Matthew Holmes complete Lotto Soudal's 2020 roster". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- "Belgian U23 champion Vermeersch turns pro with Lotto Soudal". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
