Lotto–Soudal Ladies
Lotto–Soudal Ladies is a women's professional cycling team based in Belgium, which competes in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling events, such as the UCI Women's World Tour. The team was established in 2006, and its colours are white, black, and red. The team manager and representative is Danny Schoonbaert, and the assistant team manager is Ivan Depoorter.[1] Sponsors Lotto (associated with the Belgian lottery) and Soudal (an adhesives manufacturer) also sponsor the Lotto–Soudal men's UCI WorldTeam.
Team information | |
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UCI code | LBL (2006–2009, 2012–2014) LHT (2010) LLT (2011) LSL (2015–present) |
Registered | Belgium |
Founded | 2006 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Danny Schoonbaert |
Team name history | |
2006–2009 2010 2011 2012–2014 2015– | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam Lotto–Honda Team Lotto Ladies Team Lotto–Belisol Ladies Lotto–Soudal Ladies |
History
2006
2009
2014
Riders in
In August the team announced the signing of Joëlle Numainville (Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies) with immediate effect.[2] Susanna Zorzi and Jessie Daams joined the team for 2015. On 29 October the team signed Anouk Rijff. On 13 November Carlee Taylor joined the team. On 21 November Anisha Vekemans, Marion Rousse, Sarah Rijkes, Molly Meyvisch, Chantal Hoffmann, Amy Cure and Isabelle Beckers signed extensions with the team.[3]
Riders out
In July Emma Pooley announced that she intended to retire after the Commonwealth Games road race.[4] In September Liesbet De Vocht announced her retirement. On 9 November Céline Van Severen left the team to join Lensworld.eu–Zannata for the 2015 season.[5] On 23 November Heidi Dalton and Isabelle Söderberg left the team.
Team roster
- As of 28 January 2020.[6]
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Major wins
- 2006
- Overall Wolvertem-Slozen, Liesbet De Vocht
- Stages 1a & 1b, Liesbet De Vocht
- 2007
- Stage 5 Tour of New Zealand, Sara Carrigan
- GP Stad Roeselare, Marine Bras
- Oceania Continental Road Race Championships, Kathy Watt
- Overall Tour de Perth, Kathy Watt
- Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, Kathy Watt
- Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Marine Bras
- Stage 2 (ITT) Tour of Bright, Kathy Watt
- 2008
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Vera Koedooder
- 2009
- Stages 1 & 2 Tour of New Zealand, Rochelle Gilmore
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Rochelle Gilmore
- Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin, Grace Verbeke
- Stage 1, Grace Verbeke
- Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Rochelle Gilmore
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Vera Koedooder
- Mijl van Mares WE, Vera Koedooder
- Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Lizzie Armitstead
- 2010
- Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen, Grace Verbeke
- Holland Hills Classic, Grace Verbeke
- Stage 2b Trophée d'Or Féminin, Vicki Eustace Whitelaw
Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Vicki Eustace Whitelaw - Commonwealth Games Road Race, Rochelle Gilmore
- 2011
- Stage 1 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Rochelle Gilmore
- Stage 2 Tour de Feminin - Krasna Lipa, Melissa Hoskins
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Melissa Hoskins
- 2012
- Stage 4 Tour de Free State, Ashleigh Moolman
- Stage 1 Route de France Féminine, Cherise Taylor
- Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2013
- Dwars door de Westhoek, Jolien D'Hoore
- Boels Rental Hills Classic, Ashleigh Moolman
Provincial Time Trial Championships (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- 2014
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers - Beveren-Prosperpolder, Liesbet De Vocht
- Diamond Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
Mountains classification Giro d'Italia Femminile, Emma Pooley - Stages 6, 8 & 9, Emma Pooley
Points classification BeNe Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore - Stages 1 & 2b, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stage 5 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2015
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams - Boortmeerbeek, Anisha Vekemans
- Stage 2 GP Elsy Jacobs, Elena Cecchini
- Stage 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin, Anisha Vekemans
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cambridge (Team Pursuit), Amy Cure
- 2016
- Oostduinkerke, Anisha Vekemans
- Zeswege Ladies Classic, Lotte Kopecky
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers - Trofee Maarten Wynants, Lotte Kopecky
- Belsele–Puivelde, Lotte Kopecky
- Boortmeerbeek, Élise Delzenne
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Vlaams-Brabant), Élise Delzenne - Fenioux Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Élise Delzenne
Youth classification Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour, Lotte Kopecky Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Élise Delzenne - Stage 1, Élise Delzenne
- Stage 5, Claudia Lichtenberg
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Glasgow (Scratch Race), Élise Delzenne
- Gent Six Days, Lotte Kopecky
- 2017
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cali (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian International – Madison, Lotte Kopecky
Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers - Stage 2 GP Elsy Jacobs, Élise Delzenne
- Niel Derny race, Lotte Kopecky
- Nossegem Cyclo-cross, Julie Roelandts
Provincial Cyclo-cross Championships (Vlaams-Brabant), Julie Roelandts
- 2018
- Stage 1 Tour of Belgium, Lotte Kopecky
- 2019
- Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, Lotte Kopecky
- MerXem Classic, Lotte Kopecky
- Flanders Ladies Classic, Julie Van de Velde
- GP de Fourmies, Thị Thật Nguyễn
National and world champions
- 2006
Australian Time Tria, Kathryn Watt Irish Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan Belgian Time Trial, An Van Rie - 2007
Belgian Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Druits Belgian Track (Keirin), Kelly Druits Belgian Track (Team Sprint), Kelly Druits & Jenifer De Merlier Belgian Track (Points race), Kelly Druits Irish Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan - 2008
Norwegian Road Race, Linn Torp Dutch Track (Points Race), Vera Koedooder - 2009
, British Track (Points Race), Lizzie Armitstead Norwegian Road Race, Linn Torp , British Track (Scratch Race), Lizzie Armitstead - 2010
Australian U23 Time Trial, Josephine Tomic Australian Track (Team Pursuit), Josephine Tomic Belgian Time Trial, Grace Verbeke - 2011
South African Time Trial, Cherise Taylor South African Road Race, Marissa Van der Merwe African Individual Time Trial, Cherise Taylor African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman - 2012
South African Trial, Cherise Taylor South African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman African Individual Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman - 2013
South African Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman South African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman African Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman - 2014
Australian Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Cure Australian Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure British Time Trial, Emma Pooley Belgian Road Race, Jolien D'Hoore - 2015
Australian Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure Australian Track (Individual pursuit) Amy Cure World Track (Team pursuit), Amy Cure Italy Road Race, Elena Cecchini - 2016
South African Road Race, An-Li Kachelhoffer Belgian Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky Belgian U23 Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky - African Team Time Trial, An-Li Kachelhoffer
European U23 Track (Points race), Lotte Kopecky European U23 Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky France Track (Individual pursuit), Elise Delzenne France Track (Points Race), Elise Delzenne European Track (Madison), Lotte Kopecky Belgian Track (Scratch race), Lotte Kopecky Belgian Track (Points race), Lotte Kopecky - 2017
Belgian Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky Belgian Track (Points Race), Lotte Kopecky Belgian Track (Scratch Race), Lotte Kopecky World Track (Madison), Lotte Kopecky Denmark Track (Individual Pursuit), Trine Schmidt Denmark Track (Scratch Race), Trine Schmidt European Track (Points race), Trine Schmidt European Track (Scratch race), Trine Schmidt - 2018
Belgian Track (Points race), Annelies Dom Belgian Road Race, Annelies Dom - 2019
Belgian Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
Previous team rosters
References
- "2012 UCI Women's Teams:LOTTO BELISOL LADIES (LBL) - BEL". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16.
- "Numainville signs with Lotto Belisol Ladies - Cyclingnews.com".
- "Cycling Transfers 2017 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com".
- "Emma Pooley to retire from cycling after Commonwealth Games - Cycling Weekly". 29 July 2014.
- "Cycling Transfers 2017 - - Team Information - By: CyclingFever.com".
- "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
External links
- Team Web Site
- Team News (on main Lotto-Soudal site)
- Christine Vardaros comments on her cycling career between December 2006 and February 2007
- Photo of rider Sara Carrigan in Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam gear
- Photo of rider Kathy Watt coming 9th in 3rd stage of the Tour de l'Aude, 1966
- Photo of rider Ludivine Henrion