2014 Lotto–Belisol season

The 2014 season for Lotto–Belisol began in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Lotto–Belisol
2014 season
ManagerMarc Sergeant
Season victories
One-day races8
Stage race overall1
Stage race stages18

2014 roster

As of 15 February 2014.[1]
Rider Date of birth
 Sander Armée (BEL) (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 28)
 Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 33)
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 26)
 Vegard Breen (NOR) (1990-02-08)8 February 1990 (aged 23)
 Stig Broeckx (BEL) (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 23)
 Sean De Bie (BEL) (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 22)
 Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 27)
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 24)
 Kenny Dehaes (BEL) (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 29)
 Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 25)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 25)
 André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 31)
 Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 32)
 Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 37)
Rider Date of birth
 Olivier Kaisen[N 1] (BEL) (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 30)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 25)
 Maxime Monfort (BEL) (1983-01-14)14 January 1983 (aged 30)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 28)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 31)
 Boris Vallée (BEL) (1993-06-03)3 June 1993 (aged 20)
 Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 30)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 23)
 Dennis Vanendert (BEL) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 25)
 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 28)
 Jonas van Genechten (BEL) (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 27)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 22)
 Frederik Willems (BEL) (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 34)
  1. Kaisen was forced to retire from the sport on 10 February, on medical advice.[2]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
24 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 4UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) AustraliaVictor Harbor
26 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 6UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) AustraliaAdelaide
26 JanuaryTour Down Under, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Adam Hansen (AUS) Australia
13 FebruaryTour of Qatar, Stage 5UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) QatarMadinat ash Shamal
18 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) OmanNaseem Garden
20 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 3UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) OmanAl-Bustan
23 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 6UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) OmanMatrah Corniche
23 FebruaryTour of Oman, Points classificationUCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) Oman
15 MarchRonde van DrentheUCI Europe Tour Kenny Dehaes (BEL) NetherlandsHoogeveen
16 MarchParis–Nice, Mountains classificationUCI World Tour Pim Ligthart (NED) France
19 MarchNokere KoerseUCI Europe Tour Kenny Dehaes (BEL) BelgiumNokere
24 MayWorld Ports Classic, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumAntwerp
31 MayTour of Belgium, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumEau d'Heure lakes
5 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgHesperange
8 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgLuxembourg
20 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour Greg Henderson (NZL) NetherlandsBuchten
23 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsBoxtel
10 JulyTour de France, Stage 6UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceReims
16 JulyTour de France, Stage 11UCI World Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA) FranceOyonnax
26 JulyTour de Wallonie, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumTournai
6 AugustTour de Pologne, Stage 4UCI World Tour Jonas van Genechten (BEL) PolandKatowice
16 AugustEneco Tour, Stage 6UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) BelgiumAywaille
17 AugustEneco Tour, OverallUCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL) Belgium
 Netherlands
27 AugustDruivenkoers OverijseUCI Europe Tour Jonas van Genechten (BEL) BelgiumOverijse
6 SeptemberBrussels Cycling ClassicUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumBrussels
7 SeptemberGrand Prix de FourmiesUCI Europe Tour Jonas van Genechten (BEL) FranceFourmies
12 SeptemberVuelta a España, Stage 19UCI World Tour Adam Hansen (AUS) SpainCangas do Morrazo
14 SeptemberGrote Prijs Jef ScherensUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumLeuven
3 OctoberSparkassen Münsterland GiroUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) GermanyMünster
5 OctoberTour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 1] Belgium
14 OctoberNationale SluitingsprijsUCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL) BelgiumKapellen

Footnotes
  1. The riders on the squad were Jens Debusschere, Vegard Breen, Sean De Bie, Tiesj Benoot, Kenny Dehaes, Xandro Meurisse, Sander Armée and Jonas van Genechten

References
  1. "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. "Kaisen has to quit cycling". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Project. 10 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. Mignot, Alexandre (18 June 2013). "Direction Lotto pour Sander Armee" [Direction Lotto for Sander Armee]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency SPRLS. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  4. "Boeckmans reinforces the team". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Project. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  5. "Tony Gallopin signs for Lotto Belisol". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. Atkins, Ben (6 September 2013). "Pim Ligthart transfers to Lotto Belisol, says he is looking forward to a Belgian team". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  7. "Monfort joins Lotto Belisol from RadioShack". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  8. "Lotto Belisol's Dirk Bellemakers announces retirement". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 6 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  9. "Gaëtan Bille rejoint Verandas Willems" [Gaëtan Bille joins Verandas Willems]. RTBF.be (in French). Radio Télévision Belge Francophone. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  10. "Bulgac naar continentale ploeg" [Bulgac to continental team]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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  13. "Chavanel, Frank among transfers to IAM Cycling". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  14. Been, José (14 November 2013). "Kevin Seeldraeyers to Wanty-Groupe Gobert". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 February 2014. Wanty-Groupe Gobert is completed by Laurens de Vreese (Topsport Vlaanderen), Fréderique Robert (Lotto-Belisol), Jérôme Baugnies (To Win-Josan) and Marco Minnaard (Rabobank Development Team).
  15. "Jurgen Van de Walle stopt wellicht met koersen" [Jurgen Van de Walle will stop, with quotes]. Knack (in Dutch). Roularta Media Group. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  16. "Van Leijen stopt met wielrennen" [Van Leijen stops cycling]. Nederlandse Omroep Stichting (in Dutch). Nederlandse Publieke Omroep. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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