2012 Lotto–Belisol season
Manager Marc Sergeant
One-day victories 5
Stage race overall victories 1
Stage race stage victories 22
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The 2012 season for Lotto–Belisol began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

At the end of the 2011 season, Lotto parted company with co-sponsors Omega Pharma after seven seasons together, before window manufacturer Belisol joined the team as co-sponsor for three seasons.[1]

2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.[2]

Rider Date of birth
 Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 31)
 Gaëtan Bille (BEL) (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 23)
 Brian Bulgac (NED) (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 23)
 Sander Cordeel (BEL) (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 24)
 Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 25)
 Francis De Greef (BEL) (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 26)
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 22)
 Kenny Dehaes (BEL) (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 27)
 Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 23)
 André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 29)
 Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 30)
 Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 35)
 Olivier Kaisen (BEL) (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 28)
 Gianni Meersman (BEL) (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 26)
 Maarten Neyens (BEL) (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 28)
Rider Date of birth
 Vicente Reynès (ESP) (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 30)
 Fréderique Robert (BEL) (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 22)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 26)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 29)
 Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 30)
 Thomas Sprengers[N 1] (BEL) (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 21)
 Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) (1977-02-09)9 February 1977 (aged 34)
 Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 28)
 Tosh van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 21)
 Joost van Leijen (NED) (1984-07-20)20 July 1984 (aged 27)
 Dennis Vanendert (BEL) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 23)
 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 26)
 Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 25)
 Tim Wellens[N 2] (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 20)
 Frederik Willems (BEL) (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 32)
 Wouter Wippert[N 3] (NED) (1990-08-14)14 August 1990 (aged 21)

Season victories

DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocation
15 JanuaryCancer Council Helpline ClassicNational event André Greipel (GER) AustraliaAdelaide
17 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 1UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) AustraliaClare
19 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 3UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) AustraliaVictor Harbor
22 JanuaryTour Down Under, Stage 6UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) AustraliaAdelaide
14 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 1UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) OmanAl Hauqain
15 FebruaryVolta ao Algarve, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Gianni Meersman (BEL) PortugalAlbufeira
17 FebruaryTour of Oman, Stage 4UCI Asia Tour André Greipel (GER) OmanAl Wadi al Kabir
7 MarchParis–Nice, Stage 4UCI World Tour Gianni Meersman (BEL) FranceRodez
29 MarchThree Days of De Panne, Mountains classificationUCI Europe Tour Tosh van der Sande (BEL) Belgium
5 AprilGrand Prix Pino CeramiUCI Europe Tour Gaëtan Bille (BEL) BelgiumFrameries
23 AprilPresidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) TurkeyAntalya
17 MayGiro d'Italia, Stage 12UCI World Tour Lars Bak (DEN) ItalySestri Levante
23 MayTour of Belgium, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumBuggenhout
24 MayTour of Belgium, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumKnokke-Heist
25 MayTour of Belgium, Stage 3UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumBeveren
27 MayGiro d'Italia, Premio della FugaUCI World Tour Olivier Kaisen (BEL) Italy
27 MayTour of Belgium, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) Belgium
31 MayTour de Luxembourg, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgHesperange
1 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) LuxembourgLeudelange
3 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) LuxembourgLuxembourg City
3 JuneTour de Luxembourg, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) Luxembourg
10 JuneProRace BerlinUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) GermanyBerlin
15 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) NetherlandsNuth-Schimmert
17 JuneSter ZLM Toer, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 4][N 5]
4 JulyTour de France, Stage 4UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceRouen
5 JulyTour de France, Stage 5UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceSaint-Quentin
14 JulyTour de France, Stage 13UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER) FranceCap d'Agde
22 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) DenmarkRanders
23 AugustDanmark Rundt, Stage 2UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) DenmarkAarhus
9 SeptemberGrand Prix de FourmiesUCI Europe Tour Lars Bak (DEN) FranceFourmies
15 SeptemberGP Impanis-Van PetegemUCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER) BelgiumHaacht
27 SeptemberTour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 1UCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) BelgiumMenen
30 SeptemberTour de l'Eurometropole, OverallUCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Belgium
30 SeptemberTour de l'Eurometropole, Points classificationUCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Belgium
30 SeptemberTour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classificationUCI Europe Tour[N 6] Belgium

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Sprengers joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.[3]
  2. ↑ Wellens joined the team on 1 July.[4]
  3. ↑ Wippert joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.[3]
  4. ↑ The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg and Joost van Leijen
  5. ↑ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
  6. ↑ The riders on the squad were André Greipel, Kenny Dehaes, Brian Bulgaç, Mehdi Sohrabi, Maarten Neyens, Jürgen Roelandts, Wouter Wippert and Jens Debusschere

References

  1. ↑ "Lotto and Belisol to co-sponsor for three years". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Lotto Belisol Team (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Sprengers and Wippert trainee". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Project. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Tim Wellens debuts". Lotto–Belisol. Belgian Cycling Company sa. 14 July 2012. Archived from the original on 28 December 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Lotto-Belisol reveals 2012 kit". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  6. ↑ van Eyck, Xylon (14 September 2011). "Henderson exits Sky to join former team-mates at Lotto-Ridley". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  7. ↑ "Van den Broeck, Vanendert to new Lotto team". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "Bak looking forward to finally having his chance at Lotto-Ridley". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  9. ↑ van Eyck, Xylon (26 October 2011). "Mehdi Sohrabi helps Lotto-Ridley with WorldTour spot". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  10. ↑ Collette, Renaud (17 August 2011). "Brian Bulgac sera professionnel chez Lotto en 2012" [Brian Bulgac will be professional with Lotto in 2012]. Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "Meersman signs with Lotto-Belisol". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Lloyd signs for Lampre-ISD". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "Philippe Gilbert signs for BMC". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Thurau to Europcar, Lodewyck to BMC". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  15. ↑ Wynn, Nigel (28 September 2011). "Blythe signs to BMC Racing". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  16. ↑ "Oscar Pujol joins Iranian Continental team". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  17. ↑ Atkins, Ben (9 June 2011). "Cardiac Arrhythmia forces Mario Aerts to retire early". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  18. ↑ "RADIOSHACK NISSAN TREK announces 2012 roster". leopardtrek.lu. Leopard Trek. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  19. 1 2 "BigMat joins FDJ as co-sponsor in 2012". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  20. ↑ Wilcockson, John (7 November 2011). "Inside Cycling with John Wilcockson: This year's retirees just faded away". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "Sven Vandousselaere krijgt in 2012 een tweede kans bij Topsport Vlaanderen" [Sven Vandousselaere receives a second chance in 2012 at Topsport Vlaanderen]. Nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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