Predictor-Lotto




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Predictor-Lotto (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006) (UCI Team Code: PRL) is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Omega Pharma through their Predictor brand and previously through their Davitamon vitamin brand. Omega Pharma co-sponsored in Quick Step-Davitamon in 2003 and 2004. Lotto has a long history of cycling sponsorship, being the main sponsor of its own team since 1992. 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. Since 2005, the team is one of the 20 teams that compete in the new UCI ProTour. Predictor-Lotto rides Ridley bicycles.

The team is managed by Belgians Marc Sergeant and Geert Coeman and they are assisted by their countrymen Hendrik Redant, Herman Frison and former Belgian National Team selector José De Cauwer, as well as Italian Roberto Damiani. Filip Demyttenaere acts as public relations manager.

The team is a strong classics team, with emphasis on the northern Spring classics. There is also strength in stage races with Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen, three times winner of the sprinter's jersey in the Tour de France, stage race and climbing specialist Cadel Evans and American Chris Horner on the team. Henk Vogels and "Fast Freddie" Rodriguez are key domestiques.

For the 2007 season, several key cyclists will be leaving, most notably Peter Van Petegem and Nico Mattan. However, Predictor-Lotto has attracted several new cyclists, including talented all-rounder Dario Cioni, spring classics specialist Leif Hoste, time trial specialist Jurgen Van Den Broeck and current U23 time trial World Champion Dominique Cornu. The team will also experience a name change, to Predictor-Lotto. Omega-Pharma will continue to sponsor the team, but will use it to promote its pregnancy test kits instead of its vitamin range.^[1]

1 2007 ProTeam
- 1.1 Major results
- 1.2 Roster
2 References
3 External links

[edit] 2007 ProTeam

[edit] Major results

Stage 3, Jayco Bay Classic - Robbie McEwen
1st, Stage 5, Tour of Qatar - Greg Van Avermaet
1st, Stage 1b (Team time trial), Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale Coppi-Bartali

[edit] Roster

As of January 4, 2007.^[2]

	Rider	Date of Birth
	Mario Aerts	December 31, 1974 (age 32)
	Christophe Brandt	May 6, 1977 (age 29)
	Dario Cioni	December 2, 1974 (age 32)
	Dominique Cornu	October 10, 1985 (age 21)
	Wim De Vocht	April 29, 1982 (age 24)
	Dries Devenyns	July 22, 1983 (age 23)
	Bart Dockx	September 2, 1981 (age 25)
	Cadel Evans	February 14, 1977 (age 30)
	Nick Gates	March 10, 1972 (age 35)
	Chris Horner	October 23, 1971 (age 35)
	Leif Hoste	July 17, 1977 (age 29)
	Nick Ingels	September 2, 1984 (age 22)
	Josep Jufré Pou	August 5, 1975 (age 31)
	Olivier Kaisen	April 30, 1983 (age 23)
	Bjorn Leukemans	July 1, 1977 (age 29)

	Rider	Date of Birth
	Matthew Lloyd	May 24, 1983 (age 23)
	Robbie McEwen	June 24, 1972 (age 34)
	Pieter Mertens	August 28, 1980 (age 26)
	Fred Rodriguez	September 3, 1973 (age 33)
	Bart Roesems	October 14, 1972 (age 34)
	Roy Sentjens	December 15, 1980 (age 26)
	Tom Steels	September 2, 1971 (age 35)
	Geert Steurs	September 24, 1981 (age 25)
	Greg Van Avermaet	May 17, 1985 (age 21)
	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	February 1, 1983 (age 24)
	Preben Van Hecke	July 9, 1982 (age 24)
	Wim Van Huffel	May 28, 1979 (age 27)
	Johan Van Summeren	February 4, 1981 (age 26)
	Wim Vansevenant	December 23, 1971 (age 35)