Lotto–Soudal Ladies
Team information | |
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UCI code |
LBL (2006–2009) LHT (2010) LLT (2011) LBL (2012–2014) |
Registered | Belgium |
Founded | 2006 |
Discipline | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team |
Key personnel | |
General manager | Dany 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 |
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 Road World Cup. The team was established in 2006, and its colours are white, blue, and red. As of 2012, the team manager and representative is Dany Schoonbaert, and the assistant team manager, Ivan Depoorter.[1] Sponsors Lotto (associated with the Belgian lottery) and Soudal (an adhesives manufacturer) also sponsor the Lotto-Belisol men's UCI ProTour team.
History
2006
2009
2014
Riders in
In August the team announced the signing of Joëlle Numainville (Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) with immediate effect.[2] Susanna Zorzi and Jessie Daams will join the team for 2015. On October 29, the team signed Anouk Rijff. On November 13 Carlee Taylor joined the team. On November 21 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 November 9 Céline Van Severen left the team to join Futurumshop.nl-Zannata for the 2015 season.[5] On November 23 Heidi Dalton and Isabelle Söderberg left the team.
Team roster
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Major results
- 2006
- 1st Overall Wolvertem-Slozen, Liesbet De Vocht
- 1st Stages 1a & 1b, Liesbet De Vocht
- 2007
- 1st Stage 5 Tour of New Zealand, Sara Carrigan
- 1st GP Stad Roeselare, Marine Bras
- 1st Oceania Continental Road Race Championships, Kathy Watt
- 1st Overall Tour de Perth, Kathy Watt
- 1st Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, Kathy Watt
- 1st Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Marine Bras
- 1st Stage 2 (ITT) Tour of Bright, Kathy Watt
- 2008
- 1st Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Vera Koedooder
- 2009
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour of New Zealand, Rochelle Gilmore
- 1st Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Rochelle Gilmore
- 1st Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin, Grace Verbeke
- 1st Stage 1, Grace Verbeke
- 1st Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Rochelle Gilmore
- 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Vera Koedooder
- 1st Mijl van Mares WE, Vera Koedooder
- 1st Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Lizzie Armitstead
- 2010
- 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen voor Vrouwen, Grace Verbeke
- 1st Holland Hills Classic, Grace Verbeke
- 1st Stage 2b Trophée d'Or Féminin, Vicki Eustace Whitelaw
- 1st Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche, Vicki Eustace Whitelaw
- 1st Commonwealth Games Road Race, Rochelle Gilmore
- 2011
- 1st Stage 1 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Rochelle Gilmore
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Feminin - Krasna Lipa, Melissa Hoskins
- 1st Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Melissa Hoskins
- 2012
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Free State, Ashleigh Moolman
- 1st Stage 1 Route de France Féminine, Cherise Taylor
- 1st Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin Ardèche, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2013
- 1st Dwars door de Westhoek, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Boels Rental Hills Classic, Ashleigh Moolman
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championships (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- 2014
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- 1st Beveren-Prosperpolder, Liesbet De Vocht
- 1st Diamond Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Mountains classification Giro d'Italia Femminile, Emma Pooley
- 1st Stages 6, 8 & 9, Emma Pooley
- 1st Points classification BeNe Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Stages 1 & 2b, Jolien D'Hoore
- 1st Stage 5 Boels Rental Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2015
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams
- 1st Boortmeerbeek, Anisha Vekemans
- 1st Stage 2 GP Elsy Jacobs, Elena Cecchini
- 1st Stage 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin, Anisha Vekemans
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cambridge (Team Pursuit), Amy Cure
- 2016
- 1st Oostduinkerke, Anisha Vekemans
- 1st Zeswege Ladies Classic, Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- 1st Trofee Maarten Wynants, Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Belsele–Puivelde, Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Boortmeerbeek, Élise Delzenne
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Vlaams-Brabant), Élise Delzenne
- 1st Fenioux Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Élise Delzenne
- 1st Youth classification Lotto Belisol Belgium Tour, Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Élise Delzenne
- 1st Stage 1, Élise Delzenne
- 1st Stage 5, Claudia Lichtenberg
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Glasgow (Scratch Race), Élise Delzenne
- 1st Gent Six Days, Lotte Kopecky
- 2017
- 1st UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cali (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Belgian International – Madison, Lotte Kopecky
- 1st Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- 1st Stage 2 GP Elsy Jacobs, Élise Delzenne
- 1st Niel Derny race, Lotte Kopecky
World & National 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
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".
External links
- Team Web 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