2014 Lotto–Belisol season

2014 Lotto–Belisol season
Manager	Marc Sergeant
One-day victories	8
Stage race overall victories	1
Stage race stage victories	18
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The 2014 season for Lotto–Belisol is scheduled to begin in January at the Tour de San Luis. As a UCI ProTeam, they are automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2014 roster

As of 15 February 2014.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Sander Armée (BEL) 10 December 1985 (aged 28)  Lars Bak (DEN) 16 January 1980 (aged 33)  Kris Boeckmans (BEL) 13 February 1987 (aged 26)  Vegard Breen (NOR) 8 February 1990 (aged 23)  Stig Broeckx (BEL) 10 May 1990 (aged 23)  Sean De Bie (BEL) 3 October 1991 (aged 22)  Bart De Clercq (BEL) 26 August 1986 (aged 27)  Jens Debusschere (BEL) 28 August 1989 (aged 24)  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) 10 November 1984 (aged 29)  Gert Dockx (BEL) 4 July 1988 (aged 25)  Tony Gallopin (FRA) 19 April 1988 (aged 25)  André Greipel (GER) 16 July 1982 (aged 31)  Adam Hansen (AUS) 11 May 1981 (aged 32)  Greg Henderson (NZL) 10 September 1976 (aged 37)

Rider Date of birth  Olivier Kaisen[N 1] (BEL) 30 April 1983 (aged 30)  Pim Ligthart (NED) 16 June 1988 (aged 25)  Maxime Monfort (BEL) 14 January 1983 (aged 30)  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) 2 July 1985 (aged 28)  Marcel Sieberg (GER) 30 April 1982 (aged 31)  Boris Vallée (BEL) 3 June 1993 (aged 20)  Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) 1 February 1983 (aged 30)  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) 28 November 1990 (aged 23)  Dennis Vanendert (BEL) 27 June 1988 (aged 25)  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) 19 February 1985 (aged 28)  Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) 16 September 1986 (aged 27)  Tim Wellens (BEL) 10 May 1991 (aged 22)  Frederik Willems (BEL) 8 September 1979 (aged 34)

1. Kaisen was forced to retire from the sport on 10 February, on medical advice.^[2]

Riders who joined the team for the 2014 season Rider 2013 team Sander Armée[3] Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise Kris Boeckmans[4] Vacansoleil–DCM Vegard Breen neo-pro (Joker–Merida) Stig Broeckx neo-pro (stagiaire; Lotto–Belisol) Sean De Bie neo-pro (Leopard–Trek Continental Team) Tony Gallopin[5] RadioShack–Leopard Pim Ligthart[6] Vacansoleil–DCM Maxime Monfort[7] RadioShack–Leopard Boris Vallée neo-pro (ColorCode-Biowanze)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2013 season Rider 2014 team Dirk Bellemakers[8] Retired Gaëtan Bille[9] Verandas Willems Brian Bulgaç[10] Parkhotel Valkenburg Continental Team Sander Cordeel[11] Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace Francis De Greef[12] Wanty–Groupe Gobert Maarten Neyens Vicente Reynès[13] IAM Cycling Fréderique Robert[14] Wanty–Groupe Gobert Jurgen Van de Walle[15] Retired Joost van Leijen[16] Retired

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
24 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Australia	Victor Harbor
26 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Australia	Adelaide
26 January	Tour Down Under, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Hansen, AdamAdam Hansen (AUS)	Australia
13 February	Tour of Qatar, Stage 5	UCI Asia Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Qatar	Madinat ash Shamal
18 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 1	UCI Asia Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Oman	Naseem Garden
20 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 3	UCI Asia Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Oman	Al Bustan
23 February	Tour of Oman, Stage 6	UCI Asia Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Oman	Matrah Corniche
23 February	Tour of Oman, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Oman
15 March	Ronde van Drenthe	UCI Europe Tour	Dehaes, KennyKenny Dehaes (BEL)	Netherlands	Hoogeveen
16 March	Paris–Nice, Mountains classification	UCI World Tour	Ligthart, PimPim Ligthart (NED)	France
19 March	Nokere Koerse	UCI Europe Tour	Dehaes, KennyKenny Dehaes (BEL)	Belgium	Nokere
24 May	World Ports Classic, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Antwerp
31 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Eau d'Heure lakes
5 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Luxembourg	Hesperange
8 June	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg
20 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Henderson, GregGreg Henderson (NZL)	Netherlands	Buchten
23 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Netherlands	Boxtel
10 July	Tour de France, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	France	Reims
16 July	Tour de France, Stage 11	UCI World Tour	Gallopin, TonyTony Gallopin (FRA)	France	Oyonnax
26 July	Tour de Wallonie, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium	Tournai
6 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Vangenechten, JonasJonas Vangenechten (BEL)	Poland	Katowice
16 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Wellens, TimTim Wellens (BEL)	Belgium	Aywaille
17 August	Eneco Tour, Overall	UCI World Tour	Wellens, TimTim Wellens (BEL)	Belgium  Netherlands
27 August	Druivenkoers Overijse	UCI Europe Tour	Vangenechten, JonasJonas Vangenechten (BEL)	Belgium	Overijse
6 September	Brussels Cycling Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Brussels
7 September	Grand Prix de Fourmies	UCI Europe Tour	Vangenechten, JonasJonas Vangenechten (BEL)	France	Fourmies
12 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 19	UCI World Tour	Hansen, AdamAdam Hansen (AUS)	Spain	Cangas do Morrazo
14 September	Grote Prijs Jef Scherens	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Leuven
3 October	Sparkassen Münsterland Giro	UCI Europe Tour	Greipel, AndréAndré Greipel (GER)	Germany	Münster
5 October	Tour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 1]	Belgium
14 October	Nationale Sluitingsprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Debusschere, JensJens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium	Kapellen

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 Vangenechten

References

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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.
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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.
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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.
11. "Sander Cordeel verkast naar Vastgoedservice CT" [Sander Cordeel relocates to Vastgoedservice CT]. Sportwereld–Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch) (Corelio). Belga. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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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).
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