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.
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
World & National Champions
- 2006
- Australian National Time Tria, Kathryn Watt
- Irish National Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan
- Belgian National Time Trial, An Van Rie
- 2007
- Belgian National Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Druits
- Belgian National Track (Keirin), Kelly Druits
- Belgian National Track (Team Sprint), Kelly Druits & Jenifer De Merlier
- Belgian National Track (Points race), Kelly Druits
- Irish National Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan
- 2008
- Norwegian National Road Race, Linn Torp
- Dutch National Track (Points Race), Vera Koedooder
- 2009
- , British National Track (Points Race), Lizzie Armitstead
- Norwegian National Road Race, Linn Torp
- , British National Track (Scratch Race), Lizzie Armitstead
- 2010
- Australian U23 National Time Trial, Josephine Tomic
- Australian National Track (Team Pursuit), Josephine Tomic
- Belgian National Time Trial, Grace Verbeke
- 2011
- South African National Time Trial, Cherise Taylor
- South African National Road Race, Marissa Van der Merwe
- African Continental Individual Time Trial, Cherise Taylor
- African Continental Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2012
- South African NationalTime Trial, Cherise Taylor
- South African National Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Continental Individual Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Continental Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2013
- South African National Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- South African National Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Continental Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Continental Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2014
- Australian National Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Cure
- Australian National Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure
- British National Time Trial, Emma Pooley
- Belgian National Road Race, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2015
- Australian National Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure
- Australian National Track (Individual pursuit) Amy Cure
- World Track (Team pursuit), Amy Cure
- Italy Road Race, Elena Cecchini
- 2016
- South African National Road Race, An-Li Kachelhoffer
Previous team rosters
2012
Ages as of 1 January 2012.[6]
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2011
- Liz Hatch (USA)
2010
- Liz Hatch (USA)
2007
- Kim Schoonbaert (BEL)
- Elise Depoorter (BEL)
- Liesbet De Vocht (BEL)
- Catherine Delfosse (BEL) (in from Team Massi Abarth (MTB))[7]
- Lieselot Decroix (BEL) (in from Velo Bella)[7]
- Martine Bras (NED) (in from Moving Ladies)[7]
- Corine Hierckens (BEL) (in from AA Drink)[7]
- Grace Verbeken (BEL)
- Sara Carrigan (AUS)
- Siobhan Dervan (IRL)
- Tamara Boyd (NZL) (in from Les Pruneaux d'Agen)[7]
- Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) (in from Team FBUK)[7]
- Kathy Watt (AUS)
- Sofie De Vuyst (BEL)
- Jurrina Duprez (BEL)
- Annelies Van Doorslaer (BEL)
- Laura Van Geyt (BEL)
- Nana Steenssens (NED)
- Ine Beyen (BEL)
- Lien Beyen (BEL)
- Denise D'Hamecourt (BEL)
- Jenifer De Merlier (BEL)
- Kelly Druyts (BEL)
- Evi Verstraete (BEL)
- Lien Lanssens (BEL)
- Arien Torsius (RSA)
- Natalia Llaca (MEX)[8][9]
2006
- Marielle Aunave
- Claire Baxter
- Liesbet De Vocht
- Sofie De Vuyst
- Ludivine Henrion
- Siobhan Horgan
- Myriam Jacotey
- Christa Pirard
- Kim Schoonbaert
- Inge Van Den Broeck
- An Van Rie
- Christine Verdaros
- Grace Verbeke
- Kathryn Watt
Source[10]
References
- ↑ "2012 UCI Women's Teams:LOTTO BELISOL LADIES (LBL) - BEL".
- ↑ http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/numainville-signs-with-lotto-belisol-ladies
- ↑ http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html?xs=5
- ↑ http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/emma-pooley-retire-cycling-commonwealth-games-131568
- ↑ http://women.cyclingfever.com/transfers.html
- ↑ "UCI Women's teams". UCI.ch. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Transfer information, 2007".
- ↑ "UCI Track World Cup Classics".
- ↑ "Lotto-Belisol Ladiesteam".
- ↑ Lotto-Belisol Ladies Team (LBL) - UCI 2006
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