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2016 Lotto–Soudal season

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Lotto–Soudal
2016 season
UCI codeLTS
StatusUCI WorldTeam
ManagerMarc Sergeant
Main sponsor(s)Soudal
BasedBelgium
BicyclesRidley
GroupsetCampagnolo
Season victories
One-day races4
Stage race overall2
Stage race stages13
National Championships1
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The 2016 season for the Lotto–Soudal cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

Team roster

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As of 29 March 2016
Rider Date of birth
 Sander Armée (BEL) (1985-12-10)10 December 1985 (aged 30)
 Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 36)
 Tiesj Benoot (BEL) (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 22)
 Kris Boeckmans (BEL) (1987-02-13)13 February 1987 (aged 29)
 Stig Broeckx (BEL) (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 25)
 Sean De Bie (BEL) (1991-10-03)3 October 1991 (aged 24)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL) (1993-11-24)24 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 29)
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL) (1986-11-06)6 November 1986 (aged 29)
 Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 26)
 Kevin Deltombe[N 1] (BEL) (1994-02-27)27 February 1994 (aged 22)
 Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 27)
 Frederik Frison (BEL) (1992-07-28)28 July 1992 (aged 23)
 Tony Gallopin (FRA) (1988-04-19)19 April 1988 (aged 27)
 Michael Goolaerts[N 2] (BEL) (1995-07-24)24 July 1995 (aged 20)
Rider Date of birth
 André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 33)
 Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 34)
 Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 39)
 Pim Ligthart (NED) (1988-06-16)16 June 1988 (aged 27)
 Tomasz Marczyński (POL) (1984-03-06)6 March 1984 (aged 32)
 Maxime Monfort (BEL) (1983-01-14)14 January 1983 (aged 33)
 Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 30)
 James Shaw[N 3] (GBR) (1996-06-06)6 June 1996 (aged 19)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 33)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-27)27 June 1987 (aged 28)
 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 25)
 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 31)
 Louis Vervaeke (BEL) (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 22)
 Jelle Wallays (BEL) (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 (aged 26)
 Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 24)
  1. ^ Deltombe joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.
  2. ^ Goolaerts joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.
  3. ^ Shaw joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from Lotto–Soudal U23.

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location
28 January Trofeo Felanitx-Ses Salines-Campos-Porreres UCI Europe Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Spain Mallorca
31 January Trofeo Playa de Palma UCI Europe Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Spain Mallorca
21 February Volta ao Algarve, Youth Classification UCI Europe Tour  Tiesj Benoot (BEL)  Portugal
6 March Three Days of West Flanders, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Sean De Bie (BEL)  Belgium
6 March Three Days of West Flanders, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour  Sean De Bie (BEL)  Belgium
6 March Three Days of West Flanders, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [N 1]  Belgium
13 March Paris–Nice, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Tim Wellens (BEL)  France Nice
23 March Dwars door Vlaanderen UCI Europe Tour  Jens Debusschere (BEL)  Belgium Waregem
24 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 4 UCI World Tour  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)  Spain Port Ainé
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)  Spain
26 April Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Turkey Konya
1 May Tour de Romandie, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Sander Armée (BEL)   Switzerland
11 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Italy Benevento
12 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Italy Roccaraso
13 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Italy Foligno
19 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Italy Bibione
2 June Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  André Greipel (GER)  Luxembourg Hesperange
14 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Thomas De Gendt (BEL)  France Mont Ventoux
16 July Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Poland Zakopane
18 July Tour de Pologne, Overall UCI World Tour  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Poland
18 July Tour de Pologne, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Tim Wellens (BEL)  Poland
18 July Tour de Pologne, Teams classification UCI World Tour [N 2]  Poland
24 July Tour de France, Stage 21 UCI World Tour  André Greipel (GER)  France Paris
11 August Tour de l'Ain, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL)  France Montreal-la Cluse
13 August Tour de l'Ain, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Bart De Clercq (BEL)  France
4 September Tour of Britain, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  André Greipel (GER)  United Kingdom Castle Douglas
14 September Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour  Tony Gallopin (FRA)  Belgium Namur

National, Continental and World champions 2016

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location
26 June German National Road Race Champion
 André Greipel (GER)  Germany Erfurt

Footnotes

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  1. ^ The riders on the squad were Jelle Wallays, Sean De Bie, Gert Dockx, Tosh Van der Sande, Louis Vervaeke, Sander Armée and Frederik Frison
  2. ^ The riders on the squad were Tiesj Benoot, Jasper De Buyst, Bart De Clercq, Sander Armée, Maxime Monfort, Rafael Valls, Louis Vervaeke and Tim Wellens

References

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  1. ^ "Transfer news: Bouhanni extends with Cofidis, Marczynski signs for Lotto–Soudal". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Lotto Soudal sign Rafa Valls on two-year contract". cyclingnews.com. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ^ "News shorts: Zandio to retire at end of 2016, Veikkenan announces retirement". cyclingnews.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ^ Clarke, Stuart (11 September 2015). "Transfers: Van Den Broeck joins Katusha; Mezgec to Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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