Cycling team season
The 2015 season for Lotto–Soudal 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 .
On the final day of the 2014 Tour de France the team announced that they had secured new sponsorship for the team with Soudal . Soudal was founded in 1966 and produces a range of sealants, adhesives and foams. Soudal will become a co-naming sponsor for the next six seasons, ensuring the team continues until the 2020 season, the team name becoming Lotto Soudal. Lotto will continue to sponsor the team, as well as the women's team and under-23 team.[ 1]
As of 1 January 2015
Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season
Date Race Competition Rider Country Location 1 February Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise UCI Europe Tour Pim Ligthart (NED ) France Marseille 4 February Étoile de Bessèges , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) France Beaucaire 7 February Étoile de Bessèges , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) France Laudun 18 February Vuelta a Andalucía , Stage 1a UCI Europe Tour Pim Ligthart (NED ) Spain Hinojos 22 February Volta ao Algarve , Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Portugal Vilamoura 4 March Le Samyn UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) Belgium Dour 10 March Paris–Nice , Stage 2 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) France Saint-Amand-Montrond 12 March Tirreno–Adriatico , Stage 2 UCI World Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL ) Italy Cascina 14 March Paris–Nice , Stage 6 UCI World Tour Tony Gallopin (FRA ) France Nice 15 March Paris–Nice , Mountains classification UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL ) France 18 March Nokere Koerse UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) Belgium Nokere 2 April Three Days of De Panne , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [ N 1] Belgium 11 April Tour of the Basque Country , Sprints classification UCI World Tour Louis Vervaeke (BEL ) Spain 29 April Tour of Turkey , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Turkey Marmaris 14 May Giro d'Italia , Stage 6 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) Italy Castiglione della Pescaia 15 May Tour de Picardie , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) France Tergnier 17 May Tour de Picardie , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) France Mers-les-Bains 17 May Tour de Picardie , Overall UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) France 24 May World Ports Classic , Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) Netherlands Rotterdam 24 May World Ports Classic , Overall UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) [ N 2] 24 May World Ports Classic , Points classification UCI Europe Tour Kris Boeckmans (BEL ) [ N 2] 24 May World Ports Classic , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [ N 3] [ N 2] 4 June Tour de Luxembourg , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Luxembourg Clemency 6 June Tour de Luxembourg , Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Luxembourg Diekirch 7 June Tour de Luxembourg , Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL ) Luxembourg Luxembourg City 7 June Tour de Luxembourg , Points classification UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Luxembourg 18 June Ster ZLM Toer , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands Rosmalen 19 June Ster ZLM Toer , Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands Buchten [nl ] 21 June Ster ZLM Toer , Overall UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands 21 June Ster ZLM Toer , Points classification UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands 21 June Ster ZLM Toer , Teams classification UCI Europe Tour [ N 4] Netherlands 21 June Tour de Suisse , Mountains classification UCI World Tour Thomas De Gendt (BEL ) [ N 5] Switzerland 5 July Tour de France , Stage 2 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands Neeltje Jans 8 July Tour de France , Stage 5 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) France Amiens 19 July Tour de France , Stage 15 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) France Valence 26 July Tour de France , Stage 21 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) France Paris 6 August Tour de Pologne , Stage 5 UCI World Tour Bart De Clercq (BEL ) Poland Zakopane 8 August Tour de Pologne , Teams classification UCI World Tour [ N 6] Poland 11 August Eneco Tour , Stage 2 UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) Netherlands Breda 15 August Eneco Tour , Stage 6 UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL ) Belgium Houffalize 16 August Eneco Tour , Overall UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL ) [ N 2] 16 August Eneco Tour , Points classification UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) [ N 2] 16 August Eneco Tour , Teams classification UCI World Tour [ N 7] [ N 2] 18 August Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem UCI Europe Tour Kenny Dehaes (BEL ) Belgium Zottegem 23 August Vattenfall Cyclassics UCI World Tour André Greipel (GER ) Germany Hamburg 12 September Tour of Britain , Stage 7 UCI Europe Tour André Greipel (GER ) United Kingdom Ipswich 13 September Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal UCI World Tour Tim Wellens (BEL ) Canada Montreal 16 September Grand Prix de Wallonie UCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL ) Belgium Namur 19 September Grand Prix Impanis-Van Petegem UCI Europe Tour Sean De Bie (BEL ) Belgium Boortmeerbeek 23 September Omloop van het Houtland UCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL ) Belgium Lichtervelde 1 October Tour de l'Eurométropole , Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Jens Debusschere (BEL ) Belgium Chièvres 4 October Tour de l'Eurométropole , Points classification UCI Europe Tour Jürgen Roelandts (BEL ) Belgium
National, Continental and World champions 2015[ edit ] ^ The riders on the squad were Kris Boeckmans , Lars Bak , Sean De Bie , Jens Debusschere , Gert Dockx , André Greipel , Pim Ligthart and Boris Vallée ^ a b c d e f Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands. ^ The riders on the squad were Jens Debusschere , Tiesj Benoot , Kris Boeckmans , Thomas De Gendt , Kenny Dehaes , Gert Dockx , Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg ^ The riders on the squad were Lars Bak , Sean De Bie , Jens Debusschere , Dennis Vanendert , André Greipel , Adam Hansen , Greg Henderson and Marcel Sieberg ^ Retroactively awarded, following the expunging of the results previously achieved by Stefan Denifl . ^ The riders on the squad were Sander Armée , Kris Boeckmans , Vegard Breen , Jasper De Buyst , Bart De Clercq , Maxime Monfort , Jurgen Van den Broeck and Boris Vallée ^ The riders on the squad were Tim Wellens , Tiesj Benoot , Stig Broeckx , Jens Debusschere , André Greipel , Greg Henderson , Jürgen Roelandts and Marcel Sieberg