Lotto–Dstny (UCI team code: LTD) is a Belgian professional cycling team at UCI ProTeam level sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Dstny, a business communications provider. The same organisations also sponsor a women's cycling team, Lotto–Dstny Ladies.
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| UCI code | LTD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline(s) | Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | UCI WorldTeam (2005–2022) UCI ProTeam (2023–) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycles | Orbea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Components | Shimano | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Team home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General manager | Stéphane Heulot[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team manager(s) | Marc Sergeant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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History
editSponsorship
editLotto has a long history of cycling sponsorship, they began sponsoring 1984 with Tönissteiner–Lotto–Mavic–Pecotex. In 1985, it became prime sponsor of a team bearing only its name. Walter Godefroot and Patrick Lefevere were early directeurs sportifs. The fusion of the Lotto–Adecco and Domo–Farm Frites teams for the start of the 2003 season created the current team and structure in the guise of Lotto–Domo.
Omega Pharma had previously been a co-sponsor of the Quick-Step–Davitamon team in 2003 and 2004. Omega Pharma became the main sponsors in 2005, under their Davitamon brand name. The team name switched to Omega Pharma's Predictor brand name in 2007 and the Silence brand in 2008. From 2010 the team became known as Omega Pharma–Lotto, but this sponsor moved their financial support to the Quick-Step setup for the 2012 season.
Belisol became co-sponsors in 2012, and are a Belgian company making windows and doors and solar panels.
On the final day of the 2014 Tour de France the team announced that they had secured new sponsorship for the team with Soudal, manufacturers of sealants, adhesives and foams. Soudal signed a deal lasting six seasons, the team name becoming Lotto Soudal: in 2019, they extended the deal for two more years.[3] Lotto continue to sponsor the team, as well as the women's team and under-23 team.[4]
For one stage race each year since 2016 (at the 2016 Paris–Nice, 2017 Paris–Nice, 2018 Giro d'Italia, and 2019 Tour de Pologne), the team raced under the name Lotto Fix ALL and changed the team kit to a grey colour to reflect one of Soudal's key brands.[5]
Tour status
editLotto–Dstny was a member team of the UCI World Tour from its inception in 2009 until the end of the 2022 season. The team was relegated from the World Tour at the end of 2022 after finishing 19th in the points standings for the 2020 - 2022 qualification cycle. The top 18 teams qualified for the 2023 - 2025 cycle, meaning that from 2023 the team will drop down a division and race under a UCI ProTeam licence.[6] Among non-World Tour teams, Lotto finished first in the 2022 one-year points list ahead of TotalEnergies, meaning it receives wildcards for all 2023 World Tour stage and one-day races.
Current team structure
editThe team is managed by Marc Sergeant and Bill Olivier and they are assisted by Herman Frison, Jean-Pierre Heynderickx, Bart Leysen, Marc Wauters, Mario Aerts, Dirk Demol and Michiel Elijzen.
After Tosh Van der Sande accidentally listed the wrong nasal spray brand in the paperwork at the 2018 Six Days of Ghent where he returned a positive test for prednisolone, a substance found in the nasal spray Sofrasolone,[7] he was temporarily suspended by the team.[8] Van der Sande was later cleared of any wrongdoing by the UCI.[9][10][11]
Team roster
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Major wins
editNational champions
edit- 1985
Belgian Road Race, Paul Haghedooren
- 1986
- 1988
- 1990
- 1992
- 1995
- 2000
- 2002
Australian Road Race, Robbie McEwen
Dutch Road Race, Stefan van Dijk
- 2005
- 2007
- 2008
- 2009
World Road Race, Cadel Evans
- 2011
- 2013
German Road Race, André Greipel
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- 2018
- 2024
New Zealand Time Trial, Logan Currie
Notes
edit- ^ From July
- ^ From July
- ^ For the 2016 Paris–Nice, 2017 Paris–Nice, 2018 Giro d'Italia, and 2019 Tour de Pologne, the name Lotto Fix All was used.
References
edit- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (24 December 2022). "Lotto-Dstny appoint Stéphane Heulot as new manager". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Soudal set to switch sponsorship from Lotto to Quickstep for 2023". Cyclingnews.com. July 6, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ Lotto en Soudal verlengen tot 2022!
- ^ "Lotto-Belisol to become Lotto Soudal from 2015". Cyclingnews.com. July 28, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal to become Lotto Fix ALL for Paris–Nice". cyclingnews.com.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (12 December 2022). "Israel-Premier Tech, Lotto–Soudal relegated from WorldTour, UCI confirms". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "Van der Sande cleared after positive test for prednisolone". Cyclingnews. Future plc. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Positive doping test Tosh van der Sande". 19 December 2018.
- ^ "Lotto–Soudal's Tosh van der Sande cleared of doping after 'administrative error'". 24 January 2019.
- ^ "Tosh van der Sande doping case 'will be clear by early February,' according to manager". 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Van der Sande cleared after positive test for prednisolone". Cyclingnews. Future plc. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ "Lotto–Dstny". UCI. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Team – Lotto–Dstny". Lotto–Dstny. Retrieved 15 January 2024.