Lotto Dstny 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 World Tour. The team was established in 2006, and its colours are white, black, and red. The team manager and representative is Kurt Van De Wouwer, and the assistant team manager is Annelies Dom. Sponsors Lotto (associated with the Belgian lottery) and Soudal (an adhesives manufacturer) also sponsor the Lotto–Dstny men's UCI WorldTeam.
Team information | |
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UCI code | LBL (2006–2009, 2012–2014) LHT (2010) LLT (2011) LSL (2015–present) |
Registered | Belgium |
Founded | 2006 |
Discipline(s) | Road |
Status | UCI Women's Team (2006–2019) UCI Women's Continental Team (2020–present) |
Key personnel | |
Team manager(s) | Kurt Van De Wouwer Annelies Dom |
Team name history | |
2006–2009 2010 2011 2012–2014 2015–2022 2023– | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam Lotto–Honda Team Lotto Ladies Team[1] Lotto–Belisol Ladies Lotto–Soudal Ladies Lotto Dstny Ladies |
History
edit2006
edit2009
edit2014
editRiders in
editIn August the team announced the signing of Joëlle Numainville (Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies) with immediate effect.[2] Susanna Zorzi and Jessie Daams joined the team for 2015. On 29 October the team signed Anouk Rijff. On 13 November Carlee Taylor joined the team. On 21 November Anisha Vekemans, Marion Rousse, Sarah Rijkes, Molly Meyvisch, Chantal Hoffmann, Amy Cure and Isabelle Beckers signed extensions with the team.[3]
Riders out
editIn 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 9 November Céline Van Severen left the team to join Lensworld.eu–Zannata for the 2015 season.[5] On 23 November Heidi Dalton and Isabelle Söderberg left the team.
Team roster
edit- As of 23 January 2021.[6]
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Major wins
edit- 2006
- Overall Wolvertem-Slozen, Liesbet De Vocht
- Stages 1a & 1b, Liesbet De Vocht
- 2007
- Stage 5 Women's Tour of New Zealand, Sara Carrigan
- GP Stad Roeselare, Martine Bras
- Oceania Continental Road Race Championships, Kathy Watt
- Overall Tour de Perth, Kathy Watt
- Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4, Kathy Watt
- Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Martine Bras
- Stage 2 (ITT) Tour of Bright, Kathy Watt
- 2008
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Vera Koedooder
- 2009
- Stages 1 & 2 Women's Tour of New Zealand, Rochelle Gilmore
- Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland WE, Rochelle Gilmore
- Overall Tour Féminin en Limousin, Grace Verbeke
- Stage 1, Grace Verbeke
- Sparkassen Giro Bochum, Rochelle Gilmore
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Vera Koedooder
- Mijl van Mares WE, Vera Koedooder
- Stage 6 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Lizzie Armitstead
- 2010
- Tour of Flanders for Women, Grace Verbeke
- Holland Hills Classic, Grace Verbeke
- Stage 2b Trophée d'Or Féminin, Vicki Whitelaw
- Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Vicki Whitelaw
- Commonwealth Games Road Race, Rochelle Gilmore
- 2011
- Stage 1 Ladies Tour of Qatar, Rochelle Gilmore
- Stage 2 Tour de Feminin-O cenu Českého Švýcarska, Melissa Hoskins
- Profronde van Surhuisterveen WE, Melissa Hoskins
- 2012
- Stage 4 Tour de Free State, Ashleigh Moolman
- Stage 1 La Route de France, Cherise Taylor
- Stage 2 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2013
- Dwars door de Westhoek, Jolien D'Hoore
- Holland Hills Classic, Ashleigh Moolman
- Provincial Time Trial Championships (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- 2014
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- Beveren-Prosperpolder, Liesbet De Vocht
- Diamond Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- Mountains classification Giro d'Italia Femminile, Emma Pooley
- Stages 6, 8 & 9, Emma Pooley
- Points classification BeNe Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stages 1 & 2b, Jolien D'Hoore
- Stage 5 Holland Ladies Tour, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2015
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Jessie Daams
- Boortmeerbeek, Anisha Vekemans
- Stage 1 Festival Luxembourgeois du cyclisme féminin Elsy Jacobs, Elena Cecchini
- Stage 4 Trophée d'Or Féminin, Anisha Vekemans
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cambridge (Team Pursuit), Amy Cure
- 2016
- Oostduinkerke, Anisha Vekemans
- Zeswege Ladies Classic, Lotte Kopecky
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Antwerp), Anisha Vekemans
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- Trofee Maarten Wynants, Lotte Kopecky
- Belsele–Puivelde, Lotte Kopecky
- Boortmeerbeek, Élise Delzenne
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Vlaams-Brabant), Élise Delzenne
- Fenioux Track Championships (Individual pursuit), Élise Delzenne
- Youth classification Belgium Tour, Lotte Kopecky
- Overall Trophée d'Or Féminin, Élise Delzenne
- Stage 1, Élise Delzenne
- Stage 5, Claudia Lichtenberg
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Glasgow (Scratch Race), Élise Delzenne
- Gent Six Days, Lotte Kopecky
- 2017
- UCI Track Cycling World Cup – Cali (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian International – Madison, Lotte Kopecky
- Provincial Time Trial Championship (Limburg), Isabelle Beckers
- Stage 2 Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, Élise Delzenne
- Niel Derny race, Lotte Kopecky
- Nossegem Cyclo-cross, Julie Roelandts
- Provincial Cyclo-cross Championships (Vlaams-Brabant), Julie Roelandts
- 2018
- Stage 1 Belgium Tour, Lotte Kopecky
- 2019
- Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas, Lotte Kopecky
- MerXem Classic, Lotte Kopecky
- Flanders Ladies Classic, Julie Van de Velde
- GP de Fourmies, Nguyễn Thị Thật
- 2022
- Wiekevorst Cyclo-cross, Sterre Vervloet
- Wuustwezel Cyclo-cross, Sterre Vervloet
National and world champions
edit- 2006
- Australian Time Trial, Kathryn Watt
- Irish Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan
- Belgian Time Trial, An Van Rie
- 2007
- Belgian Track (Individual Pursuit), Kelly Druits
- Belgian Track (Keirin), Kelly Druits
- Belgian Track (Team Sprint), Kelly Druits & Jenifer De Merlier
- Belgian Track (Points race), Kelly Druits
- Irish Road Race, Siobhan Horgane-Dervan
- 2008
- Norwegian Road Race, Linn Torp
- Dutch Track (Points Race), Vera Koedooder
- 2009
- , British Track (Points Race), Lizzie Armitstead
- Norwegian Road Race, Linn Torp
- , British Track (Scratch Race), Lizzie Armitstead
- 2010
- Australian U23 Time Trial, Josephine Tomic
- Australian Track (Team Pursuit), Josephine Tomic
- Belgian Time Trial, Grace Verbeke
- 2011
- South African Time Trial, Cherise Taylor
- South African Road Race, Marissa van der Merwe
- African Individual Time Trial, Cherise Taylor
- African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2012
- South African Trial, Cherise Taylor
- South African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Individual Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2013
- South African Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- South African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Time Trial, Ashleigh Moolman
- African Road Race, Ashleigh Moolman
- 2014
- Australian Track (Individual pursuit), Amy Cure
- Australian Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure
- British Time Trial, Emma Pooley
- Belgian Road Race, Jolien D'Hoore
- 2015
- Australian Track (Team pursuit) Amy Cure
- Australian Track (Individual pursuit) Amy Cure
- World Track (Team pursuit), Amy Cure
- Italy Road Race, Elena Cecchini
- 2016
- South African Road Race, An-Li Kachelhoffer
- Belgian Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian U23 Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
- African Team Time Trial, An-Li Kachelhoffer
- European U23 Track (Points race), Lotte Kopecky
- European U23 Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- France Track (Individual pursuit), Élise Delzenne
- France Track (Points Race), Élise Delzenne
- European Track (Madison), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian Track (Scratch race), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian Track (Points race), Lotte Kopecky
- 2017
- Belgian Track (Omnium), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian Track (Points Race), Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian Track (Scratch Race), Lotte Kopecky
- World Track (Madison), Lotte Kopecky
- Denmark Track (Individual Pursuit), Trine Schmidt
- Denmark Track (Scratch Race), Trine Schmidt
- European Track (Points race), Trine Schmidt
- European Track (Scratch race), Trine Schmidt
- 2018
- Belgian Track (Points race), Annelies Dom
- Belgian Road Race, Annelies Dom
- 2019
- Belgian Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
- 2020
- Belgian Time Trial, Lotte Kopecky
- Belgian Road Race, Lotte Kopecky
- 2022
- Belgian Track (Omnium), Katrijn De Clercq
- Belgian Track (Points race), Katrijn De Clercq
- Belgian Mountainbike (Beachrace), Mieke Docx
Previous team rosters
editReferences
edit- ^ "2012 UCI Women's Teams:LOTTO BELISOL LADIES (LBL) - BEL". Archived from the original on 2011-05-16.
- ^ "Numainville signs with Lotto–Belisol Ladies". Cyclingnews.com.
- ^ "Cycling Transfers 2017 - - Team Information". CyclingFever.com.
- ^ "Emma Pooley to retire from cycling after Commonwealth Games". Cycling Weekly. 29 July 2014.
- ^ "Cycling Transfers 2017 - Team Information". CyclingFever.com.
- ^ "Lotto Soudal Ladies". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- 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[permanent dead link ]