2013 Lotto–Belisol season

The 2013 season for Lotto–Belisol began in January at the La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2013 Lotto–Belisol season
Manager	Marc Sergeant
One-day victories	9
Stage race overall victories	–
Stage race stage victories	18
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2013 roster

As of 1 January 2013.^[1]

Rider Date of birth  Lars Bak (DEN) (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 32)  Dirk Bellemakers (NED) (1984-01-19)19 January 1984 (aged 28)  Gaëtan Bille (BEL) (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 24)  Stig Broeckx[N 1] (BEL) (1990-05-10)10 May 1990 (aged 22)  Brian Bulgaç (NED) (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 24)  Jorne Carolus[N 2] (BEL) (1992-02-22)22 February 1992 (aged 20)  Sander Cordeel (BEL) (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 25)  Bart De Clercq (BEL) (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 26)  Francis De Greef (BEL) (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 27)  Jens Debusschere (BEL) (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 23)  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 28)  Gert Dockx (BEL) (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 24)  André Greipel (GER) (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 30)  Adam Hansen (AUS) (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 31)  Greg Henderson (NZL) (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 36)

Rider Date of birth  Olivier Kaisen (BEL) (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 29)  Maarten Neyens (BEL) (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 29)  Vicente Reynés (ESP) (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 31)  Fréderique Robert (BEL) (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 23)  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 27)  Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 30)  Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) (1977-02-09)9 February 1977 (aged 35)  Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 29)  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 22)  Joost van Leijen (NED) (1984-07-20)20 July 1984 (aged 28)  Dennis Vanendert (BEL) (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 24)  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 27)  Jonas van Genechten (BEL) (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 26)  Tim Wellens (BEL) (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 21)  Frederik Willems (BEL) (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 33)

1. Broeckx joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol U23 squad.^[2]
2. Carolus joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol U23 squad.^[2]

Riders who joined the team for the 2013 season Rider 2012 team Dirk Bellemakers Landbouwkrediet–Euphony

Riders who left the team during or after the 2012 season Rider 2013 team Gianni Meersman[3] Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Mehdi Sohrabi Tabriz Petrochemical Team

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
14 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 1	UCI Africa Tour	Fréderique Robert (BEL)	Cameroon	Ebolowa
16 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 3	UCI Africa Tour	Gert Dockx (BEL)	Gabon	Bitam
18 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 5	UCI Africa Tour	Fréderique Robert (BEL)	Gabon	Mouila
20 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Stage 7	UCI Africa Tour	Gert Dockx (BEL)	Gabon	Libreville
20 January	La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, Teams classification	UCI Africa Tour	[N 1]	Gabon
22 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Australia	Lobethal
25 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Australia	Tanunda
27 January	Tour Down Under, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Australia	Adelaide
3 February	Trofeo Palma	UCI Europe Tour	Kenny Dehaes (BEL)	Spain	Palma
6 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	France	Gruissan
10 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	France	Grasse
10 February	Tour Méditerranéen, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	France
15 March	Handzame Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Kenny Dehaes (BEL)	Belgium	Handzame
4 April	Grand Prix Pino Cerami	UCI Europe Tour	Jonas Vangenechten (BEL)	Belgium	Hainaut
24 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Turkey	Marmaris
25 April	Tour of Turkey, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Turkey	Bodrum
28 April	Tour of Turkey, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Turkey
10 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Adam Hansen (AUS)	Italy	Pescara
19 May	Glava Tour of Norway, Mountains classification	UCI Europe Tour	Sander Cordeel (BEL)	Norway
22 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Knokke-Heist
23 May	Tour of Belgium, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Ninove
26 May	Tour of Belgium, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Belgium
2 June	Ronde van Zeeland Seaports	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Netherlands	Terneuzen
16 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Netherlands
19 June	Halle–Ingooigem	UCI Europe Tour	Kenny Dehaes (BEL)	Belgium	Ingooigem
4 July	Tour de France, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	André Greipel (GER)	France	Montpellier
23 July	Tour de Wallonie, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Kenny Dehaes (BEL)	Belgium	Clabecq
15 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Netherlands	Vlijmen
31 August	World Ports Classic, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Stig Broeckx (BEL)[N 2]	[N 3]
31 August	World Ports Classic, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	[N 4]	[N 3]
7 September	Brussels Cycling Classic	UCI Europe Tour	André Greipel (GER)	Belgium	Brussels
20 September	Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium	Koolskamp
3 October	Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium	Moorslede
6 October	Tour de l'Eurometropole, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium
6 October	Tour de l'Eurometropole, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium
6 October	Tour de l'Eurometropole, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium
15 October	Nationale Sluitingsprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Jens Debusschere (BEL)	Belgium	Kapellen

Footnotes

1. The riders on the squad were Dirk Bellemakers, Gaëtan Bille, Gert Dockx, Maarten Neyens, Vicente Reynès and Fréderique Robert
2. Broeckx won the classification, as a stagiaire.
3. Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
4. The riders on the squad were André Greipel, Lars Bak, Stig Broeckx, Kenny Dehaes, Jens Debusschere, Fréderique Robert, Marcel Sieberg and Jonas Vangenechten

References

1. "Lotto Belisol (LTB) – BEL". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
2. "Stig en Jorne stagiair" [Stig and Jorne stagiaire]. Lotto–Belisol (in Dutch). Belgian Cycling Project. 18 July 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
3. "Meersman graduates to Omega Pharma-Quickstep". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 8 January 2013.