Lotto–Intermarché

Lotto–Intermarché
Team information
UCI codeLOI
RegisteredBelgium
Founded1985 (1985)
DisciplineRoad
StatusUCI WorldTeam (2005–2022; 2026)
UCI ProTeam (2023–)
BicyclesOrbea
ComponentsShimano
WebsiteTeam home page
Key personnel
General managerStéphane Heulot[1]
Team managerMarc Sergeant
Team name history
1985 Lotto
1986 Lotto-Emerxil–Merckx
1986[N 1] Joker–Emerxil–Merckx
1987 Lotto–Merckx
1987[N 2] Joker–Merckx
1988 Lotto
1988–1989 Lotto–Vlaanderen–Jong–Mbk–Merckx
1990 Lotto–Superclub
1991 Lotto
1992 Lotto–Mavic–MBK
1993–1994 Lotto
1995 Lotto–Isoglass
1996 Lotto
1997 Lotto–Mobistar–Isoglass
1998–1999 Lotto–Mobistar
2000–2002 Lotto–Adecco
2003–2004 Lotto–Domo (LOT)
2005–2006 Davitamon–Lotto (DVL)
2007 Predictor–Lotto (PRL)
2008–2009 Silence–Lotto (SIL)
2010–2011 Omega Pharma–Lotto (OLO)
2012–2014 Lotto–Belisol (LTB)
2015–2022[2] Lotto–Soudal (LTS)[N 3]
2023–2024 Lotto–Dstny (LTD)
2025– Lotto (LOT)
Lotto–Intermarché jerseyLotto–Intermarché jerseyJersey
Current season

Lotto–Intermarché (UCI team code: LOI) is a Belgian professional cycling team at UCI WorldTour level sponsored by the Belgian lottery [fr] and Intermarché. The same organisations also sponsor a women's cycling team, Lotto–Intermarché Ladies.

History

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Sponsorship

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Lotto 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.

Peter De Clercq in a Lotto jersey in 1994

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]

Philippe Gilbert at the 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

Tour status

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Lotto–Intermarché 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 dropped down a division and began racing 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 received wildcards for all 2023 World Tour stage and one-day races.

Current team structure

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The Lotto Dstny team in 2024

The 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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As of 16 May 2025.[12]
Rider Date of birth
 Toon Aerts (BEL) (1993-10-19) 19 October 1993 (age 32)
 Jenno Berckmoes (BEL) (2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 25)
 Cédric Beullens (BEL) (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 29)
 Lars Craps (BEL) (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 24)
 Logan Currie (NZL) (2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 24)
 Jasper De Buyst (BEL) (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 32)
 Arnaud De Lie (BEL) (2002-03-16) 16 March 2002 (age 23)
 Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL) (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 21)
 Jarrad Drizners (AUS) (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 26)
 Joshua Giddings (GBR) (2003-07-20) 20 July 2003 (age 22)
 Jonas Gregaard (DEN) (1996-07-30) 30 July 1996 (age 29)
 Sébastien Grignard (BEL) (1999-04-29) 29 April 1999 (age 26)
 Arjen Livyns (BEL) (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 31)
 Milan Menten (BEL) (1996-10-31) 31 October 1996 (age 29)
Rider Date of birth
 Robin Orins (BEL) (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 23)
 Alec Segaert (BEL) (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 23)
 Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 34)
 Liam Slock (BEL) (2000-09-18) 18 September 2000 (age 25)
 Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 29)
 Reuben Thompson (NZL) (2001-02-15) 15 February 2001 (age 25)
 Jarne Van de Paar (BEL) (2000-10-23) 23 October 2000 (age 25)
 Lorenz Van de Wynkele (BEL) (2001-08-19) 19 August 2001 (age 24)
 Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL) (2001-07-17) 17 July 2001 (age 24)
 Brent Van Moer (BEL) (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 28)
 Henri Vandenabeele (BEL) (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 25)
 Baptiste Veistroffer (FRA) (2000-05-29) 29 May 2000 (age 25)
 Elia Viviani (ITA) (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 37)

Major wins

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National champions

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1985 Belgian Road Race, Paul Haghedooren 1986 Belgian Road Race, Marc Sergeant 1988 Belgian Track (Individual Pursuit), Benjamin Van Itterbeeck 1990 Belgian Road Race, Claude Criquielion 1992 Belgian Road Race, Johan Museeuw 1995 Belgian Road Race, Wilfried Nelissen 2000 Belgian Time Trial, Rik Verbrugghe 2002 Australian Road Race, Robbie McEwen Dutch Road Race, Stefan van Dijk 2005 Australian Road Race, Robbie McEwen Belgian Road Race, Serge Baguet Dutch Road Race, Léon van Bon 2007 Belgian Time Trial, Leif Hoste 2008 Australian Road Race, Matthew Lloyd Belgian Road Race, Jürgen Roelandts 2009 World Road Race, Cadel Evans 2011 Belgian Road Race, Philippe Gilbert Belgian Time Trial, Philippe Gilbert 2013 German Road Race, André Greipel 2014 German Road Race, André Greipel Belgian Road Race, Jens Debusschere 2015 Belgian Time Trial, Jurgen van den Broeck 2016 German Road Race, André Greipel 2018 Belgian Time Trial, Victor Campenaerts 2024 New Zealand Time Trial, Logan Currie Belgian Road Race, Arnaud De Lie

Notes

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  1. ^ From July
  2. ^ From July
  3. ^ 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

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