2015 Team LottoNL–Jumbo season

Team LottoNL–Jumbo
2015 season
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Richard Plugge
Main sponsor(s)	Jumbo & Staatsloterij
Based	Netherlands
Bicycles	Bianchi
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	-
Stage race overall	-
Stage race stages	5
National Championships	1
Jersey

The 2015 season for the LottoNL–Jumbo road cycling team 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.

In June 2014 it was announced that Belkin would stop sponsoring the cycling team. On July 20, 2014, the team announced they had an agreement in place with the Brand Loyalty skating team. A day later, the team also released the news that the Dutch Lotto will also sponsor the team. On September 29, 2014, the contracts were signed between the two teams, meaning that the new name would be TEAMLottoNL, with the renaming taking effect from 1 January 2015. On October 23, 2014, the team was unveiled in Utrecht as Team LottoNL–Jumbo showing their new black and yellow team kit. Lotto had previously been confirmed as the team's title sponsor, supermarket chain, Jumbo, was presented as the second sponsor of the WorldTour team.^[1]

Team roster

As of 1 January 2015

Rider Date of birth  George Bennett (NZL) (1990-04-07)7 April 1990 (aged 24)  Brian Bulgaç (NED) (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 26)  Rick Flens (NED) (1983-04-11)11 April 1983 (aged 31)  Robert Gesink (NED) (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 28)  Marc Goos (NED) (1990-11-30)30 November 1990 (aged 24)  Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31)31 August 1991 (aged 23)  Martijn Keizer (NED) (1988-03-25)25 March 1988 (aged 26)  Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 23)  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) (1987-06-07)7 June 1987 (aged 27)  Tom Leezer (NED) (1985-12-26)26 December 1985 (aged 29)  Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) (1989-06-16)16 June 1989 (aged 25)  Barry Markus (NED) (1991-07-17)17 July 1991 (aged 23)  Paul Martens (GER) (1983-10-26)26 October 1983 (aged 31)

Rider Date of birth  Timo Roosen (NED) (1993-01-11)11 January 1993 (aged 21)  Bram Tankink (NED) (1978-12-03)3 December 1978 (aged 36)  Laurens ten Dam (NED) (1980-11-13)13 November 1980 (aged 34)  Mike Teunissen (NED) (1992-08-25)25 August 1992 (aged 22)  Maarten Tjallingii (NED) (1977-11-05)5 November 1977 (aged 37)  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) (1990-04-19)19 April 1990 (aged 24)  Nick van der Lijke (NED) (1991-09-23)23 September 1991 (aged 23)  Jos van Emden (NED) (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (aged 29)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) (1988-07-28)28 July 1988 (aged 26)  Robert Wagner (GER) (1983-04-17)17 April 1983 (aged 31)  Maarten Wynants (BEL) (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 32)

Riders who joined the team for the 2015 season Rider 2014 team George Bennett[2] Cannondale Brian Bulgaç[3] Giant–Shimano Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Bert-Jan Lindeman ex-pro (Rabobank Development) Timo Roosen neo-pro (Rabobank Development) Mike Teunissen neo-pro (Rabobank Development) Tom Van Asbroeck Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise

Riders who left the team during or after the 2014 season Rider 2015 team Jack Bobridge[4] Budget Forklifts Jetse Bol De Rijke Lars Boom[5] Astana Theo Bos[6] MTN–Qhubeka Graeme Brown Drapac Professional Cycling Stef Clement[7] IAM Cycling Juan Manuel Gárate[8] Retired Jonathan Hivert Bretagne–Séché Environnement Bauke Mollema Trek Factory Racing Lars Petter Nordhaug Team Sky David Tanner IAM Cycling Dennis van Winden Synergy Baku Cycling Project

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
29 March	Volta a Catalunya, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	Wilco Kelderman (NED)	Spain
2 May	Tour de Yorkshire, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Moreno Hofland (NED)	United Kingdom	York
20 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour	Moreno Hofland (NED)	Belgium	Jalhay
11 August	Tour de l'Ain, Prologue	UCI Europe Tour	Mike Teunissen (NED)	France	Bourg-en-Bresse
13 August	Eneco Tour, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Jos van Emden (NED)	Netherlands	Hoogerheide
28 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED)	Spain	La Alpujarra

National, Continental and World champions 2015

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location
24 June	Dutch National Time Trial Champion		Wilco Kelderman (NED)	Netherlands	Emmen

References

1. "Gallery: Team LottoNL-Jumbo unveiled in Utrecht".
2. "George Bennett joins Belkin". sbs.com.au. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
3. Horssels, Maxim (January 2015). "Brian Bulgac naar LottoNL-Jumbo" [Bulgac to LottoNL-Jumbo]. Wielerflits (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 February 2015.
4. "Bobridge back on the track with Team Budget Forklifts". cyclingnews.com. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
5. Hood, Andrew (1 August 2014). "Giro points champ Bouhanni to Cofidis; Boom to Astana". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
6. "Theo Bos Joins Team MTN-Qhubeka". 2 September 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
7. Windsor, Richard (11 December 2014). "IAM Cycling announce 2015 lineup, with 10 new signings". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
8. "Garate backed out of Belkin offer". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

External links

• 2015 Team LottoNL–Jumbo season at ProCyclingStats