# 2012 Lotto–Belisol season

2012 Lotto–Belisol season :
| Manager | Marc Sergeant |
| One-day victories | 5 |
| Stage race overall victories | 1 |
| Stage race stage victories | 22 |
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The 2012 season for Lotto–Belisol began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.
At the end of the 2011 season, Lotto parted company with co-sponsors Omega Pharma after seven seasons together, before window manufacturer Belisol joined the team as co-sponsor for three seasons.

## 2012 roster

Ages as of 1 January 2012.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Lars Bak (DEN) | Lars Bak (DEN) | (1980-01-16)16 January 1980 (aged 31) |
| Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | (1988-04-06)6 April 1988 (aged 23) |
| Brian Bulgac (NED) | Brian Bulgac (NED) | (1988-04-07)7 April 1988 (aged 23) |
| Sander Cordeel (BEL) | Sander Cordeel (BEL) | (1987-11-07)7 November 1987 (aged 24) |
| Bart De Clercq (BEL) | Bart De Clercq (BEL) | (1986-08-26)26 August 1986 (aged 25) |
| Francis De Greef (BEL) | Francis De Greef (BEL) | (1985-02-02)2 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Jens Debusschere (BEL) | Jens Debusschere (BEL) | (1989-08-28)28 August 1989 (aged 22) |
| Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) | (1984-11-10)10 November 1984 (aged 27) |
| Gert Dockx (BEL) | Gert Dockx (BEL) | (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 23) |
| André Greipel (GER) | André Greipel (GER) | (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 29) |
| Adam Hansen (AUS) | Adam Hansen (AUS) | (1981-05-11)11 May 1981 (aged 30) |
| Greg Henderson (NZL) | Greg Henderson (NZL) | (1976-09-10)10 September 1976 (aged 35) |
| Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | (1983-04-30)30 April 1983 (aged 28) |
| Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 26) |
| Maarten Neyens (BEL) | Maarten Neyens (BEL) | (1983-05-24)24 May 1983 (aged 28) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Vicente Reynès (ESP) | Vicente Reynès (ESP) | (1981-07-31)31 July 1981 (aged 30) |
| Fréderique Robert (BEL) | Fréderique Robert (BEL) | (1989-01-25)25 January 1989 (aged 22) |
| Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | (1985-07-02)2 July 1985 (aged 26) |
| Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 29) |
| Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) | (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (aged 30) |
| Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) | (1990-02-05)5 February 1990 (aged 21) |
| Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) | Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) | (1977-02-09)9 February 1977 (aged 34) |
| Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) | Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) | (1983-02-01)1 February 1983 (aged 28) |
| Tosh van der Sande (BEL) | Tosh van der Sande (BEL) | (1990-11-28)28 November 1990 (aged 21) |
| Joost van Leijen (NED) | Joost van Leijen (NED) | (1984-07-20)20 July 1984 (aged 27) |
| Dennis Vanendert (BEL) | Dennis Vanendert (BEL) | (1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 23) |
| Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 26) |
| Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) | Jonas Vangenechten (BEL) | (1986-09-16)16 September 1986 (aged 25) |
| Tim Wellens (BEL) | Tim Wellens (BEL) | (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 (aged 20) |
| Frederik Willems (BEL) | Frederik Willems (BEL) | (1979-09-08)8 September 1979 (aged 32) |
| Wouter Wippert (NED) | Wouter Wippert (NED) | (1990-08-14)14 August 1990 (aged 21) |
| Rider | 2011 team |
| Tosh van der Sande | neo-pro (Omega Pharma-Lotto development team) |
| Greg Henderson | Team Sky |
| Dennis Vanendert | neo-pro (Pistoiese-Cecchi Logistica) |
| Lars Bak | HTC–Highroad |
| Mehdi Sohrabi | Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team |
| Gaëtan Bille | Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole |
| Jonas Vangenechten | Wallonie Bruxelles–Crédit Agricole |
| Brian Bulgac | neo-pro (Omega Pharma-Lotto development team) |
| Sander Cordeel | Colba-Mercury |
| Fréderique Robert | Quick-Step |
| Joost van Leijen | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Gianni Meersman | FDJ |
| Rider | 2012 team |
| Matthew Lloyd | Lampre–ISD |
| Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team |
| Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team |
| Adam Blythe | BMC Racing Team |
| Óscar Pujol | Azad University Cross Team |
| Mario Aerts | Retired |
| Jan Bakelants | RadioShack–Nissan |
| David Boucher | FDJ–BigMat |
| Sebastian Lang | Retired |
| Sven Vandousselaere | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator |
| Jussi Veikkanen | FDJ–BigMat |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 15 January | Cancer Council Helpline Classic | National event | André Greipel (GER) | Australia | Adelaide |
| 17 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Australia | Clare |
| 19 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Australia | Victor Harbor |
| 22 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Australia | Adelaide |
| 14 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 1 | UCI Asia Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Oman | Al Hauqain |
| 15 February | Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | Portugal | Albufeira |
| 17 February | Tour of Oman, Stage 4 | UCI Asia Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Oman | Al Wadi al Kabir |
| 7 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | France | Rodez |
| 29 March | Three Days of De Panne, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Tosh van der Sande (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 5 April | Grand Prix Pino Cerami | UCI Europe Tour | Gaëtan Bille (BEL) | Belgium | Frameries |
| 23 April | Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Turkey | Antalya |
| 17 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | Lars Bak (DEN) | Italy | Sestri Levante |
| 23 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Belgium | Buggenhout |
| 24 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Belgium | Knokke-Heist |
| 25 May | Tour of Belgium, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Belgium | Beveren |
| 27 May | Giro d'Italia, Premio della Fuga | UCI World Tour | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Italy | |
| 27 May | Tour of Belgium, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Belgium | |
| 31 May | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Luxembourg | Hesperange |
| 1 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Luxembourg | Leudelange |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Luxembourg | Luxembourg City |
| 3 June | Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Luxembourg | |
| 10 June | ProRace Berlin | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Germany | Berlin |
| 15 June | Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Netherlands | Nuth-Schimmert |
| 17 June | Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | | |
| 4 July | Tour de France, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | France | Rouen |
| 5 July | Tour de France, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | France | Saint-Quentin |
| 14 July | Tour de France, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | André Greipel (GER) | France | Cap d'Agde |
| 22 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Denmark | Randers |
| 23 August | Danmark Rundt, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Denmark | Aarhus |
| 9 September | Grand Prix de Fourmies | UCI Europe Tour | Lars Bak (DEN) | France | Fourmies |
| 15 September | GP Impanis-Van Petegem | UCI Europe Tour | André Greipel (GER) | Belgium | Haacht |
| 27 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Belgium | Menen |
| 30 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 30 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Belgium | |
| 30 September | Tour de l'Eurometropole, Teams classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Belgium | |

## Footnotes

* ↑ Sprengers joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.
* ↑ Wellens joined the team on 1 July.
* ↑ Wippert joined the team on 1 August, as a stagiaire, from the Lotto-Belisol under-23 team.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Lars Bak, Jens Debusschere, André Greipel, Adam Hansen, Greg Henderson, Jürgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg and Joost van Leijen
* ↑ Race held in Belgium and the Netherlands.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were André Greipel, Kenny Dehaes, Brian Bulgaç, Mehdi Sohrabi, Maarten Neyens, Jürgen Roelandts, Wouter Wippert and Jens Debusschere