# Lotto Ladies

Lotto 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. Sponsor Lotto (associated with the Belgian lottery) also sponsors the Lotto men's UCI ProTeam.

## History
### 2014
#### Riders in

In August the team announced the signing of Joëlle Numainville (Optum–Kelly Benefit Strategies) with immediate effect. 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.

#### Riders out

In July Emma Pooley announced that she intended to retire after the Commonwealth Games road race. 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. On 23 November Heidi Dalton and Isabelle Söderberg left the team.

## Team roster

    As of 23 January 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Danique Braam (NED) | Danique Braam (NED) | (1995-09-05) 5 September 1995 (age 29) |
| Alana Castrique (BEL) | Alana Castrique (BEL) | (1999-05-08) 8 May 1999 (age 25) |
| Lone Meertens (BEL) | Lone Meertens (BEL) | (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26) |
| Hanna Nilsson (SWE) | Hanna Nilsson (SWE) | (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 32) |
| Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBR) | Abby-Mae Parkinson (GBR) | (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Anna Plichta (POL) | Anna Plichta (POL) | (1992-02-10) 10 February 1992 (age 32) |
| Christina Siggaard (DNK) | Christina Siggaard (DNK) | (1994-03-24) 24 March 1994 (age 30) |
| Silke Smulders (NED) | Silke Smulders (NED) | (2001-04-01) 1 April 2001 (age 23) |
| Jesse Vandenbulcke (BEL) | Jesse Vandenbulcke (BEL) | (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) |
| Elise Vander Sande (BEL) | Elise Vander Sande (BEL) | (1997-12-01) 1 December 1997 (age 27) |

## Major wins
### 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
### 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