2010 Omega Pharma–Lotto season

2010 Omega Pharma–Lotto season Manager Marc Sergeant One-day victories 4 Stage race overall victories 1 Stage race stage victories 6 Previous season • Next season The 2010 season for OLO 2010 began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Chrono des Nations. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the ProTour. 2010 roster Ages as of January 1, 2010. Mario Aerts BEL 2010 1 1 1974 12 31 Jan Bakelants BEL 2010 1 1 1986 2 14 Adam Blythe GBR 2010 1 1 1989 10 1 Christophe Brandt BEL 2010 1 1 1977 5 6 Wilfried Cretskens BEL 2010 1 1 1976 7 10 Francis De Greef BEL 2010 1 1 1985 2 2 Kenny Dehaes BEL 2010 1 1 1984 11 10 Mickaël Delage FRA 2010 1 1 1985 8 6 Glenn D'Hollander BEL 2010 1 1 1974 12 28 Michiel Elijzen NED 2010 1 1 1982 8 31 Philippe Gilbert BEL 2010 1 1 1982 7 5 Leif Hoste BEL 2010 1 1 1977 7 17 Olivier Kaisen BEL 2010 1 1 1983 4 30 Ahmed Müder TUR 2010 1 1 1987 7 15 Sebastian Lang GER 2010 1 1 1979 9 15 Jonas Ljungblad SWE 2010 1 1 1979 1 15 Matthew Lloyd AUS 2010 1 1 1983 5 29 Gerben Löwik NED 2010 1 1 1977 6 29 Daniel Moreno ESP 2010 1 1 1981 9 5 Jean-Christophe Péraud FRA 2010 1 1 1977 5 22 Jürgen Roelandts BEL 2010 1 1 1985 7 2 Staf Scheirlinckx BEL 2010 1 1 1979 3 12 Tom Stubbe BEL 2010 1 1 1981 5 26 Greg Van Avermaet BEL 2010 1 1 1985 5 17 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL 2010 1 1 1983 2 1 Jurgen Van Goolen BEL 2010 1 1 1980 11 28 Jelle Vanendert BEL 2010 1 1 1985 2 19 Charly Wegelius GBR 2010 1 1 1978 4 26 Riders who joined the team for the 2010 season Rider2009 teamJan BakelantsTSV 2009Adam Blythestagiaire (SIL 2009)Gerben LöwikVAC 2009Daniel MorenoGCE 2009Jean-Christophe PéraudOrbeaJurgen Van GoolenSAX 2009 Riders who left the team during or after the 2009 season Rider2010 teamBart DockxLAN 2010Cadel EvansBMC 2010Gorik GardeynVAC 2010Pieter JacobsTSV 2010Roy SentjensMRM 2010Johan VansummerenGRM 2010 One-day races Spring classics January 2011 Fall races January 2011 Stage races The team attended the Tour Down Under, with a squad headed by Jürgen Roelandts,http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/teams/start-list Start List Santos Tour Down Under 2009-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20091111235803/http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/teams/start-list 11 November 2009 dead who did not win any stage but did win the best young rider competition. Les Clarke and Greg Johnson http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-6/results Sutton secures Sky's second 2010-01-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20100126082628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt/stage-6/results 2010-01-26 dead Grand Tours Giro d'Italia right|thumb|Matthew Lloyd, pictured here in the 2009 Silence–Lotto team kit, won the mountains classification in the Giro d'Italia.|alt=A man in his mid-twenties wearing a red, purple, and white cycling jersey, with green and gold arm bands. Omega Pharma-Lotto came to the Giro with a young squad – Bakelandts, Blythe, and De Greef were all eligible for the youth classification, and Wegelius was the only rider older than 30 – headed by Lang. Their outside contender for the general classification was Moreno, and Elijzen was included on the squad with the time trials in mind.Richard Tyler http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/omega-pharma-lotto-favour-youth-for-giro Omega Pharma-Lotto favour youth for Giro Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-02 2010-05-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20100504051805/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/omega-pharma-lotto-favour-youth-for-giro 4 May 2010 live In stage 3 in the Netherlands, Blythe made the late selection for a depleted group sprint finish, taking fifth, one spot ahead of the season's most prolific winner André Greipel. The squad's best-placed rider prior to the transfer to Italy was Lang in 33rd. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results Weylandt takes chaotic stage 2010-05-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511190154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-3/results 2010-05-11 dead The squad rode solidly in the stage 4 team time trial, finishing with seven riders (only Elijzen and Blythe fell off the pace) in a seventh place time 46 seconds off the pace of stage winners LIQ 2010. Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results Liquigas-Doimo fly to TTT victory 2010-05-12 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20100513081051/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-4/results 2010-05-13 dead In stage 6, Lloyd and AND 2010 rider Rubens Bertogliati formed the day's principal breakaway after 45 km on. Lloyd led Bertogliati over the day's first two climbs before breaking free of him before the last. He soloed over the Bedizzano and, 11 km on later, the finish line, winning the stage 1'15" ahead of the peloton. Lloyd also took the green jersey as mountains classification leader with the day's results. Peter Hymas and Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-6/results Lloyd solos to stage win 2010-05-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517125524/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-6/results 2010-05-17 dead Lloyd made early morning breakaways in stages 8, 11, and 20 to take mountains points on climbs early in the course those days. Shane Stokes http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results Sørensen terrific on the Terminillo 2010-05-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100518083032/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-8/results 2010-05-18 dead Les Clarke and Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results Petrov powers to victory in L'Aquila 2010-05-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521120845/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-11/results 2010-05-21 deadCycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-20/results Tschopp nets first Swiss stage win since Zulle 2010-05-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100624214006/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-20/results 24 June 2010 live Lloyd wore the green jersey for the rest of the Giro, winning the classification in Verona at the Giro's conclusion. Lloyd also won the combativity classification, an award determined by points given for riders' positions in stage finishes, mountain climbs, and intermediate sprints.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results Basso wins Giro d'Italia 2010-05-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042628/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-21/results 23 June 2010 live Lloyd's victories were the only ones the squad attained. Bakelandts finished in the top ten on the very difficult, muddy stage 7 in Tuscany Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results Evans magnificent in the Tuscan mud 2010-05-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100517162940/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-7/results 2010-05-17 dead and again in stage 11, when a 50-rider breakaway led to massive changes in the overall standings. Lang made a winning breakaway in stage 13, finishing fifth in the sprint for the stage win. Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results Belletti sprints to hometown win in Cesenatico 2010-06-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100523074901/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-13/results 2010-05-23 dead Elijzen took eighth in the Giro's final field sprint, in stage 18.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results Greipel sprints to stage victory in Brescia 2010-05-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-06-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100620032815/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/93rd-giro-ditalia-gt/stage-18/results 20 June 2010 live The squad finished fifth in the Trofeo Fast Team standings and 16th in the Trofeo Super Team. Tour de France left|thumb|Jurgen Van den Broeck entered the Tour hoping to finish in the top ten, and completed the race in fifth place overall.|alt=A road racing cyclist in a white jersey with red trim atop a white bicycle, looking behind him out of the frame. Spectators are visible on the roadside behind a barricade. Omega Pharma-Lotto's squad leader at the Tour de France was Van Den Broeck, who hoped to finish the race in the top ten after a 15th place in the 2009 event. They rode without Gilbert, who was concentrating on the Vuelta a España later in the season, and without French national time trial champion Péraud, who was not yet recovered from injuries sustained in the Critérium du Dauphiné.VeloNews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/news/omega-pharma-lotto-tackling-tour-without-gilbert-peraud_122393 Omega Pharma-Lotto tackling Tour without Gilbert, Péraud 2010-06-21 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc. 2011-01-07 The squad did little on the first three days of the Tour, taking a couple of meaningless top placings with Roelandts on stages which both involved neutralizations. Laura Weislo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-1/results Petacchi emerges from chaos in Brussels 2010-07-04 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100704102334/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-1/results 2010-07-04 deadLes Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results Chavanel takes stage and yellow in Spa 2010-07-05 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 2010-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706234029/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-2/results dead In stage 3, which covered several cobbled sectors in an area on the border between Belgium and France, Van Den Broeck finished with the second group on the road, 53 seconds behind the stage winner. This was good for ninth on the day and propelled him from 33rd overall up to tenth, as many riders who had been ahead of him, including some overall favorites, lost significant time.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-3/results Carnage on the cobbles! 2010-07-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 2010-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707232151/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-3/results dead The overall standings did not change again until stage 7, which ended at Station des Rousses in the Jura, the first stage with any significant amount of climbing. Van Den Broeck finished with the elite riders in the race. His time gaps to his rivals were unchanged, but since Fabian Cancellara, Geraint Thomas, and Thor Hushovd, who had been ahead of him, finished well back, he moved up to seventh overall. Also on this stage, Moreno followed a move instigated by Pierrick Fédrigo in the final kilometer and finished 7 seconds ahead of the peloton, for sixth on the day. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-7/results Chavanel races to victory in first mountains stage 2010-07-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100913224049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-7/results 2010-09-13 dead Van Den Broeck was on good form again the next day in a more mountainous stage, finishing with the elite riders again. While he was part of a nine-rider group who lost ten seconds to Andy Schleck and Samuel Sánchez, who aggressively sought the stage win, he moved up a further four places with this result, occupying fourth overall before the Tour's first rest day. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-8/results Advantage Schleck on first major mountain stage 2010-07-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100915234053/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-8/results 2010-09-15 dead In the first stage after the rest day, Van Den Broeck lost time on the Col de la Madeleine. The race's elite riders lost between two and three minutes to Schleck and Alberto Contador, who had bridged up to the morning breakaway. Van Den Broeck ceded 40 seconds to Denis Menchov, which allowed the Russian to pass him in the overall classification. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results Casar claims stage win for France 2010-07-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-9/results 2011-03-04 dead The next day, Aerts made the morning escape, but was unable to maintain the pace by eventual stage winner Sérgio Paulinho, finishing fifth on the day a minute and a half back. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results Paulinho gives Radioshack something to celebrate 2010-07-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815032321/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-10/results 2010-08-15 dead An otherwise flat stage 12 ended with a short but nearly vertical climb to Mende. Van Den Broeck rode with the front group most of the day, but again lost ten seconds at the finish line, this time to Contador and stage winner Joaquim Rodríguez. Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-12/results Rodriguez powers to victory in Mende 2010-07-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100716175221/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-12/results 2010-07-16 dead Van Den Broeck had trailed the race elite on the climb to Ax-3-Domaines, but when Contador and Schleck engaged in a bizarre track stand for a few moments, he caught back up and finished with them. With time losses by Levi Leipheimer, who had been in sixth place, Van Den Broeck's advantage over the next man in the standings (now Robert Gesink) was extended to nearly a minute. Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-14/results Riblon stellar in Ax-3 Domaines 2010-07-18 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819044812/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-14/results 2010-08-19 dead Van Den Broeck lost eight seconds to the race's top riders the next day, but Gesink slipped further, so his advantage was increased. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results Voeckler victorious in Bagneres-de-Luchon 2010-07-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100819075548/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-15/results 2010-08-19 dead Van Den Broeck came ninth in the Tour's 17th and queen stage, which finished at the Col du Tourmalet. Most of the race's elite riders finished ahead of him, but he lost only eight seconds to Gesink and still had a solid hold on fifth overall after this stage. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-17/results Schleck takes stage win atop Col du Tourmalet 2010-07-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304064940/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-17/results 2011-03-04 dead During the stage 19 individual time trial, a drastic change in wind direction occurred, meaning the earlier starters posted considerably better times than those who came later. Van Den Broeck started fifth-from-last as the fifth place man in the race and was 71st on this stage, over seven minutes off the winning time, but his main rival Gesink was 109th and a further 90 seconds slower. Hedwig Kröner http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-19/results Contador bests Schleck, remains in yellow 2010-07-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304065202/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-19/results 2011-03-04 dead He finished the Tour in this position after its largely ceremonial final road race stage. Also in the last days of the Tour, Roelandts took two high placings in the final two road race stages, seventh in stage 18 and fourth on the Champs-Élysées to close out the race. The squad finished fifth in the teams classification. They did not win anything at the Tour, but did achieve the stated goal of a top-ten placing for Van Den Broeck. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-18/results Cavendish rockets to stage win in Bordeaux 2010-07-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20110304065049/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-18/results 2011-03-04 dead Anthony Tan http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results Tres victorias de Francia para Contador! 2010-07-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100815033234/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/97th-tour-de-france-gt/stage-20/results 2010-08-15 dead Vuelta a España January 2011 Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location January 24 Tour Down Under, Youth classification UCI ProTour Jurgen Roelandts BEL Australia April 18 Amstel Gold Race UCI ProTour Philippe Gilbert BEL Netherlands Valkenburg May 14 Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 UCI World Ranking Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) AUS Italy Marina di Carrara May 26 Tour of Belgium, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert BEL Belgium Eeklo May 30 Tour of Belgium, Sprints classification UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert BEL Belgium May 30 Giro d'Italia, Mountains classification UCI World Ranking Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) AUS Italy May 30 Giro d'Italia, Combativity classification UCI World Ranking Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) AUS Italy August 30 Vuelta a España, Stage 3 UCI World Ranking Philippe Gilbert BEL Spain Málaga September 17 Vuelta a España, Stage 19 UCI World Ranking Philippe Gilbert BEL Spain Toledo September 30 Circuit Franco-Belge, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium Mouscron October 2 Circuit Franco-Belge, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium Ichtgem October 3 Circuit Franco-Belge, Overall UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium October 3 Circuit Franco-Belge, Sprint classification UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium October 3 Circuit Franco-Belge, Youth classification UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium October 12 Nationale Sluitingsprijs UCI Europe Tour Adam Blythe GBR Belgium Putte (Kapellen) October 14 Giro del Piemonte UCI Europe Tour Philippe Gilbert BEL Italy Cherasco October 16 Giro di Lombardia UCI World Ranking Philippe Gilbert BEL Italy Como References 30em collapsed Category:2010 road cycling season by team Category:Lotto–Intermarché Category:2010 in Belgian sport