Lotto-Intermarché
Lotto–Intermarché is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam led by general manager Jean-François Bourlart, created through the merger of Lotto’s long running Belgian structure and the Intermarché–Wanty WorldTour project. Lotto’s roots stretch back to the 1980s and the team previously raced under names including Lotto–Soudal, Lotto–Belisol and Lotto Dstny. After Lotto lost its WorldTour status for the 2023–2025 cycle, the combined organisation returns to the top tier in 2026 with a programme built around sprints and aggressive racing. Key riders include Arnaud De Lie and Lennert Van Eetvelt.
Full official team name and common short name
The registered name is Lotto-Intermarché and the teams UCI identiefier is LOI.
Team category and status
Lotto-Intermarché races as a UCI WorldTeam, the top tier of men’s professional road cycling, with guaranteed starts at all WorldTour events, including the three Grand Tours and the five Monuments.
Primary disciplines
The programme is built around men’s elite road racing across Grand Tours, one‑week stage races, and one‑day classics. The squad leans into Belgian DNA: cobbles, punchy hills, smart breakaways, and fast finishes.
Next to a men's team, there is also a women's team who are competing at ProTour level.
Where is the country of registration and base location of Lotto-Intermarché?
Belgium-registered and Belgium-based, with service-course located in Temse.
Founding year and origin story
Formed for 2026 through the merger of two Belgian WorldTour structures, Lotto and Intermarché, the project unites complementary strengths in classics, sprints and stage hunting under a single banner, at a moment when both organisations were actively seeking long term sponsor security and a sustainable budget model.
The team races on the Lotto licence, which dates back to 1985 and carries a long naming lineage including Lotto–Eddy Merckx, Lotto–Super Club, Lotto–Mavic, Lotto–Caloi, Lotto–Vetta–Caloi, Lotto–Isoglass, Lotto–Mobistar, Lotto–Adecco, Lotto–Domo, Davitamon–Lotto, Predictor–Lotto, Silence–Lotto, Omega Pharma–Lotto, Lotto Belisol, and Lotto–Soudal.
Who are the current title sponsor's and key partners?
Lotto and Intermarché headline the project, with the team racing on Orbea frames across dedicated aero and climbing road platforms plus a time trial setup, all built around Shimano Dura Ace Di2 groupsets, OQUO wheels, Vittoria tubeless tyres and Prologo saddles. The race build is expected to be fully integrated at the cockpit, with 28 to 30 mm tubeless setups as the day to day standard.
Key achievements
Across the Lotto heritage, the record includes Monument victories, highlighted by Philippe Gilbert’s Il Lombardia wins in 2009 and 2010 and his Liège-Bastogne-Liège triumph in 2011, alongside a long list of Grand Tour stage wins and national titles that have defined the team’s place in Belgian top level racing.
2026 roster
Lotto Intermarché’s 2026 spearhead blends proven WorldTour engines with punchy finishers and emerging climbers.
Georg Zimmermann and Lorenzo Rota front the stage race and hilly one day ambitions, while Taco van der Hoorn remains the long range breakaway threat on cobbles and in crosswinds.
Milan Menten and Lionel Taminiaux offer fast finishing options from reduced groups, with Jasper De Buyst as a key road captain and lead out reference. Jonas Rutsch adds rouleur horsepower for northern classics and positioning, while Reuben Thompson and Baptiste Veistroffer strengthen the climbing and stage hunting core, and
Matthew Fox continues to develop as a quick finisher. The next wave includes Jarno Widar, Steffen De Schuyteneer, Matys Grisel and Felix Ørn Kristoff, backed by reliable workers such as Cédric Beullens, Sébastien Grignard and Luca Van Boven.
Up front, Arnaud De Lie and Lennert Van Eetvelt remain the marquee cards for sprints and GC punch.
Key alumni
Lotto–Intermarché’s alumni reflect the combined heritage of two long running Belgian programmes, one built on decades of Lotto continuity and one shaped by the rise of Wanty into the WorldTour as Intermarché.
From the Lotto lineage come icons and serial winners such as Philippe Gilbert, André Greipel, Caleb Ewan, Tim Wellens, Thomas De Gendt and Victor Campenaerts, riders who delivered Monuments, Grand Tour stages and classics podiums, while talents like Tiesj Benoot passed through the system before peaking elsewhere.
On the Intermarché side, the structure launched or revived careers including Biniam Girmay, Alexander Kristoff, Louis Meintjes, Rein Taaramäe, Jan Bakelants and Quinten Hermans, with Guillaume Martin, Rui Costa and Domenico Pozzovivo adding stage race depth and opportunist wins across a wide range of terrain.
