ProTeam “With a special feeling towards the first races”: Lotto Soudal kicks off new cycling season on Mallorca

Mallorca will be the battleground for Lotto Soudal’s first races of the new cycling season. From Wednesday 26 until Sunday 30 January, the Challenge Mallorca is scheduled. Over five days, Lotto Soudal will take part in the following five one-day races: Trofeo Calvia, Trofeo Alcudia, Trofeo Serra Tramuntana, Trofeo Pollença and Trofeo Playa de Palma.

The following riders are part of the selection for Challenge Mallorca and will be rotated during the five days: Arnaud De Lie, Matthew Holmes, Andreas Kron, Kamil Małecki, Michael Schwarzmann, Harry Sweeny, Harm Vanhoucke, Viktor Verschaeve and Tim Wellens.

In the past, Lotto Soudal rider Tim Wellens has often performed well on the Balearic island. In 2017, 2018 and 2019 he was victorious in the Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana. In 2017, Wellens was also first across the finish line in the Trofeo Andratx. The 30-year-old Belgian looks ahead to his first races of the new cycling season.

Tim Wellens: “The first races of the season always give me a special feeling. At the same time, they often lead to a healthy portion of stress. For me, the races can’t start early enough and I am really looking forward to get started. At the moment, I’m not yet in top shape because the big objectives come a little bit later in the season. But that doesn’t mean that I will start without any ambitions, on the contrary. With already four victories under my belt, I have very good memories of the races on Mallorca. I really like the technical and honest courses; with good legs you automatically go a long way. This year, I would like to create some new memories. A victory would be a nice way to start the season and that is what we are going for with the team.”

Stage schedule Challenge Mallorca

Wednesday 26 January: Trofeo Calvia, Camp de Mar – Magaluf, (154 km)

Thursday 27 January: Trofeo Alcudia: Port d’Alcudia – Port d’Alcudia (173 km)

Friday 28 January: Trofeo Serra Tramuntana: Lloseta – Lloseta (158 km)

Saturday 29 January: Trofeo Pollença: Pollença – Port d’Andratx (170 km)

Sunday 30 January: Trofeo Playa de Palma: S’Arenal – Palma (169 km)