ProTeam Lotto Soudal to Ruta del Sol with team of attackers
From Wednesday 16 February till Sunday 20 February, the Lotto Soudal riders traverse the Spanish region of Andalucía during the 68th Ruta del Sol. During this selective 2.Pro stage race, the peloton will face a mix of hilly and mountainous terrain. Lotto Soudal will be at the start with the following seven riders: Cedric Beullens, Filippo Conca, Steff Cras, Frederik Frison, Sébastien Grignard, Kamil MaÅecki and Sylvain Moniquet. Kurt Van de Wouwer will be the sports director at the race and previews the ambitions of Lotto Soudal at the Vuelta a Andalucía.
“Five riders who took part in the Clásica Jaén Paraiso Interior will also be at the start of the Ruta del Sol. Cedric Beullens and Kamil MaÅecki will join the line-up, while Tim Wellens and Andreas Kron only race in Jaén. At the Ruta del Sol, we have no single leader, it’s more a group of riders with a free role. Guys like Steff Cras or Sylvain Moniquet are able to obtain a nice result in the general classification, but we have to evaluate this day by day.”
“The fact that the riders within our line-up don’t need to work for a specific leader, gives them the chance to ride for their own results. They need to try to seize these opportunities during races like these. That is why we have to go in full attack mode during the five days of racing. It won’t be straightforward of course, as there are no easy stages in Andalucía. The course is always tough and there’s usually a strong field of riders at the start”, concludes Kurt Van de Wouwer.
Stage schedule
Wednesday 16 February: Ubrique – Iznájar (200 km)
Thursday 17 February: Archidona – Alcalá La Real (150 km)
Friday 18 February: Lucena – Otura (153 km)
Saturday 19 February: Cúllar Vega – Baza (167 km)
Sunday 20 February: Huesa – Chiclana de Segura (146 km)
In this article
ProTeam Frederik Frison
ProTeam Sébastien Grignard
ProTeam Kamil Małecki
ProTeam Steff Cras
ProTeam Sylvain Moniquet
ProTeam Cedric Beullens
- ProTeam Wout Poels
- ProTeam Cristián Rodríguez
- ProTeam Miguel Ángel López
- ProTeam Steff Cras
- ProTeam Sylvain Moniquet
- ProTeam Filippo Conca
- ProTeam Sébastien Grignard
- ProTeam Kamil Małecki
- ProTeam Cedric Beullens
- ProTeam Frederik Frison