Rotan Spiessens–Hot Dog Louis

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Rotan Spiessens–Hot Dog Louis
Team information
UCI codeROA[1]
RegisteredBelgium
Founded1995 (1995)
Disbanded1995 (1995)
Discipline(s)Road
StatusDiv I
BicyclesCarrera [1]
Key personnel
General managerJozef de Wachter
Team manager(s)Luc Schuddinck
Team name history
1995
Rotan Spiessens–Hot Dog Louis

Rotan Spiessens–Hot Dog Louis was a Belgian Men's road bicycle racing team that raced the 1995 season,[2] before disbanding the same year.[3]

Belgian cyclist Geert Omloop started his 15-year career with the team.[4]

One of the four wins achieved by the team in their short history was the Polish National Road Race Championships where Andrzej Sypytkowski won.[5] His lead was 32 seconds over Gregorz Rosolinski and a further two seconds back to fellow Rotan rider Jacek Mickiewicz.[6]

Team roster[edit]

As of 31 December 1995[1][3][7]
Rider Date of birth
 Tomasz Brożyna (POL) (1970-09-09)9 September 1970 (aged 25)
 Rik Claeys (BEL) (1967-02-28)28 February 1967 (aged 28)
 Giovanni Cornette (BEL) (1971-08-27)27 August 1971 (aged 24)
 Danny Daelman (BEL) (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 26)
 Christoph De Backer (BEL) (1973-12-08)8 December 1973 (aged 22)
 Jeanot Deriemaecker (BEL) (1971-01-01)1 January 1971 (aged 24)
 Danny Dierckx (BEL) (1968-08-30)30 August 1968 (aged 27)
 Patrick Fontaine (BEL) (1964-11-02)2 November 1964 (aged 31)
 Brendan Hart (NZL) (1971-07-09)9 July 1971 (aged 24)
Rider Date of birth
 Karl Kälin (SUI) (1965-01-18)18 January 1965 (aged 30)
 Jacek Mickiewicz (POL) (1970-04-17)17 April 1970 (aged 25)
 Thierry Moeskops (BEL) (1970-03-12)12 March 1970 (aged 25)
 Geert Omloop (BEL) (1974-02-12)12 February 1974 (aged 21)
 Søren Petersen (DEN) (1967-10-07)7 October 1967 (aged 28)
 Jan Poppe (BEL) (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 25)
 Sebastian Rudkin (AUS) (1971-06-01)1 June 1971 (aged 24)
 Andrzej Sypytkowski (POL) (1963-10-14)14 October 1963 (aged 32)
 Koen Van Hullebusch (BEL) (1970-02-05)5 February 1970 (aged 25)

Major wins[edit]

Sources:[1][3][8]

1995
Stage 1a Bayern Rundfahrt, Jacek Mickiewicz
 Poland National Road Race Championships, Andrzej Sypytkowski
Giro del Lago Maggiore, Karl Kälin
Overall Tour of Małopolska, Tomasz Brożyna

National champions[edit]

1995
Poland Road race champion, Andrzej Sypytkowski

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rotan Spiessens 1995". www.cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Equipes de l'année 1995". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Rotan Spiessens - Hot Dog Louis 1995". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  4. ^ Hood, Edmond (26 February 2018). "Top 10 Cult Riders Of The Pro Peloton!". PezCycling News. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  5. ^ "ANDRZEJ SYPYTKOWSKI - TEAM HUROM Pro Cycling". hurom.team (in Polish). Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  6. ^ "National Cycling Championships 1995". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Rotan Spiessens - Hot Dog Louis 1995". www.memoire-du-cyclisme.eu. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  8. ^ "1995 Rotan Spiessens Wins". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 4 July 2023.