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| UCI code | LTK | ||||||||||||
| Registered | Luxembourg (2011–2013) United States (2014–present) | ||||||||||||
| Founded | 2011 (2011) | ||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||
| Status | UCI WorldTeam | ||||||||||||
| Bicycles | Trek | ||||||||||||
| Components | SRAM | ||||||||||||
| Website | Team home page | ||||||||||||
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| General manager | Luca Guercilena | ||||||||||||
| Team manager(s) | Kim Andersen,Adriano Baffi,Dirk Demol,Alain Gallopin,Josu Larrazabal,Luc Meersman,Yaroslav Popovych,Fabian Cancellara,Steven de Jongh | ||||||||||||
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Lidl–Trek (UCI team code:LTK) is a professional road bicycle racing team atUCI WorldTeam level licensed in the United States. Formerly RadioShack–Nissan, in 2014,Trek took over the ownership of the team and itsProTeam License.[1]
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The team was founded in 2011 under the name of Leopard Trek and officially stylized as LEOPARD TREK with Brian Nygaard andKim Andersen as team managers.[2] The Schleck brothers were under contract with the Danish team Saxo Bank managed byBjarne Riis through the end of the 2010 season. Several otherTeam Saxo Bank riders followed the Schleck brothers to the new team, including veteransJens Voigt,[3]Fabian Cancellara[4] andStuart O'Grady.[5] Subsequent signings included sprinterDaniele Bennati,Davide Viganò[6] andJoost Posthuma.[7]
The team became active at the start of the 2011 cycling season. On December 13, 2010,Jakob Fuglsang revealed that the team would be called Team Leopard, in reference to the management company run by Nygaard.[8]Trek, the bike supplier, confirmed shortly before the team was officially presented that they would be a co-title sponsor, giving the team a full name of "Leopard Trek."[9]
Team riderWouter Weylandt died as a result of a high-speed, downhill crash during the2011 Giro d'Italia. The remaining riders of Leopard Trek left the competition at the completion of the following day's stage.
For the 2012 season, the team was renamed RadioShack–Nissan–Trek. The reason is that the AmericanTeam RadioShack ceased racing, and their former sponsors joined the Luxembourg Cycling Project.Johan Bruyneel along with several riders from Team RadioShack moved to the new team.[10][11] The lineup for 2012 was officially confirmed on December 5, 2011.[12] The official UCI name for the team is RadioShack Nissan[13] and it is registered in Luxembourg.
While the UCI ProTeam is now named RadioShack–Nissan–Trek, in December 2011 Leopard also launched a UCI Continental Team, consisting mainly of U23 riders, calledLeopard-Trek.[14]
On July 17, 2012,Fränk Schleck was removed from the2012 Tour de France by the team during the second rest day after his A-sample returned traces ofXipamide.[15] Team RadioShack–Nissan won the team classification of the Tour de France.
Johan Bruyneel stood down as General Manager on October 12 in the aftermath of the publication by theUS Anti-Doping Agency of its"reasoned decision" on the Lance Armstrong doping case.[16]
On December 21, 2012,Nissan announced that they would cease to sponsor the team, with immediate effect.[17]
During the2013 Tour de France Team RadioShack-Leopard announced that they would not renewFränk Schleck's contract, leaving him without a team. It also caused a serious and public rift between his brotherAndy Schleck and team management, putting his future with the team into doubt.
In September 2013,Chris Horner beatVincenzo Nibali to win the2013 Vuelta a España becoming the oldest grand tour winner in history, winning two stages along the way.
On July 3, the team announced thatSamsung would become a new minor sponsor of the team.[18]
On December 16, 2015, the team announced that Italian coffee brandSegafredo had committed to a three-year co-title sponsorship effective January 1, 2016, with the team changing name to Trek–Segafredo.[19]
In April the team announced US software companyCA Technologies would sponsor the team with immediate effect until the end of the 2017 season.[20] In March 2017 the deal was extended through 2019.[21]
For the 2017 season, the team announced the signings ofAlberto Contador,[22]John Degenkolb (until 2019),[23]Koen de Kort (until 2018),[23]Jarlinson Pantano,[24] andIvan Basso.
The team suspended the 2019 junior road race world championQuinn Simmons for actions on Twitter, where he used a black hand emoji that Trek–Segafredo considered racially insensitive[25]
In 2023, both the men's andwomen's teams were rebranded asLidl–Trek, thanks to sponsorship from supermarket chainLidl. This rebrand came into effect on June 30, prior to theGiro Donne and theTour de France /Tour de France Femmes.[26]
In October 2025Lidl became majority owner of the team.[27]
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On June 27, 2017, theUCI announcedAndré Cardoso tested positive forerythropoietin in an out-of-competition control on June 18 and has been provisionally suspended.[29] He had been due to support Alberto Contador in his bid for the2017 Tour de France, withHaimar Zubeldia taking the empty roster place.[30]
In April 2019, Cycling Anti-Doping Foundation confirmed thatJarlinson Pantano had returned an adverse analytical finding for EPO, in a doping test carried out on February 26. Pantano was immediately suspended by the team.[31]
Luxembourg Road Race, Fränk Schleck
Switzerland Road Race, Fabian Cancellara
Germany Road Race, Robert Wagner Luxembourg Road Race, Laurent Didier
Denmark Time Trial, Jakob Fuglsang Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara
New Zealand Road Race, Hayden Roulston Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara Luxembourg Time Trial, Bob Jungels Luxembourg Road Race, Bob Jungels
Belgium Road Race, Stijn Devolder
Croatia Road Race, Robert Kišerlovski New Zealand Road Race, Hayden Roulston Belgian Time Trial, Kristof Vandewalle Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara Luxembourg Time Trial, Laurent Didier
Japan Time Trial, Fumiyuki Beppu
Austria Road Race, Riccardo Zoidl Luxembourg Road Race, Fränk Schleck
United States Road Race, Matthew Busche[32] Luxembourg Time Trial, Bob Jungels Luxembourg Road Race, Bob Jungels
Australia Road Race, Jack Bobridge Switzerland Time Trial, Fabian Cancellara
Italy Road Race, Giacomo Nizzolo
Colombia Time Trial, Jarlinson Pantano
Portugal Road Race, Ruben Guerreiro Denmark Road Race, Mads Pedersen
Ethiopia Time Trial, Tsgabu Grmay
Ireland Time Trial, Ryan Mullen
Latvia Time Trial, Toms Skujiņš Ireland Time Trial, Ryan Mullen Latvia Road Race, Toms Skujiņš
World Road Race, Mads Pedersen Luxembourg U23 Time Trial, Michel Ries Latvia Time Trial, Toms Skujiņš Latvia Road Race, Toms Skujiņš Ireland Time Trial, Ryan Mullen Ireland Road Race, Ryan Mullen Latvia Time Trial, Toms Skujiņš Latvia Road Race, Emīls Liepiņš
Netherlands Time Trial, Bauke Mollema
Eritrea Time Trial, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Latvia Time Trial, Toms Skujiņš Luxembourg Time Trial, Alex Kirsch Latvia Road Race, Emīls Liepiņš
Czech Road Race, Mathias Vacek Denmark Road Race, Mattias Skjelmose Luxembourg Road Race, Alex Kirsch United States Road Race, Quinn Simmons
Europe Gravel, Jasper Stuyven
Belgium Gravel, Jasper Stuyven
South Africa Time Trial, Ryan Gibbons South Africa Road Race, Ryan Gibbons Eritrea Time Trial, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Eritrea Road Race, Natnael Tesfatsion Netherlands Time Trial, Daan Hoole Czech Time Trial, Mathias Vacek Danish Time Trial, Mattias Skjelmose United States Road Race, Quinn Simmons
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