Baloise–Trek Lions

Baloise–Trek Lions (UCI Code: BTL) is a Belgian professional cycling team based in Belgium which focuses predominantly on the cyclo-cross season. The team is named after its main sponsors, Bâloise and Trek. The team had various different names in the past amongst which Spaar-Select and Telenet-Fidea.

Baloise–Trek Lions
Team information
UCI code
  • FID (2006–2012)
  • TFC (2013–2016)
  • TFL (2017–2019)
  • TBL (2020–2021)
  • BTL (2022–)
RegisteredBelgium
Founded2000 (2000)
Discipline(s)
  • Cyclo-cross
  • Road
StatusUCI Continental (2005–2020)
UCI Cyclo-cross Team (2021–)
Key personnel
General managerHans Van Kasteren (until 2016)
Sven Nys (since 2016)
Team name history
2000–2004
2004–2009
2009–2016
2017–2019
2020
2021-
Spaarselect
Fidea Cycling Team
Telenet–Fidea
Telenet–Fidea Lions
Telenet–Baloise Lions
Baloise–Trek Lions

Previous leaders of the team are the former Cyclo-Cross World Champions – Erwin Vervecken and Bart Wellens as well as the double Under 23 Cyclo-Cross World Champion, Zdeněk Štybar. Kevin Pauwels also rode for the team. The team manager is Sven Nys and the directeur sportifs include two former Cyclo-Cross World Champions – Danny De Bie and Roland Liboton.

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