From David to Goliath
Oct 25, 2019
3 minutes
BY ANTHONY TAN
THEY SAY IMITATION IS THE sincerest form of flattery, but what happens when imitator becomes governor?
In 2015, when Team LottoNL-Jumbo took over naming rights from the Belkin-Pro Cycling Team, they had fairly modest expectations. The previous season wasn't a complete write-off – four WorldTour stage wins including Lars Boom's memorable victory on the pavé at the Tour de France – but as far as stage races were concerned there were no GC triumphs at WorldTour-level races and just two podiums – at the ENECO Tour and Tour de Suisse.
This was a team born from the ashes
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