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]

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

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
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

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
1995
Poland Road race champion, Andrzej Sypytkowski

References
  1. "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. "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.


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