The seventh recruit of the Lottery Dstny for 2025 is called Lars Craps ! Member of the Team Flanders-Baloise this season after playing in the development team of the Soudal Quick-Step in 2023, the Belgian delivered performances which allowed him to catch the eye of the general manager Stéphane Heulot and his right arm Kurt Van de Wouwer. Having finished in the top 15 in the general classification of the Tour of the Czech Republic (11th) andArctic Race of Norway (14th, after finishing 7th in the queen stage), the 23-year-old rider also took eleventh place in a difficult Belgian semi-classic, in this case Duracell Across the Hageland.
Video – Lars Craps will join Stéphane Heulot’s team
The statements of Lars Craps and Stéphane Heulot
Lars Craps : “I am very happy to take this new step in my Cycling career. Lotto Dstny has become one of the most attractive teams in the peloton in recent years, being part of it at such a young age makes me proud. impression of having hatched in 2024, during my first professional season I finished in the top 5 of the last stage of the Tour of Norway, and in the classics and the races with climbs, I was able to compete with the. best runners […] I still have to discover where my specialty lies, but I want to concentrate on the climbs and the small stage races, without losing sight of the classics because I also really like competing in them. “
Stéphane Heulot : “Lars (Craps) has excelled in the finale of several high profile races. In his first year as a pro he competed in many different races to gain experience, from classics to stage races It is clear that he is a rider with several strengths, who can work depending on the team, but who can also take his chance whenever the opportunity arises. We are very happy to have Lars in the team. ‘team starting next year and we will help it as much as possible to develop further.’
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