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The team started 2006 out strong with a 3rd place overall team finish in the Tour of California. Predictor-Lotto has since had 39 wins including 3 stages and the overall of the Tour of Romandie, 3 stage wins at the Tour de France, and 3 Giro d'Italia stage wins.
Predictor-Lotto (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006) is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Omega Pharma through their Predictor brand and previously through their Davitamon vitamin brand. Omega Pharma co-sponsored in Quick Step-Davitamon in 2003 and 2004. Lotto has a long history of cycling sponsorship, being the main sponsor of its own team since 1992. The fusion of the Lotto-Adecco and Domo-Farm Frites teams for the start of the 2003 season created the current team and structure in the guise of Lotto-Domo. Since 2005, the team is one of the 20 teams that compete in the new UCI ProTour. Predictor-Lotto rides Ridley bicycles.
The Team Manager is Belgian Marc Sergeant and he is assisted by his countrymen Hendrik Redant, Herman Frison and former Belgian National Team selector José De Cauwer, as well as Italian Roberto Damiani.
The team is a strong classics team, with emphasis on the northern Spring classics. There is also strength in stage races with Australian sprinter Robbie McEwen, three times winner of the sprinter's jersey in the Tour de France, stage race and climbing specialist Cadel Evans and American Chris Horner on the team. Henk Vogels and "Fast Freddie" Rodriguez are key domestiques.
For the 2007 season, several key cyclists will be leaving, most notably Peter Van Petegem and Nico Mattan. However, Predictor-Lotto has attracted several new cyclists, including talented all-rounder Dario Cioni, spring classics specialist Leif Hoste, time trial specialist Jurgen Van Den Broeck and current U23 time trial World Champion Dominique Cornu. The team will also experience a name change, to Predictor-Lotto.
