Lotto Belisol have extended the contract of one of their most loyal domestiques. Lars Bak will be supporting the captains until the end of the 2016 season.

Lars Bak (34) has extended his contract with Lotto Belisol for two more years. In that way he will stay with the Lotto Belisol team, which will be named Lotto Soudal next year, until the end of 2016. The past three seasons Bak already rode for our team.
 
Injuries interfered his spring season in 2012 and 2013, instead he rode both Giro and Tour. His biggest victory was one in the Giro of 2012. He finished alone after a solo in Sestri Levante. In the Tour he was luxury help for Jurgen Van den Broeck and André Greipel. Last summer he did hundreds of kilometers in support of the captain.
 
“I’m very happy to stay with this team for next years," he says. "I had a good feeling in the team for the past seasons. I always try to do my job in favour of the team and there is a good atmosphere in the Lotto Belisol team. As a foreigner it’s a joy to be a part of this team. The Belgian employees have a lot of experience and make sure that the riders can performance in a optimal way. I feel myself at home in this team.
 
“I presume I got this contract extension thanks to my way of cycling, because I always try to think at the importance of the team. The team management probably knows after three years how to use me. I will give it all to play my role in the team as good as possible for the next two years.”