Lidl-Trek is a professional road cycling team competing at UCI WorldTeam level, founded in 2011 under the name Leopard Trek. Trek took over ownership of the team and its license in 2014, and the team has since raced as Trek Factory Racing and Trek-Segafredo before being rebranded Lidl-Trek in 2023 following sponsorship from the supermarket chain Lidl. Its UCI code is LTK; the team was licensed in Luxembourg from 2011 to 2013 and in the United States from 2014 to 2025, and became licensed in Germany from 2026 after Lidl became its majority owner in October 2025.
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Why is Lidl-Trek not still called Leopard Trek or Trek-Segafredo?
Lidl-Trek has raced under several different names since it was founded. The team began in 2011 as Leopard Trek. Trek took over its ownership and license in 2014, after which the team raced as Trek Factory Racing and then Trek-Segafredo. It took its current name, Lidl-Trek, in 2023 after the supermarket chain Lidl became a sponsor, and Lidl became the team's majority owner in October 2025, when the team's UCI license also moved from the United States to Germany.
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Roster
Source Giulio Ciccone (Wikipedia)
Source Jonathan Milan (Wikipedia)
Source Søren Kragh Andersen (Wikipedia)
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Lidl-Trek is a professional road cycling team competing at UCI WorldTeam level, founded in 2011 under the name Leopard Trek. Trek took over ownership of the team and its license in 2014, and the team has since raced as Trek Factory Racing and Trek-Segafredo before being rebranded Lidl-Trek in 2023 following sponsorship from the supermarket chain Lidl. Its UCI code is LTK; the team was li
Plays: Cycling, Lead section
is a professional road bicycle racing team at UCI WorldTeam level
Competed In: Tour de France, Article text
On 17 July 2012, Fränk Schleck was removed from the 2012 Tour de France by the team during the second rest day after his A-sample returned traces of Xipamide.
Competed In: Vuelta a España, Article text
In September 2013, Chris Horner beat Vincenzo Nibali to win the 2013 Vuelta a España becoming the oldest grand tour winner in history, winning two stages along the way.
Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Article text
Team rider Wouter Weylandt died as a result of a high-speed, downhill crash during the 2011 Giro d'Italia.
View the SourceJonathan Milan (Wikipedia)
Roster: Jonathan Milan, Lead, current teamQuote, Roster: Jonathan Milan, Lead, current team
who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl-Trek
Søren Kragh Andersen (Wikipedia)
Roster: Søren Kragh Andersen, Lead, current teamQuote, Roster: Søren Kragh Andersen, Lead, current team
currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl-Trek
Giulio Ciccone (Wikipedia)
Roster: Giulio Ciccone, Lead, current teamQuote, Roster: Giulio Ciccone, Lead, current team
who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl-Trek
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