Lotta Henttala
Hometown
Noormarkku, Finland
Date of birth
28 June 1989
Languages
Finnish and English
Nicknames
None
Lotta has been racing bikes on the world’s biggest stage for nearly a decade. She has 26 professional wins to her name, including Gent-Wevelgem and Dwars Door Vlaanderen. She has won Finland’s elite road and time trial national championships a combined dozen times in her career. It’s safe to say that Lotta is an experienced racer.
She is a sprinter who excels in one day races, like the cobbled classics. Her ability to both ride aggressively and read a race make her a formidable opponent. The expertise she has developed over the years is invaluable to her teammates.
Lotta stepped away from the professional peloton in 2022 when her son was born but she knew she wasn’t finished with the sport and eagerly returned to bike racing in 2023. In 2024, she won the first stage of the Vuelta a Burgos Feminas in a bunch kick. This year, Lotta will focus first on the spring classics and then will target the Tour de France Femmes.
Lotta’s love of cycling and sports in general runs deep. She imagines that if she had not become a professional racer, she would be a sports teacher in Finland. On top of racing and training, she is currently studying to be a physiotherapist.
Questions & Answers
If you could have a superpower, what would it be?
I would like to have the power to heal.
If you had to cook dinner for the team, what would be on the menu?
Steak and potatoes.
Think about your best teammate ever. What was the quality in them that you appreciated?
Hard working but having fun all the time.
What’s the first thing you do when you get home after being away at a race?
Hug my family.
What is your favorite word in your native language? What does it mean? What do you like about it?
Noniin. It does not really mean anything but you can basically use it to answer everything.