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| UCI code | SOQ | ||||||||||||||||||
| Registered | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 2003 (2003) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status | UCI WorldTeam | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycles | Specialized | ||||||||||||||||||
| Components | Shimano | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Team home page | ||||||||||||||||||
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| General manager | Jurgen Foré | ||||||||||||||||||
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Soudal–Quick-Step (UCI team code:SOQ) is a BelgianUCI WorldTeamcycling team led by team managerJurgen Foré. Thedirecteurs sportifs areDavide Bramati,Iljo Keisse,Klaas Lodewyck,Wilfried Peeters,Tom Steels,Geert Van Bondt,Dries Devenyns andKevin Hulsmans.[2]
The team is nicknamed 'The Wolfpack' and has used the term in its branding since 2017.[3]
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The team was created as Quick-Step–Davitamon in 2003 from staff and riders ofDomo–Farm Frites andMapei–Quick-Step when the latter disbanded after nine years in the sport.Paolo Bettini won theUCI Road World Cup in 2003 and 2004 as well as the2004 Summer Olympics road title in 2004.
In the2005 UCI ProTour season, renamed Quick-Step–Innergetic, the team won a large number of classics:Tom Boonen wonTour of Flanders andParis–Roubaix,Filippo Pozzato theHEW Cyclassics, and Paolo Bettini theZüri-Metzgete and theGiro di Lombardia. In late 2005 Tom Boonen won the2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial.
In 2006 Boonen retained theTour of Flanders and held the yellow jersey in the2006 Tour de France during stage 3–6, andFilippo Pozzato won2006 Milan–San Remo.Paolo Bettini won the world championship inSalzburg and retained hisGiro di Lombardia crown. In 2007 Tom Boonen won the points classification in theTour de France, taking two stage wins. Bettini defended his world championship inStuttgart.
In 2008Gert Steegmans took the final stage of the2008 Tour de France on theChamps-Élysées.Paolo Bettini retired after the world championship inVarese. In both 2008 and 2009Stijn Devolder took theTour of Flanders and Tom Boonen,Paris–Roubaix. After two seasons of disappointment, a resurgent Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Tom Boonen took four major Spring classics victories, including the four cobblestone coursesE3 Harelbeke,Gent–Wevelgem,Tour of Flanders,Paris–Roubaix.
In October 2012, the team fired their veteran riderLevi Leipheimer after he admitted to doping in a sworn affidavit toUSADA.[4] This was despite the team statement that "commended" Leipheimer for his "open cooperation" in the USADA investigation that exposedLance Armstrong's long-term cheating in cycling via doping. The team's action was described by USADA headTravis Tygart as "The classicOmertà move, right? Actions speak louder than words. On the one hand, they say they congratulate him on coming forward, [but] their action terminating him for being truthful speaks a lot louder than their words."
CyclingNews reported in the same article that the team's claim to have only recently learned of Leipheimer's past doping was according to Tygart "absolutely not true... Leipheimer and a USADA attorney told the team months ago of the investigation, and of Leipheimer's role". Cyclingnews noted that Omega Pharma general managerPatrick Lefevere "had admitted in 2007 to having used doping products, including amphetamines, during his own career". Lefevere is still CEO of Etixx as of September 2015.
On 17 July 2014, the team announced thatIljo Keisse had been given a two-year contract extension.[5]Tony Martin confirmed via hisTwitter account that he had signed a two-year contract extension.[6] On 19 August the team announced thatPieter Serry had signed a two-year contract extension,[7] on 27 August the team announced the signing ofMaxime Bouet on a two-year deal[8] and on 1 September the team announced the signing ofDavid de la Cruz on a two-year contract.[9] In 2014Michał Kwiatkowski won arainbow jersey in2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race in Ponferrada, Spain.
In February 2015, the team announced it had signed 2015 UCI World Omnium champion,Fernando Gaviria, and fellow Colombian,Rodrigo Contreras, on two-year deals set to commence at the start of the 2016 season.[10] In August 2015, the team signedDavide Martinelli for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[11]
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As of April 2021, the team has won more than 800 races, making it one of the most successful squads in history.[12][13]
With the win in 7th stage of2024 Tour de France, the team won stages in 12 Tour de France in a row, the longest active streak and second only toTI Raleigh with 17 (1976-1992).
The team is operated by the company Decolef Lux,[14] based inLuxembourg[15] with branches in France[16] and Belgium.[17] A majority shareholder of the company is a Czech businessmanZdeněk Bakala.[18][19] Title sponsors throughout its history have been Quick-Step Flooring, a division ofMohawk Industries, who had previously been co-sponsors of the Mapei team from 1999 to 2003.[20]
Belgian pharmaceutical companyOmega Pharma had two spells as title co-sponsors (2003–07 and 2012–16), using either the company name or one of its products. Either side of its first involvement with this team, Omega were sponsors of their Belgian rivals.
Deceuninck, a manufacturer ofPVC-systems windows, became the primary sponsors from 2019, with Quick-Step Floors remaining as secondary sponsor.[21] At theTour of Flanders in2020 and2021, the team carried the name of a Deceuninck product line, Elegant, rather than that of the company.[22][23] Deceuninck ended their sponsorship of the team following the 2021 season, while Quick-Step Floors extended their sponsorship until 2027.[24]In 2023 Belgian companySoudal joined as a title sponsor.
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World Time TrialMichael Rogers
Italian Road RacePaolo Bettini
Hungarian Time TrialLászló Bodrogi Hungarian Time TrialLászló Bodrogi
Olympic Road Race, Paolo Bettini World Time TrialMichael Rogers
World Road RaceTom Boonen World Time TrialMichael Rogers World Road RacePaolo Bettini Italian Road RacePaolo Bettini World Road RacePaolo Bettini Italian Road RaceGiovanni Visconti
Belgian Time TrialStijn Devolder
Belarus Time TrialBranislau Samoilau Belgian Road RaceTom Boonen Belgian Road RaceStijn Devolder Belgian Time TrialStijn Devolder Belarus Time TrialBranislau Samoilau
French Road RaceSylvain Chavanel
Curaçao Road RaceMarc de Maar Curaçao Time TrialMarc de Maar
Czech CyclocrossZdeněk Štybar Belgian Road RaceTom Boonen
Irish Road RaceMatt Brammeier
Netherlands Road RaceNiki Terpstra
Polish Road RaceMichał Gołaś French Time TrialSylvain Chavanel
German Time TrialTony Martin
Slovak Time TrialPeter Velits Italian Time TrialDario Cataldo Belgian Time TrialKristof Vandewalle World Team Time Trial World Time TrialTony Martin Czech CyclocrossZdeněk Štybar French Time TrialSylvain Chavanel German Time TrialTony Martin Slovak Time TrialPeter Velits Polish Road RaceMichał Kwiatkowski
British Road RaceMark Cavendish Belgian Time TrialKristof Vandewalle World Team Time Trial World Time TrialTony Martin World CyclocrossZdeněk Štybar Polish Time TrialMichał Kwiatkowski German Time TrialTony Martin Czech Road RaceZdeněk Štybar World Road RaceMichał Kwiatkowski
Colombian Time TrialRigoberto Urán German Time TrialTony Martin Czech Road RacePetr Vakoč Netherlands Road RaceNiki Terpstra World Track (Omnium)Fernando Gaviria German Time TrialTony Martin
Luxembourg Time TrialBob Jungels Luxembourg Road RaceBob Jungels World Team Time Trial World Time TrialTony Martin
New Zealand Time TrialJack Bauer Belgian Time TrialYves Lampaert Czech Road RaceZdeněk Štybar Luxembourg Road RaceBob Jungels Belgian Road RaceYves Lampaert Luxembourg Time TrialBob Jungels Italian Road RaceElia Viviani
Danish Road RaceMichael Mørkøv Luxembourg Road RaceBob Jungels World Team Time Trial
Argentine Road RaceMaximiliano Richeze Danish Time TrialKasper Asgreen Luxembourg Time TrialBob Jungels Luxembourg Road RaceBob Jungels Netherlands Road RaceFabio Jakobsen Danish Road RaceMichael Mørkøv
European Time TrialRemco Evenepoel European Road RaceElia VivianiEuropean Track Championships (Madison)Michael Mørkøv New Zealand Road RaceShane ArchboldWorld Track Championships (Madison)Michael Mørkøv Luxembourg Time TrialBob Jungels French Time TrialRémi Cavagna Danish Time TrialKasper Asgreen Danish Road RaceKasper Asgreen World Road RaceJulian Alaphilippe Belgian Time TrialYves Lampaert Danish Time TrialKasper Asgreen Czech Republic Time Trial,Josef Černý
Portuguese Time TrialJoão Almeida French Road RaceRémi Cavagna World Road RaceJulian AlaphilippeWorld Track Championships (Madison)Michael Mørkøv Belgian Time TrialRemco Evenepoel French Road RaceFlorian Sénéchal British Road RaceMark Cavendish European Road RaceFabio Jakobsen World Road RaceRemco Evenepoel French Time TrialRémi Cavagna Danish Time TrialKasper Asgreen Belgian Road RaceRemco Evenepoel World Time TrialRemco EvenepoelOlympic Road RaceRemco EvenepoelOlympic Road Time TrialRemco Evenepoel European Road RaceTim Merlier World Time TrialRemco EvenepoelLefevere was speaking in a video conference with the Deceuninck-QuickStep squad ahead of the Tour of Flanders, where world champion Alaphilippe lines up at the head of a team, rebranded as Elegant-QuickStep on Sunday [...]
While QuickStep will stay on board with the team, Deceuninck will call time on its partnership with the team after this season.
