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Soudal-Quick Step

Link to Giro d'Italia: Sprint teams blast 'stupid' Alpecin-Deceuninck tactics
Alpecin-Deceuninck and Soudal Quick-Step stage 5 of the Giro d'Italia

Giro d'Italia: Sprint teams blast 'stupid' Alpecin-Deceuninck tactics

'By trying to flick the other teams they flicked themselves' says Quick-Step director after a late breakaway foiled the sprinters in Lucca

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Link to Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert return to training outside after injuries
Remco Evenepoel last raced Itzulia Basque Country before crashing out and suffering from multiple fractures

Remco Evenepoel and Wout van Aert return to training outside after injuries

Van Aert back on a drop-handlebar gravel bike and Evenepoel posts his first outdoor ride on Strava, with his eyes still firmly set on the Tour de France

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: I really think Julian Alaphilippe wants to stay at Soudal Quick-Step
Julian Alaphilippe watches on as Patrick Lefevere talks to the media

Patrick Lefevere: I really think Julian Alaphilippe wants to stay at Soudal Quick-Step

Belgian team boss talks 'family friction', Asgreen's future, Evenepoel's comeback and the Alaphilippe links to rival teams

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Link to Patrick Lefevere calls crisis meeting following Soudal Quick-Step’s cobbled Classics campaign
A frustrated Patrick Lefevere at the Tour of Flanders 2024

Patrick Lefevere calls crisis meeting following Soudal Quick-Step’s cobbled Classics campaign

‘I regularly clench my fists in frustration’ Belgian team boss says.

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Link to Julian Alaphilippe raced Spring Classics campaign with fracture, fearing criticism
Julian Alaphilippe rode on through five races after his Strade Bianche DNF

Julian Alaphilippe raced Spring Classics campaign with fracture, fearing criticism

'I didn't want people to think I was faking' says former world champion after suffering injury at Strade Bianche and riding through to Flanders

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Link to Patrick Lefevere apologises for derogatory comments about women
Patrick Lefevere often makes the headlines for his comments on various topics

Patrick Lefevere apologises for derogatory comments about women

Soudal Quick-Step boss had been ordered by the UCI to either apologise or pay a fine

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Link to Stat Attack: Mathieu van der Poel's milestones and Quick-Step's cobbled demise
Mathieu van der Poel (centre) and his Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates are eclipsing previous Classics powerhouse Soudal-QuickStep (left)

Stat Attack: Mathieu van der Poel's milestones and Quick-Step's cobbled demise

GCN's resident stats nerd Cillian Kelly uncovers the statistical storylines from Paris-Roubaix, and puts Quick-Step's lacklustre performances under the harsh spotlight of facts and figures

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Link to Tim Merlier can win Paris-Roubaix: Here’s how
Tim Merlier stood on the top step of the Scheldeprijs podium on Wednesday

Tim Merlier can win Paris-Roubaix: Here’s how

We speak to Patrick Lefevere, Geert Van Bondt, Bert Van Lerberghe and Merlier himself to discover the masterplan for the 'Hell of the North'

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Link to Tom Boonen ‘doesn’t recognise’ Soudal Quick-Step amidst Classics drought
Tom Boonen isn't offically involved with the team anymore, but the former poster boy of Belgian cycling still weighs in on the sport from time to time

Tom Boonen ‘doesn’t recognise’ Soudal Quick-Step amidst Classics drought

Former Belgian Classics star appears alongside Patrick Lefevere on a podcast to discuss the team's shortcomings this spring

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Link to Wilfried Peeters: Winning with the best rider is easy
Wilfried Peeters will look to guide his Soudal Quick-Step team to an unlikely victory on Sunday

Wilfried Peeters: Winning with the best rider is easy

Soudal Quick-Step's sports director looks ahead to Sunday's Tour of Flanders, as his team struggles in the face of Mathieu van der Poel's strength

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Link to Is Luke Lamperti a future Classics star? Here’s where he starts to find out
Luke Lamperti in action earlier this year

Is Luke Lamperti a future Classics star? Here’s where he starts to find out

Young American continuing Belgian discovery at Brugge-De Panne and Gent-Wevelgem

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Link to Nice and ruthless? Merlier-Philipsen clash at De Panne reveals contrasting characters
Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen at the start of the Classic Brugge-De Panne

Nice and ruthless? Merlier-Philipsen clash at De Panne reveals contrasting characters

The two Belgians have established themselves as the fastest of the fast men this year, yet their most recent showdown reveals how differently the sprinters approach their craft

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Link to Patrick Lefevere ordered to apologise or pay a fine over 'disparaging comments towards women'
Patrick Lefevere is the long-standing Soudal Quick-Step boss

Patrick Lefevere ordered to apologise or pay a fine over 'disparaging comments towards women'

Comments in question not specified but Soudal Quick-Step boss breached UCI Code of Ethics in two instances

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: I tried to sign Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson
Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike)

Patrick Lefevere: I tried to sign Brandon McNulty and Matteo Jorgenson

Belgian Soudal Quick-Step team boss didn't have the funds to compete with UAE Team Emirates

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Link to I won’t force it: Luke Lamperti chasing his first Soudal Quick-Step win after top-ten Classics debut
Luke Lamperti ahead of Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

I won’t force it: Luke Lamperti chasing his first Soudal Quick-Step win after top-ten Classics debut

American rider takes a top ten in Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne as he continues to impress in his first season in the WorldTour

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Link to Torrid day of crashes for Julian Alaphilippe at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Julian Alaphilippe gets back on after one of the many incidents he faced on Saturday

Torrid day of crashes for Julian Alaphilippe at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Frenchman’s Classics campaign starts with a DNF in Belgium after unlucky day

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Link to Tim Merlier and Van Lerberghe continue to thrive at UAE Tour
Successful in the opening two sprint stages at the UAE Tour, Tim Merlier is a man on a roll

Tim Merlier and Van Lerberghe continue to thrive at UAE Tour

Soudal Quick-Step pair link up for second victory in four days, as stage winner Tim Merlier shines a light on their relationship and Geert Van Bondt heaps praise

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Link to UAE Tour stage 4: Tim Merlier doubles up with sprint victory in Dubai
Tim Merlier wins stage 4 of the UAE Tour

UAE Tour stage 4: Tim Merlier doubles up with sprint victory in Dubai

Belgian once again the fastest in the bunch after a tense finale, with De Kleijn second and Kooij third

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Link to Patrick Lefevere: Tim Merlier is a calmer sprinter than Jasper Philipsen
Patrick Lefevere's Soudal Quick-Step are led by sports directors Klaas Lodewyck and Geert Van Bondt in the UAE

Patrick Lefevere: Tim Merlier is a calmer sprinter than Jasper Philipsen

Soudal Quick-Step team boss praises his star sprinter after stage 1 victory at UAE Tour

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Link to Remco Evenepoel’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8
We got our hands on Evenepoel's team bike ahead of the Volta ao Algarve

Remco Evenepoel’s Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL8

We take a look at the Belgium national champion's bike ahead of the Volta ao Algarve

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Link to Remco Evenepoel: Tour de France gravel stage isn't dangerous but will look crazy
Evenepoel thinks the gravel stage will look more chaotic than it actually will be

Remco Evenepoel: Tour de France gravel stage isn't dangerous but will look crazy

With 2024 marking Evenepoel's first crack at the Tour de France, every interview and press conference is focused on his July ambitions

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Link to Figueira Champions Classic: Remco Evenepoel rides to victory alone to kick off season
Remco Evenepoel has made a habit of winning in his Belgian national champion's kit

Figueira Champions Classic: Remco Evenepoel rides to victory alone to kick off season

Soudal Quick-Step's Tour de France hopeful begins his 2024 campaign in perfect fashion, attacking with over 50km to ride and soloing to the line

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Link to Patrick Lefevere wishes Remco Evenepoel had targeted Giro d'Italia this season
Remco Evenepoel left last year's Giro d'Italia whilst in the lead of the race

Patrick Lefevere wishes Remco Evenepoel had targeted Giro d'Italia this season

Soudal Quick-Step team boss would have liked the Belgian to ride both the Giro and Tour de France to alleviate pressure, but decision was made by team coaches

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Link to 'Creating softies' – Patrick Lefevere shoots down Grand Tour innovations
Patrick Lefevere has seen it all in cycling, but is not a fan of the latest ideas proposed by the Movistar team boss

'Creating softies' – Patrick Lefevere shoots down Grand Tour innovations

Soudal Quick-Step team boss and UAE Team Emirates' Matxin Joxean Fernández respond to Eusebio Unzué's idea for shorter Grand Tours and rider substitutions

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