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Italian time trial champion Dario Cataldo, winner of stage 16 of the 2012 Vuelta, signs for Team Sky for two years

Pre-race favorites come through for world championship

RadioShack lines us in Limburg without Fabian Cancellara, while Omega Pharma brings a solid squad to the team time trial

Manx Missile’s possible move spurs interest from several teams, Omega Pharma chief among them

Leipheimer sees overall chance ride away on the auto track under the blazing desert sun

From post-stage ice baths to the kitchen and massage table, BrakeThrough Media goes inside the Omega Pharma camp at the Tour

Belgian out with saddle sore that flared up at national championships over the weekend

Lefevre selects balanced roster aimed at stage wins and the overall

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 8 meal plan, from breakfast to dinner

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 7 meal plan, from breakfast to dinner

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 6 meal plan, from breakfast to dinner

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 5 meal plan, from breakfast to dinner

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 4 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

Dr. Allen Lim, chef Biju Thomas and the Skratch Lab crew outline Omega Pharma-Quick Step's stage 3 meal planning, from breakfast to dinner

Gallery: Omega Pharma-Quick Step goes for a training ride before the Tour of California, through the lens of Brad Kaminski

Dutch and French squads among four wildcards for Tour of Spain

Sylvain Chavanel is dissapointed after a tough classics season, and will race Liège strictly as a helper

Omega Pharma rider likely to face surgery to repair fractured cheek bone

In the team's fifth episode of the season, Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes you behind the scenes with one of their mechanics during the team's Tour of Flanders win

Three-time Roubaix champ is back to top form after two rocky years

A resurgent Tom Boonen will be leading team at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Fenn kicked his way to another hectic sprint victory in a windy race that saw some big names crashing

The modest Brian Holm looks forward to developing young talent at Omega Pharma-Quickstep

Olympics, classics top goal for Belgian star

Belgian trackie Iijo Keisse has extended his contract, which will keep him with the new-look Omega Pharma-Quick-Step through the 2012 season.

Omega Pharma-Quick-Step has a brand-new new team kit just in time for a three-day team-building event in Belgium.

Patrick Lefevere — team manager at newly branded OmegaPharma-Quick Step — says he expects big things from his Belgian squad in 2012.

Quick-Step confirmed Thursday that Tony Martin, the German time trial specialist, will join the Belgian squad as part of a three-year deal.

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The Quick Step team is fast beefing up for 2012 and beyond. The team announced Tuesday that it has reached deals with three new athletes, the Slovak twins Martin and Peter Velits and Belgian Stijn Vandenbergh. The three have contracts with the team through the 2013 season, according to a team release.

Belgian classics king Philippe Gilbert was none too pleased Monday to learn from the media that his team was merging with Quick Step next year.

Omega Pharma is joining the Quick Step team as a sponsor for the 2012 and 2013 season, Quick Step announced Monday.

LES HERBIERS, France (AFP) - Quick Step sporting director Wilfried Peeters said Friday his team had nothing to worry about despite their bus being given a thorough search by police on the eve of the Tour de France.

Quick Step for the Tour de France:

• Tom Boonen (B)
• Sylvain Chavanel (F)
• Gerald Ciolek (G)
• Kevin De Weert (B)
• Dries Devenyns (B)
• Addy Engels (Nl)
• Jerome Pineau (F)
• Gert Steegmans (B)
• Niki Terpstra (Nl)

The Hell of the North lived up to its name for Quick Step as three-time winner Tom Boonen crashed out and Tour of Flanders runner-up Sylvain Chavanel could only muster 38th.

Team RadioShack on Thursday announced its teams for the Three Days of West Flanders (March 4-6) and Paris-Nice (March 6-13).

Quick Step's Tom Boonen, Gert Steegmans and Sylvain Chavanel say they are ready for the start of the Belgian cycling season at Saturday's Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

The Czech Republic's world cyclocross champion, Zdenek Stybar, will join the Quick Step road team March 1 and may make his road debut with the team at the Tour of California or the Tour of Belgium, the team announced Tuesday

Belgium’s most venerable team – Quick Step – secured its future Thursday when a pair of high-rolling investors stepped in to guarantee the team’s financial backing through at least 2013.

Gerald Ciolek is hoping to regain his winning kick with a move to Quick Step

Riccardo Riccò, who just days ago said he was going to join Quick Step, has penned a deal with Dutch team Vacansoleil.

Riccardo Riccò, the controversial Italian who tested positive for CERA-EPO during the 2008 Tour de France, has penned a deal to join Quick Step.

The Dutch rider wants to get back to Europe and continues negotiations with UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis

Quick Step names Boonen replacement for Tour

Tom Boonen announced Friday that knee problems have forced him to rule out a defense of his Belgian national champion's jersey as well as this year's Tour de France.

Boonen leads Quick Step at Tour

Belgium's Quick Step will field a largely Italian team for the Giro d'Italia

Tom Boonen is looking for a smoother ride following a 2009 season that spiked and dipped like the Dow Jones

Quick Step is sticking to what it knows best as it rides into the 2010 season and that is clearly the spring classics for the powerful Belgian outfit.

Dimitro Grabovskyy, the U23 world champion in 2005, admits to developing a drinking problem after turning pro with QuickStep in 2007.