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Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, July 17.
Soudal–Quick-Step is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefevere. The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse, Klaas Lodewyck, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels and Geert Van Bondt. The team is nicknamed ‘The Wolfpack’ and has used the term in its branding since 2017. Wikipedia
Soudal–Quick-Step is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefevere. The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse, Klaas Lodewyck, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels and Geert Van Bondt. The team is nicknamed ‘The Wolfpack’ and has used the term in its branding since 2017. Wikipedia
Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, July 17.
Mark Cavendish is on the verge of setting a new all-time Tour de France stage win record. VeloNews spoke to his first coach to see where it all began.
After three seasons as Deceuninck-Quick-Step, the Belgian WorldTour squad will race under an updated moniker in 2022.
Mark Cavendish confirms he wants to keep racing 'as long as my body will let me' as he braces for the Pyrénées.
Here's the news making headlines for Monday, July 12.
Heralded ‘the best leadout man in the world,’ Mørkøv has piloted Cavendish to his four Tour stage wins through experience, poise, and ruthless execution.
Two more years for the Dutchman as he continues to recover from his horror crash.
Watch the thrilling final kilometer and highlights from stage 13 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Generally, I avoid the classic finish line shot, but today was an exception as Mark Cavendish was on the verge of making history.
The once brash 'Manxster' has mellowed, but he's unbeatable again in the sprints as he matches the Eddy Merckx record.
The Deceuninck-Quick-Step sprinter is poised to set a new record should he take just one more Tour de France stage win.
Some of the hardest racing of the Tour de France takes place way off-camera as the 'gruppetto' battles against the jury's stopwatch.
Watch the thrilling Tour de France stage 10 highlights and final kilometer of racing.
Mark Cavendish now seems poised to equal or break Eddy Merckx's stage record, and the story couldn't come at a better moment.
The adhesive manufacturer has long been a title sponsor for the other Belgian team Lotto Soudal.
Tadej Pogačar maintained his position as leader of the general classification.
Here's what's making cycling news headlines on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
Mark Cavendish is closing in on the all-time stage-win record of 34 — let's take a dive into his improving chance of equalling Merckx.
Watch the thrilling highlights and final kilometer of racing from stage 6 of the 2021 Tour de France.
Mathieu van der Poel defends yellow jersey, maintaining an eight-second margin ahead of Tadej Pogačar.
We take a look at Mark Cavendish's Tour de France stage-winning bike.
Trainer Vasilis Anastopoulos reconfigured Cavendish's training and helped rebuild the confidence that saw the Manxman land victory number 31.
Mark Cavendish's stage win gave the Tour de France a shot of joy at exactly the right moment, writes Fred Dreier.
The most prolific sprinter in Tour de France history turns back the pages and says he's racing for the love of the sprint.
Mathieu van der Poel rides another day in the leader's yellow jersey.
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Deceuninck-QuickStep and Specialized have extended their partnership.
Mark Cavendish will make an unexpected return to the Tour de France, but the peloton is very different since the last time he won in 2016.
Sam Bennett will not be able to defend his green jersey due to a knee injury.
Mark Cavendish to return as green jersey champ Sam Bennett left off Deceuninck-Quick-Step team.
With uncertainty over Sam Bennett's participation, Mark Cavendish has made a case for himself as a possible replacement after his win in Belgium.
Julian Alaphilippe is leaving the Tour de Suisse and heading home for the birth of his first child.
Belgian star hits winner's circle for first time since crashing at Il Lombardia last summer.
It has been 36 years since a French rider won the Tour de France, can the nation put a stop to the rut, or should it adjust its expectations?
Mathieu van der Poel slips ahead of Julian Alaphilippe by one second into the overall race lead.
Here's the news making the headlines on Monday, June 7.
Peter Sagan won't be joining Deceuninck-Quickstep, team manager Lefevere revealed.
Have too many expectations and too much pressure to perform been placed on the shoulders of someone 18 months removed from being a teenager?
With Remco Evenepoel out of the Giro d'Italia, should have Deceuninck-Quick-Step backed João Almeida all along?
Egan Bernal continues on in the leader's jersey with no changes to the top of the general classification on the 231km stage.
Belgian star loses more than 30 minutes and injures elbow after toppling over guardrail in crash at Giro d'Italia.
Tim Declercq is that tall guy leading the bunch in the Spring Classics and Grand Tours.
Belgian grand tour rookie succumbs to the inevitable in horrendous conditions Monday.
From Peter Sagan's pain-train to a Remco Evenepoel renaissance – here's why the final week of the Giro will pack a punch.
Stage 11 of the Giro saw big shake-ups in the GC and was a reminder that bike racing can be oh-so-exciting.
The Belgian star lost more than two minutes on the gravel stage to Montalcino, can he bounce back? Or did he lose all chances?
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TLDR: Patrick Lefevere needs more sponsors
The experienced Belgian rider, who is working for Remco Evenepoel at the Giro d'Italia, says he loves to "kill everybody" in the peloton with a hard race.
Here's what's making headlines on Wednesday, May 19.
Deceuninck-QuickStep has extended with sponsor QuickStep through 2027.
Young Belgian says it is an ‘honor’ to compete against Egan Bernal at the Giro d'Italia.
'It’s a mini Strade Bianche but tougher and more technical.' Some 35km of white roads feature in high-stakes 11th stage.
Young star admits fatigue is setting in ahead of Sunday's 'Queen stage of the Apennines.'
Team BikeExchange sport director was inattentive but the car should never have been allowed where it was at the time of the crash.
Here's what Remco Evenepoel, Vincenzo Nibali, Alessandro De Marchi and Romain Bardet had to say after a thrilling day in the mountains
Giro d'Italia race leader impressed by Remco Evenepoel's 'amazing legs' after seeing him pull a big gear on the stage 3 climbs.
With Evenepoel booked in through 2026, Deceuninck-Quick-Step prepares to throw resources at grand tour ambitions.
Belgian superstar returns to racing for first time since his crash with 'no pressure, just fun.'
Here's the news making headlines for Friday, April 30.
Deceuninck-Quick-Step plays down expectations ahead of Remco Evenepoel's highly anticipated grand tour debut without discounting anything.
Mark Cavendish thanked his teammates and manager for believing in him, and expressed his joy at winning four stages at the Tour of Turkey.
The 21-year-old hotshot has emerged as MVP for Julian Alaphilippe in the Ardennes and 'could be Belgium's best climbers in years.'
Charting Fabio Jakobsen's remarkable return to the peloton eight months after a horrific crash at the Tour of Poland.
Julian Alaphilippe has extended his contract with Deceuninck-QuickStep through 2024.
The 'Manxster' is creating buzz about a possible Tour de France bid to chase Eddy Merckx's all-time stage-win record. Deal or no deal?
Mark Cavendish beats back longtime rival André Greipel to win for the second day in a row.
Tour de Hoody: Why sprinters are having a harder time winning, and how Deceuninck-Quick-Step keeps piling on.
Since 2019, Primož Roglič and Tadej Pogačar stand a 70-percent chance or better of winning or finishing on the podium in every stage race they start.
Veteran sprinter takes first win in more than three years in what could be one of the most important victories of his illustrious career.
Kasia Niewiadoma extends contract with Canyon-SRAM through 2024.
The former Dutch champion has not raced since his horrific crash on the opening stage of the 2020 Tour of Poland.
Here's what's making the headlines on Thursday, April 8.
Go inside the Deceuninck-QuickStep camp as Kasper Asgreen wins 'De Ronde'.
Sam Bennett and Mark Cavendish cross line in second and third, respectively, behind Jasper Philipsen in final cobblestone classic.
Team suggests Slovak star isn't going anywhere just yet, despite recent reports of a possible transfer to Deceuninck-Quick-Step.
Here's what's next for two stars at opposite ends of their career trajectories after winning Tour of Flanders.
Five-year deal intertwines the fortunes of the Belgian team in its up-and-coming star rider.
Peter Sagan could reportedly be headed to Deceuninck-QuickStep next year.
Remco Evenepoel becomes the latest young star to sign a long-term deal in 2021. He will stay with Deceuninck-Quick-Step for the next five seasons.