Soudal–Quick-Step () is a Belgian

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led by team manager Jurgen Foré. The directeurs sportifs are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse, Klaas Lodewyck, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels, Geert Van Bondt, Dries Devenyns and Kevin Hulsmans. The team is nicknamed 'The Wolfpack' and has used the term in its branding since 2017.

History

The team was created as Quick-Step–Davitamon in 2003 from staff and riders of Domo–Farm Frites and Mapei–Quick-Step when the latter disbanded after nine years in the sport.

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won the

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in 2003 and 2004 as well as the

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road title in 2004. In the

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season, renamed Quick-Step–Innergetic, the team won a large number of classics:

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won

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and

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, Filippo Pozzato the

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, and Paolo Bettini the

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and the

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. In late 2005 Tom Boonen won the 2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial. In 2006 Boonen retained the

and held the yellow jersey in the

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during stage 3–6, and Filippo Pozzato won 2006 Milan–San Remo.

won the world championship in

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and retained his

crown. In 2007 Tom Boonen won the points classification in the

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, taking two stage wins. Bettini defended his world championship in

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. In 2008 Gert Steegmans took the final stage of the

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on the

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retired after the world championship in

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. In both 2008 and 2009

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took the

and Tom Boonen,

. After two seasons of disappointment, a resurgent Omega Pharma–Quick-Step and Tom Boonen took four major Spring classics victories, including the four cobblestone courses E3 Harelbeke,

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. In October 2012, the team fired their veteran rider

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after he admitted to doping in a sworn affidavit to USADA. This was despite the team statement that "commended" Leipheimer for his "open cooperation" in the USADA investigation that exposed

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's long-term cheating in cycling via doping. The team's action was described by USADA head Travis Tygart as "The classic

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move, right? Actions speak louder than words. On the one hand, they say they congratulate him on coming forward, uttheir 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 manager Patrick 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 that Iljo Keisse had been given a two-year contract extension. Tony Martin confirmed via his

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account that he had signed a two-year contract extension. On 19 August the team announced that Pieter Serry had signed a two-year contract extension, on 27 August the team announced the signing of Maxime Bouet on a two-year deal and on 1 September the team announced the signing of David de la Cruz on a two-year contract. In 2014 Michał Kwiatkowski won a

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in 2014 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,

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, and fellow Colombian, Rodrigo Contreras, on two-year deals set to commence at the start of the 2016 season. In August 2015, the team signed Davide Martinelli for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. As of April 2021, the team has won more than 800 races, making it one of the most successful squads in history. With the win in 7th stage of

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, the team won stages in 12 Tour de France in a row, the longest active streak and second only to TI Raleigh with 17 (1976-1992).

Sponsorship and ownership

The team is operated by the company Decolef Lux, based in

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with branches in France and Belgium. A majority shareholder of the company is a Czech businessman

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. Title sponsors throughout its history have been Quick-Step Flooring, a division of

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, who had previously been co-sponsors of the Mapei team from 1999 to 2003. Belgian pharmaceutical company

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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 of PVC-systems windows, became the primary sponsors from 2019, with Quick-Step Floors remaining as secondary sponsor. At the

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and

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, the team carried the name of a Deceuninck product line, Elegant, rather than that of the company. Deceuninck ended their sponsorship of the team following the 2021 season, while Quick-Step Floors extended their sponsorship until 2027. In 2023 Belgian company Soudal joined as a title sponsor.

Team roster

Major wins

National, continental and world champions

;2003 :

World Time Trial Michael Rogers : Italian Road Race

Hungarian Time Trial László Bodrogi ;2004 : MaillotHungary

Hungarian Time Trial László Bodrogi : Gold medal olympic

Olympic Road Race, Paolo Bettini : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Michael Rogers ;2005 : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race

World Time Trial Michael Rogers ;2006 : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race

: Italian Road Race

;2007 :

World Road Race

: Italian Road Race Giovanni Visconti ;2008 : Belgian Time Trial

;2009 :

Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau : Belgian Road Race

;2010 : Belgian Road Race

: Belgian Time Trial

Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau ;2011 : MaillotFra

French Road Race Sylvain Chavanel : MaillotCuracao

Curaçao Road Race Marc de Maar : MaillotCuracao

Curaçao Time Trial Marc de Maar ;2012 : Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar : Belgian Road Race

Irish Road Race Matt Brammeier : MaillotHolanda

Netherlands Road Race

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Polish Road Race

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French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel : MaillotAllemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotSlovakia

Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits : Italian Time Trial Dario Cataldo : Belgian Time Trial Kristof Vandewalle : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Team Time Trial : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Tony Martin ;2013 : Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar : MaillotFra

French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel : MaillotAllemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotSlovakia

Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits : MaillotPolonia

Polish Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski : MaillotReinoUnido

British Road Race

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: Belgian Time Trial Kristof Vandewalle : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Team Time Trial : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Tony Martin ;2014 : Jersey rainbow

World Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar : MaillotPolonia

Polish Time Trial Michał Kwiatkowski : MaillotAllemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar : World Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski ;2015 : MaillotColombia

Colombian Time Trial

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German Time Trial Tony Martin : Czech Road Race Petr Vakoč : Netherlands Road Race

;2016 :

World Track (Omnium)

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Team Time Trial : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Tony Martin ;2017 : MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Time Trial

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: Belgian Time Trial

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: Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar : Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels ;2018 : Belgian Road Race

Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels : Italian Road Race

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Danish Road Race Michael Mørkøv : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Team Time Trial ;2019 : MaillotArgentina

Argentine Road Race Maximiliano Richeze : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels : MaillotHolanda

Netherlands Road Race Fabio Jakobsen : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Road Race Michael Mørkøv : European champion jersey 2016

European Time Trial

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European Road Race

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(Madison) Michael Mørkøv ;2020 : MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Road Race Shane Archbold : Jersey rainbow

World Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels : MaillotFra

French Time Trial Rémi Cavagna : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Road Race Kasper Asgreen : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race Julian Alaphilippe ;2021 : Belgian Time Trial

Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen : Czech Republic Time Trial,

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