Soudal–Quick-Step () is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam

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led by team manager Patrick Lefevere. The

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are Davide Bramati, Iljo Keisse,

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, Wilfried Peeters, Tom Steels and Geert Van Bondt. 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

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and Mapei–Quick-Step when the latter disbanded after nine years in the sport. Paolo Bettini won the UCI Road World Cup in 2003 and 2004 as well as the

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road title in 2004. In the 2005 UCI ProTour season, renamed Quick-Step–Innergetic, the team won a large number of classics: Tom Boonen won Tour of Flanders and Paris–Roubaix, Filippo Pozzato the HEW Cyclassics, and Paolo Bettini the Züri-Metzgete and the Giro di Lombardia. In late 2005 Tom Boonen won the

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in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial. In 2006 Boonen retained the Tour of Flanders and held the yellow jersey in the

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during stage 3–6, and Filippo Pozzato won

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. Paolo Bettini won the world championship in Salzburg and retained his Giro di Lombardia crown. In 2007 Tom Boonen won the points classification in the Tour de France, 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 Champs-Élysées. Paolo Bettini retired after the world championship in Varese. In both 2008 and 2009 Stijn Devolder took the Tour 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 courses E3 Harelbeke, Gent–Wevelgem, Tour of Flanders, Paris–Roubaix. In October 2012, the team fired their veteran rider Levi Leipheimer 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 Lance Armstrong's long-term cheating in cycling via doping. The team's action was described by USADA head Travis Tygart as "The classic Omertà 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 Twitter 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 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. In August 2015, the team signed

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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.

Sponsorship and ownership

The team is operated by the company Decolef Lux, based in Luxembourg with branches in France and Belgium. A majority shareholder of the company is a Czech businessman Zdeněk Bakala. Title sponsors throughout its history have been Quick-Step Flooring, a division of Mohawk Industries, who had previously been co-sponsors of the Mapei team from 1999 to 2003. Belgian pharmaceutical company Omega 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.

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

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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.

Team roster

Major wins

National and world champions

;2003 :

World Time Trial Michael Rogers : Jersey italianflag

Italian Road Race Paolo Bettini : MaillotHungary

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 Tom Boonen : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Michael Rogers ;2006 : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race Paolo Bettini : Jersey italianflag

Italian Road Race Paolo Bettini ;2007 : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race Paolo Bettini : Jersey italianflag

Italian Road Race Giovanni Visconti ;2008 : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Time Trial Stijn Devolder ;2009 : MaillotBielorrusia

Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Road Race Tom Boonen ;2010 : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Road Race Stijn Devolder : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Time Trial Stijn Devolder : MaillotBielorrusia

Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau ;2011 : MaillotFra

French Road Race

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Curaçao Road Race Marc de Maar : MaillotCuracao

Curaçao Time Trial Marc de Maar ;2012 : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Road Race Tom Boonen : MaillotIrlanda

Irish Road Race Matt Brammeier : MaillotHolanda

Netherlands Road Race Niki Terpstra : MaillotPolonia

Polish Road Race Michał Gołaś : MaillotFra

French Time Trial

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotSlovakia

Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits : Jersey italianflag

Italian Time Trial

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Belgian Time Trial Kristof Vandewalle : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Team Time Trial : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Tony Martin ;2013 : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar : MaillotFra

French Time Trial

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotSlovakia

Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits : MaillotPolonia

Polish Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski : MaillotReinoUnido

British Road Race Mark Cavendish : MaillotBélgica

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 : MaillotAlemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar : Jersey rainbow

World Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski ;2015 : MaillotColombia

Colombian Time Trial Rigoberto Urán : MaillotAlemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Road Race Petr Vakoč : MaillotHolanda

Netherlands Road Race Niki Terpstra ;2016 : Jersey rainbow

World Track (Omnium) Fernando Gaviria : MaillotAlemania

German Time Trial Tony Martin : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial

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Luxembourg Road Race

World Team Time Trial : Jersey rainbow chrono

World Time Trial Tony Martin ;2017 : MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Time Trial Jack Bauer : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Time Trial Yves Lampaert : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Road Race

;2018 :

Belgian Road Race Yves Lampaert : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial

Italian Road Race Elia Viviani : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Road Race Michael Mørkøv : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Road Race

World Team Time Trial ;2019 : MaillotArgentina

Argentine Road Race Maximiliano Richeze : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial

Luxembourg Road Race

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 Elia Viviani : European champion jersey 2016

European Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv ;2020 : MaillotNuevaZelanda

New Zealand Road Race

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World Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv : MaillotLuxemburgo

Luxembourg Time Trial

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 : MaillotBélgica

Belgian Time Trial Yves Lampaert : MaillotDinamarca

Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen : MaillotRepúblicaCheca

Czech Republic Time Trial, Josef Černý : MaillotPortugal