# 2018 Quick-Step Floors season

The 2018 season for Quick-Step Floors began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

## 2018 roster

| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | (1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32) |
| Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) |
| Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | (1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38) |
| Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | (1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 29) |
| Laurens De Plus (BEL) | Laurens De Plus (BEL) | (1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 29) |
| Tim Declercq (BEL) | Tim Declercq (BEL) | (1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35) |
| Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | (1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 41) |
| Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | (1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 30) |
| Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | (1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 42) |
| Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | (1996-09-16) 16 September 1996 (age 28) |
| Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | (1996-08-31) 31 August 1996 (age 28) |
| Bob Jungels (LUX) | Bob Jungels (LUX) | (1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32) |
| Iljo Keisse (BEL) | Iljo Keisse (BEL) | (1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 (age 42) |
| James Knox (GBR) | James Knox (GBR) | (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 29) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | (1991-04-10) 10 April 1991 (age 33) |
| Davide Martinelli (ITA) | Davide Martinelli (ITA) | (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31) |
| Enric Mas (ESP) | Enric Mas (ESP) | (1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 30) |
| Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | (1985-04-30) 30 April 1985 (age 39) |
| Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | (1997-03-04) 4 March 1997 (age 27) |
| Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | (1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41) |
| Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) | (1985-02-18) 18 February 1985 (age 39) |
| Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 31) |
| Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31) |
| Pieter Serry (BEL) | Pieter Serry (BEL) | (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 (age 36) |
| Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | (1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 39) |
| Niki Terpstra (NED) | Niki Terpstra (NED) | (1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40) |
| Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | (1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 32) |
| Elia Viviani (ITA) | Elia Viviani (ITA) | (1989-02-07) 7 February 1989 (age 35) |
* ↑ Asgreen joined the team on 27 March.
| Rider | 2017 team |
| Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Team Virtu Cycling |
| Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | stagiare (Quick-Step Floors) |
| Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | SEG Racing Academy |
| James Knox (GBR) | WIGGINS |
| Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Jhonatan Narváez (ECU) | Axeon–Hagens Berman |
| Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Cofidis |
| Elia Viviani (ITA) | Team Sky |
| Rider | 2018 team |
| Jack Bauer (NZL) | Mitchelton–BikeExchange |
| Tom Boonen (BEL) | Retired |
| Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo |
| David de la Cruz (ESP) | Team Sky |
| Marcel Kittel (GER) | Team Katusha–Alpecin |
| Dan Martin (IRL) | UAE Team Emirates |
| Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Mitchelton–BikeExchange |
| Martin Velits (SVK) | Retired |
| Julien Vermote (BEL) | Team Dimension Data |

## Season victories

As of 13 October
| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 18 January | Tour Down Under, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Australia | Victor Harbor |
| 21 January | Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Argentina | Pocito |
| 24 January | Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Argentina | Villa San Agustín |
| 6 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Stage 1 | UCI America Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia | Palmira |
| 7 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Asia Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | Ras al-Khaimah |
| 7 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Stage 2 | UCI America Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia | Palmira |
| 8 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Stage 3 | UCI America Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia | Buga |
| 9 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Stage 4 | UCI America Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Colombia | Alto Boquerón (El Tambo) |
| 10 February | Dubai Tour, Stage 5 | UCI Asia Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | City Walk, Dubai |
| 10 February | Dubai Tour, Overall | UCI Asia Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 10 February | Dubai Tour, Points Classification | UCI Asia Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 11 February | Colombia Oro y Paz, Points Classification | UCI America Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | Colombia | |
| 22 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | Yas Beach |
| 25 February | Abu Dhabi Tour, Points Classification | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | United Arab Emirates | |
| 27 February | Le Samyn | UCI Europe Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | Dour |
| 4 March | Dwars door West–Vlaanderen | UCI Europe Tour | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Belgium | Ichtegem |
| 14 March | Nokere Koerse | UCI Europe Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Nokere |
| 16 March | Handzame Classic | UCI Europe Tour | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Belgium | Handzame |
| 19 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Spain | Calella |
| 21 March | Three Days of Bruges–De Panne | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Belgium | De Panne |
| 23 March | E3 Harelbeke | UCI World Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | Harelbeke |
| 24 March | Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Spain | Torrefarrera |
| 28 March | Dwars Door Vlaanderen | UCI World Tour | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Belgium | Waregem |
| 1 April | Tour of Flanders | UCI World Tour | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Belgium | Oudenaarde |
| 2 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Spain | Zarautz |
| 3 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Spain | Bermeo |
| 4 April | Scheldeprijs | UCI Europe Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Belgium | Schoten |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Enric Mas (ESP) | Spain | Arrate |
| 7 April | Tour of the Basque Country, Youth Classification | UCI World Tour | Enric Mas (ESP) | Spain | |
| 18 April | La Flèche Wallonne | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Belgium | Wallonia |
| 22 April | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | UCI World Tour | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Belgium | Liège |
| 5 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Israel | Tel Aviv |
| 6 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Israel | Eilat |
| 13 May | Tour of California, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | United States | Long Beach |
| 17 May | Tour of California, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | United States | Elk Grove, California |
| 18 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 13 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Nervesa della Battaglia |
| 19 May | Tour of California, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | United States | Sacramento |
| 19 May | Tour of California, Points Classification | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | United States | |
| 23 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 17 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Iseo |
| 24 May | Giro d'Italia, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Italy | Prato Nevoso |
| 27 May | Giro d'Italia, Points Classification | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | |
| 3 June | Hammer Limburg, Overall Classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Netherlands | Limburg, Netherlands |
| 7 June | Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | France | Lans-en-Vercors |
| 17 June | Tour de Suisse, Youth Classification | UCI World Tour | Enric Mas (ESP) | Switzerland | |
| 20 June | Adriatica Ionica Race, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Team time trial | Italy | Maser |
| 21 June | Adriatica Ionica Race, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Maser |
| 23 June | Adriatica Ionica Race, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Grado |
| 24 June | Adriatica Ionica Race, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Trieste |
| 7 July | Tour de France, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | France | Fontenay-Le-Comte |
| 10 July | Tour de France, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | France | Sarzeau |
| 17 July | Tour de France, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | France | Le Grand-Bornand |
| 24 July | Tour de France, Stage 16 | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | France | Bagnères-de-Luchon |
| 4 August | Clásica de San Sebastián | UCI World Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Spain | |
| 6 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 3 | UCI World Tour | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Poland | Zabrze |
| 13 August | BinckBank Tour, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Netherlands | Bolsward |
| 19 August | EuroEyes Cyclassics | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Germany | |
| 23 August | Deutschland Tour, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Álvaro José Hodeg (COL) | Germany | Bonn |
| 24 August | Deutschland Tour, Stage 2 | UCI Europe Tour | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Germany | Trier |
| 27 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Spain | Alhaurín de la Torre |
| 4 September | Tour of Britain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | United Kingdom | Bristol |
| 4 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Spain | Fermoselle |
| 9 September | Tour of Britain, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | United Kingdom | |
| 12 September | Okolo Slovenska, Prologue | UCI Europe Tour | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Slovakia | Poprad |
| 13 September | Okolo Slovenska, Stage 1 | UCI Europe Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Slovakia | Strbske Pleso |
| 15 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 20 | UCI World Tour | Enric Mas (ESP) | Andorra | Coll de la Gallina |
| 16 September | Okolo Slovenska, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Slovakia | Galanta |
| 16 September | Vuelta a España, Stage 21 | UCI World Tour | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Spain | Madrid |
| 16 September | Okolo Slovenska, Overall classification | UCI Europe Tour | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Slovakia | |
| 23 September | Grand Prix d'Isbergues | UCI Europe Tour | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | France | |
| 9 October | Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 1 | UCI World Tour | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Turkey | Konya |

## National, Continental and World champions

| Date | Discipline | Rider | Country | Location |
| 24 June | Belgian National Road Race Champion | Yves Lampaert] (BEL) | Belgium | Binche |
| 28 June | Luxembourgish National Time Trial Champion | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Luxembourg | Redange |
| 30 June | Italian National Road Race Champion | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Italy | Darfo Boario Terme |
| 1 July | Danish National Road Race Champion | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Denmark | Nysted |
| 1 July | Luxembourgish National Road Race Champion | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Luxembourg | Redange |
| 23 September | UCI Road World Championships, Team time trial | | Austria | Innsbruck |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The riders on the squad were Kasper Asgreen, Philippe Gilbert, Álvaro José Hodeg, Yves Lampaert, Davide Martinelli, Enric Mas and Jhonatan Narváez.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Kasper Asgreen, Álvaro José Hodeg, James Knox, Davide Martinelli, Jhonatan Narváez, Niki Terpstra and Elia Viviani.
* ↑ The riders on the squad were Niki Terpstra, Maximilian Schachmann, Yves Lampaert, Bob Jungels, Laurens De Plus, and Kasper Asgreen