# Soudal Quick-Step

Soudal–Quick-Step (UCI team code: SOQ) is a Belgian UCI WorldTeam cycling team 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. Paolo Bettini won the UCI Road World Cup in 2003 and 2004 as well as the 2004 Summer Olympics 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 2005 UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial.
In 2006 Boonen retained the Tour of Flanders and held the yellow jersey in the 2006 Tour de France during stage 3–6, and Filippo Pozzato won 2006 Milan–San Remo. 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 Stuttgart.
In 2008 Gert Steegmans took the final stage of the 2008 Tour de France 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, [but] their 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 rainbow jersey 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, 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 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 2024 Tour de France, 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 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.
Deceuninck, 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 2020 and 2021, 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

    As of 4 January 2025.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Ayco Bastiaens (BEL) | Ayco Bastiaens (BEL) | (1996-06-03) 3 June 1996 (age 28) |
| Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | (1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34) |
| Josef Černý (CZE) | Josef Černý (CZE) | (1993-05-11) 11 May 1993 (age 31) |
| Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 28) |
| Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 25) |
| Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) | Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) | (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22) |
| Gil Gelders (BEL) | Gil Gelders (BEL) | (2002-12-16) 16 December 2002 (age 22) |
| Ethan Hayter (GBR) | Ethan Hayter (GBR) | (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 26) |
| Antoine Huby (FRA) | Antoine Huby (FRA) | (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 24) |
| James Knox (GBR) | James Knox (GBR) | (1995-11-04) 4 November 1995 (age 29) |
| Yves Lampaert (BEL) | Yves Lampaert (BEL) | (1991-04-10) 10 April 1991 (age 33) |
| Luke Lamperti (USA) | Luke Lamperti (USA) | (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 22) |
| Mikel Landa (ESP) | Mikel Landa (ESP) | (1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 35) |
| William Junior Lecerf (BEL) | William Junior Lecerf (BEL) | (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 22) |
| Paul Magnier (FRA) | Paul Magnier (FRA) | (2004-04-14) 14 April 2004 (age 20) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Tim Merlier (BEL) | Tim Merlier (BEL) | (1992-10-30) 30 October 1992 (age 32) |
| Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) | Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) | (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 24) |
| Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | (1996-03-15) 15 March 1996 (age 28) |
| Andrea Raccagni Noviero (ITA) | Andrea Raccagni Noviero (ITA) | (2004-01-26) 26 January 2004 (age 21) |
| Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | Pepijn Reinderink (NED) | (2002-05-04) 4 May 2002 (age 22) |
| Pieter Serry (BEL) | Pieter Serry (BEL) | (1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 (age 36) |
| Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | (1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 31) |
| Martin Svrček (SVK) | Martin Svrček (SVK) | (2003-02-17) 17 February 2003 (age 22) |
| Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | Dries Van Gestel (BEL) | (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30) |
| Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) | (1992-09-29) 29 September 1992 (age 32) |
| Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) |
| Warre Vangheluwe (BEL) | Warre Vangheluwe (BEL) | (2001-07-23) 23 July 2001 (age 23) |
| Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | (1999-06-01) 1 June 1999 (age 25) |
| Louis Vervaeke (BEL) | Louis Vervaeke (BEL) | (1993-10-06) 6 October 1993 (age 31) |
| Jordi Warlop (BEL) | Jordi Warlop (BEL) | (1996-06-04) 4 June 1996 (age 28) |

## National, continental and world champions
### 2003

    World Time Trial Michael Rogers
    Italian Road Race Paolo Bettini
    Hungarian Time Trial László Bodrogi

### 2004

    Hungarian Time Trial László Bodrogi
    Olympic Road Race, Paolo Bettini
    World Time Trial Michael Rogers

### 2005

    World Road Race Tom Boonen
    World Time Trial Michael Rogers

### 2006

    World Road Race Paolo Bettini
    Italian Road Race Paolo Bettini

### 2007

    World Road Race Paolo Bettini
    Italian Road Race Giovanni Visconti

### 2008

    Belgian Time Trial Stijn Devolder

### 2009

    Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau
    Belgian Road Race Tom Boonen

### 2010

    Belgian Road Race Stijn Devolder
    Belgian Time Trial Stijn Devolder
    Belarus Time Trial Branislau Samoilau

### 2011

    French Road Race Sylvain Chavanel
    Curaçao Road Race Marc de Maar
    Curaçao Time Trial Marc de Maar

### 2012

    Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar
    Belgian Road Race Tom Boonen
    Irish Road Race Matt Brammeier
    Netherlands Road Race Niki Terpstra
    Polish Road Race Michał Gołaś
    French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel
    German Time Trial Tony Martin
    Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits
    Italian Time Trial Dario Cataldo
    Belgian Time Trial Kristof Vandewalle
    World Team Time Trial
    World Time Trial Tony Martin

### 2013

    Czech Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar
    French Time Trial Sylvain Chavanel
    German Time Trial Tony Martin
    Slovak Time Trial Peter Velits
    Polish Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski
    British Road Race Mark Cavendish
    Belgian Time Trial Kristof Vandewalle
    World Team Time Trial
    World Time Trial Tony Martin

### 2014

    World Cyclocross Zdeněk Štybar
    Polish Time Trial Michał Kwiatkowski
    German Time Trial Tony Martin
    Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar
    World Road Race Michał Kwiatkowski

### 2015

    Colombian Time Trial Rigoberto Urán
    German Time Trial Tony Martin
    Czech Road Race Petr Vakoč
    Netherlands Road Race Niki Terpstra

### 2016

    World Track (Omnium) Fernando Gaviria
    German Time Trial Tony Martin
    Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels
    Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels
    World Team Time Trial
    World Time Trial Tony Martin

### 2017

    New Zealand Time Trial Jack Bauer
    Belgian Time Trial Yves Lampaert
    Czech Road Race Zdeněk Štybar
    Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels

### 2018

    Belgian Road Race Yves Lampaert
    Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels
    Italian Road Race Elia Viviani
    Danish Road Race Michael Mørkøv
    Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels
    World Team Time Trial

### 2019

    Argentine Road Race Maximiliano Richeze
    Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen
    Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels
    Luxembourg Road Race Bob Jungels
    Netherlands Road Race Fabio Jakobsen
    Danish Road Race Michael Mørkøv
    European Time Trial Remco Evenepoel
    European Road Race Elia Viviani
    European Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv

### 2020

    New Zealand Road Race Shane Archbold
    World Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv
    Luxembourg Time Trial Bob Jungels
    French Time Trial Rémi Cavagna
    Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen
    Danish Road Race Kasper Asgreen
    World Road Race Julian Alaphilippe

### 2021

    Belgian Time Trial Yves Lampaert
    Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen
    Czech Republic Time Trial, Josef Černý
    Portuguese Time Trial João Almeida
    French Road Race Rémi Cavagna
    World Road Race Julian Alaphilippe
    World Track Championships (Madison) Michael Mørkøv

### 2022

    Belgian Time Trial Remco Evenepoel
    French Road Race Florian Sénéchal
    British Road Race Mark Cavendish
    European Road Race Fabio Jakobsen
    World Road Race Remco Evenepoel

### 2023

    French Time Trial Rémi Cavagna
    Danish Time Trial Kasper Asgreen
    Belgian Road Race Remco Evenepoel
    World Time Trial Remco Evenepoel

### 2024

    Olympic Road Race Remco Evenepoel
    Olympic Road Race Remco Evenepoel
    European Road Race Tim Merlier
    World Time Trial Remco Evenepoel