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• Rabon and Grabsch Sign With Quick-Step
  September 16th, 2011
  

  16-Sep-2011: There are some more new arrivals in the Quick-Step house. Czech František Rabon and German Bert Grabsch will be riding with the team for the next 2 years. Rabon, [...]

• Quick-Step Cycling Team to la Vuelta España
  August 16th, 2011
  

  Quick-Step Cycling Team has officially announced the squad that will take part in the up-coming Vuelta España. “The formation for the Vuelta is essentially balanced, with athletes who have a [...]

• Gilbert Getting Closer To BMC
  August 11th, 2011
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 11, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian cycling star Philippe Gilbert is edging closer to signing for American team BMC, according to Belgian press reports quoting the rider’s manager Vincent [...]

• Michal Kwiatkowski and Michal Golas Join Team Quick Step
  August 5th, 2011
  

  Two new young talents in international cycling will be joining Quick-Step Cycling Team starting next season. The two prominent Polish riders Michal Kwiatkowski and Michal Golas will be riding with [...]

• Chavanel Extends Contract With Team Quick Step
  August 2nd, 2011
  

  PARIS, Aug 2, 2011 (AFP) – French rider Sylvain Chavanel has signed a two-year extension to his deal with the Belgian outfit Quick Step, the team announced in a statement [...]

• Team Quick Step and Team Omega Pharma To Merge
  August 1st, 2011
  

  BRUSSELS, Aug 1, 2011 (AFP) – The Belgian cycling teams Quick Step and Omega Pharma-Lotto announced on Monday that they will be merging into a Belgian ‘superteam’ next season. The [...]

• Chavanel, Boonen Lead Quick Step Woes On Tour
  July 7th, 2011
  

  LISIEUX, France, July 7, 2011 (AFP) – French champion Sylvain Chavanel admitted he came close to abandoning the Tour de France on Thursday due to the pain of injuries suffered [...]

• Team Quick Step Stage 4 Tour de France Quotes
  July 5th, 2011
  

  Dries Devenyns “I tried to stay with the leaders up to 300 meters from the arrival. I resisted a couple of important changes in rhythm, but then I really had [...]

• French Police Seize Quick Step Bus
  July 1st, 2011
  

  LA ROCHE-SUR-YON, France, July 1, 2011 (AFP) – French police have seized a bus belonging to leading Tour de France team Quick Step and taken it away to be searched [...]

• Italian U-23 Champion Matteo Trentin with Quick-Step Cycling Team from August 1st
  June 24th, 2011
  

  24-Jun-2011: Quick-Step Cycling Team is pleased to announce that the team signed a deal with the new Italian Under 23 road champion Matteo Trentin. The 21 year-old from Borgo Valsugana [...]

• Boonen Extends Contract With Quick Step For Two More Years
  June 22nd, 2011
  

  Belgium’s 2005 world road race champion Tom Boonen extended his contract with the Quick Step team for another two seasons on Wednesday, the Belgian outfit announced. The 30-year-old – also [...]

• Quick Step Aiming For More Tour de France Stage Wins
  June 21st, 2011
  

  PARIS, June 21, 2011 (AFP) – Belgian team Quick Step will be looking to Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel and Belgian ace sprinter Tom Boonen to deliver them stage wins in this [...]

• Quick-Step Cycling Team And Their Upcoming Races
  March 3rd, 2011
  

  On Sunday, March 6th, the 69th edition of the Paris-Nice starts off from Houdan. The 8-stages race will cover a total distance of 1,307 kilometres. Leading the Quick-Step Cycling Team [...]

• Team Quick Step Ready For Qatar
  February 3rd, 2011
  

  Everything’s ready for team QUICK STEP’s journey to Qatar. The riders led by Sports Director Wilfried Peeters will leave for the Middle East from Brussels today in the afternoon. Once [...]

• Zdenek Stybar Joins Team Quick Step
  January 25th, 2011
  

  World cyclo-cross champion Zden?k Štybar will be riding with team QUICK STEP until the end of the 2013 season. The deal was signed yesterday, January 24, 2011. Štybar will be [...]

• Team Quick Step Makes A Change
  November 25th, 2010
  

  The QUICK STEP Professional Cycling Team is proud to announce that Mr. Zden?k Bakala and Mr. Bessel Kok have reached an agreement with Mr. Patrick Lefevere, the experienced and successful [...]

• Tom Boonen’s Comeback To Competition At Circuit Franco-Belge
  September 30th, 2010
  

  September 29th, 2010 – The Circuit Franco-Belge, from September 30 to October 3, 2010 will mark Tom Boonen’s comeback to competitions after a long absence. The QUICK STEP rider has [...]

• Gerald Ciolek Signs With Quick Step For 2011
  September 17th, 2010
  

  Team QUICK STEP is pleased to announce it reached an agreement with German rider Gerald Ciolek for him to be part of the team for the 2011 season, with a [...]

• Kevin Van Impe Wins GP Desselgem
  September 14th, 2010
  

  Kevin Van Impe won the Desselgem GP today, edging out Frederic Amorison (team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner) and Kenny Dehaes (Team Omegapharma-Lotto). Strong winds blew throughout the race, causing the peloton to divide [...]

• Quick Step Roster For Vuelta
  August 24th, 2010
  

  The team’s technical staff has officially announced the Team QUICK STEP formation that will participate in the next Vuelta Espana scheduled from August 28 to September 19, 2010. The Andalusian [...]

• Niki Terpstra Signs With Team Quick Step For 2011
  August 22nd, 2010
  

  Team QUICK STEP is pleased to announce that it’s reached an agreement with the Dutch road champion Niki Terpstra for the 2011 season. Terpstra, who turned 26 in May, won [...]

• Quick Step Cycling Team Heading To Tour de Pologne
  July 30th, 2010
  

  July 30th, 2010 – From August 1st to the 7th Team QUICK STEP will be taking to the roads of the 67th Tour de Pologne. Among the eight riders lining [...]

• Chavanel, Pineau Extend Quick Step Contracts
  July 21st, 2010
  

  PAU, France – French riders Sylvain Chavanel and Jerome Pineau have extended their contracts with the Quick Step team until the end of 2011 with an option for a further [...]

• Team Quick Step News
  July 9th, 2010
  

  July 9th, 2010 – Dario Cataldo has renewed his contract with Team QUICK STEP for one year plus option. The Italian rider, born in 1984, will be riding with the [...]

• Reda In, As Boonen Is Out
  June 29th, 2010
  

  June 29th, 2010 – Team QUICK STEP has announced that the Italian Francesco Reda will be the ninth rider on the team participating in this year’s Tour de France. Francesco [...]

• Boonen Out Of National Championships and Tour de France
  June 25th, 2010
  

  25th June 2010 – Bad news for Team QUICK STEP. Because of a patellar tendinitis on his left knee, Tom Boonen will not take part in next Sunday’s National Championship [...]

• Boonen Takes Third Stage of Tour of Qatar
  February 9th, 2010
  

  DOHA, Feb 9, 2010 (AFP) – Defending champion Tom Boonen of Belgium sprinted to victory in the third stage of the Tour of Qatar on Tuesday, while Dutchman Wouter Mol [...]

• Facts & Figures about Team Quick Step 2010
  February 6th, 2010
  

  In total there are 27 athletes in the team coming from 8 different nations. The average age of the athletes is 27 years. The youngest team member is Vedel Kvist [...]

• Davis Given Chance To Make Amends On Tour of Spain
  August 25th, 2009
  

  PARIS, Aug 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australia’s Allan Davis will have the chance to make amends for missing the Tour de France in July after he was named in Quick [...]

• Hincapie Has High Hopes In Hell For The 14th Time In Roubaix
  April 11th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis If prizes were given for obstinacy George Hincapie might already have given up his lifelong quest to stand atop one of cycling’s most prestigious podiums. But as [...]

• Stefan Schumacher Signs With Quick Step For Two Years
  September 11th, 2008
  

  BERLIN, Sept 11, 2008 (AFP) – Germany’s Stefan Schumacher, who won both time trial stages of this year’s Tour de France, has signed a two-year contract to ride for Quick [...]

• Bettini Wins Tour of Spain Sixth Stage, Chavanel Takes Golden Jersey
  September 4th, 2008
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) – Italian rider Paolo Bettini of Quick Step won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometer course from [...]