Mambo95 said:
To be fair, Quick Step have been a bit crap this year.
More than a bit according to the UCI WorldTour points ranking system.
1 LEOPARD TREK (LEO) LUX 949
2 BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) USA 874
4 OMEGA PHARMA-LOTTO (OLO) BEL 845
3 HTC-HIGHROAD (THR) USA 764
5 LAMPRE - ISD (LAM) ITA 644
6 SAXO BANK SUNGARD (SBS) DEN 637
7 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) GBR 622
8 TEAM RADIOSHACK (RSH) USA 609
9 TEAM GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM) USA 575
10 LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ) ITA 540
11 RABOBANK CYCLING TEAM (RAB) NED 505
12 KATUSHA TEAM (KAT) RUS 446
13 EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS) ESP 416
14 PRO TEAM ASTANA (AST) KAZ 403
15 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) ESP 353
16 AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) FRA 335
17 QUICKSTEP CYCLING TEAM (QST) BEL 318
18 VACANSOLEIL-DCM PRO CYCLING TEAM (VCD) NED 266
As for Watsons comments - a little bit silly (perhaps in jest?) because QS's major problem has been that they are too focused on the Classics and need a guy who can do well in short stage races, which is why Martins move is good for both parties.