Soudal - Quick Step Thread

[Lequack]

Deceuninck is really hard to pronounce (or write even). Just my opinion.

 

[RedheadDane]

I honestly just don't care if I pronounce it wrong. They're not gonna hear me pronounce it...

 

[Red Rick]

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Deceuninck is really hard to pronounce (or write even). Just my opinion.

I'm only familiar with the pronounciation because Timon and Pumba were Flemish in the Dutch dub of the Lion King

 

[Valv.Piti]

Jungels is almost the next thing to Cancellara when you let him get away in big classics. He is scary on every damn terrain and can time trial the *** out of everyone. What a great and versatile rider!

 

[Flamin]

And his style on the bike is second to none. Crazy how he held that perfect TT position until the end even when completely dying near the end.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

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Deceuninck is really hard to pronounce (or write even). Just my opinion.

de - just like the French say it
Ceuninck - just like "kerning" in English + a "k" at the end.

 

[RedheadDane]

How many of their riders have never won a race?

Asgreen, Declercq, Evenepoel, Honoré, Knox, Serry.
Anyone I'm missing?

Pro-races, obviously. Sorry, Remco.

 

[tobydawq]

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How many of their riders have never won a race?

Asgreen, Declercq, Evenepoel, Honoré, Knox, Serry.
Anyone I'm missing?

Pro-races, obviously. Sorry, Remco.

Fabio Sabatini.

 

[Squire]

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How many of their riders have never won a race?

Asgreen, Declercq, Evenepoel, Honoré, Knox, Serry.
Anyone I'm missing?

Pro-races, obviously. Sorry, Remco.

Fabio Sabatini.

He's won one UCI race. In 2005 as a 20 year old, the year before he turned pro.
But I had to check. I also thought about him.

 

[tobydawq]

Okay, but I don't count .2 races.

But that's the eternal discussion...

 

[Squire]

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Okay, but I don't count .2 races.

But that's the eternal discussion...

You won't give Marangoni his first ever win in his last ever race last year?

Oh, both Declerq and Asgreen actually have two wins each and Honoré one (all .2 races). I guess RedheadDane doesn't count .2 races either, which makes Sabatini a legitimate addition. Serry, Knox and Evenepoel are the ones without any kind of individual pro win.

 

[tobydawq]

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Okay, but I don't count .2 races.

But that's the eternal discussion...

You won't give Marangoni his first ever win in his last ever race last year?

Oh, both Declerq and Asgreen actually have two wins each and Honoré one (all .2 races). I guess RedheadDane doesn't count .2 races either, which makes Sabatini a legitimate addition. Serry, Knox and Evenepoel are the ones without any kind of individual pro win.

Nobody can do that since he won a stage in the .2 race, Giro del Friuli-Venezia-Giulia race in 2008.

 

[RedheadDane]

Okay, then I guess I'm counting Sabatini too. After all; this entire thing started because it was mentioned that Declercq has never had a win.

 

[Squire]

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Okay, but I don't count .2 races.

But that's the eternal discussion...

You won't give Marangoni his first ever win in his last ever race last year?

Oh, both Declerq and Asgreen actually have two wins each and Honoré one (all .2 races). I guess RedheadDane doesn't count .2 races either, which makes Sabatini a legitimate addition. Serry, Knox and Evenepoel are the ones without any kind of individual pro win.

Nobody can do that since he won a stage in the .2 race, Giro del Friuli-Venezia-Giulia race in 2008.

Touché. :lol:

 

[Squire]

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Okay, then I guess I'm counting Sabatini too. After all; this entire thing started because it was mentioned that Declercq has never had a win.

Those kinds of statistics should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt when it comes from TV commentators. I remember how Liggett was going on about Contador riding his first Tour de France when he was winning in 2007.

 

[tobydawq]

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Okay, then I guess I'm counting Sabatini too. After all; this entire thing started because it was mentioned that Declercq has never had a win.

Those kinds of statistics should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt when it comes from TV commentators. I remember how Liggett was going on about Contador riding his first Tour de France when he was winning in 2007.

Fortunately, Brian Holm and Thomas Bay are more knowledgeable than that guy.

 

[RedheadDane]

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Okay, then I guess I'm counting Sabatini too. After all; this entire thing started because it was mentioned that Declercq has never had a win.

Those kinds of statistics should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt when it comes from TV commentators. I remember how Liggett was going on about Contador riding his first Tour de France when he was winning in 2007.

Fortunately, Brian Holm and Thomas Bay are more knowledgeable than that guy.

Otoh… Holm also seemed to think that Senechal's earlier cat 2 races count.

 

[GenericBoonenFan]

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Okay, then I guess I'm counting Sabatini too. After all; this entire thing started because it was mentioned that Declercq has never had a win.

Those kinds of statistics should always be taken with a huge pinch of salt when it comes from TV commentators. I remember how Liggett was going on about Contador riding his first Tour de France when he was winning in 2007.

Fortunately, Brian Holm and Thomas Bay are more knowledgeable than that guy.

Otoh… Holm also seemed to think that Senechal's earlier cat 2 races count.

I know Lefevre counts them as victories, he also counted Keisse's Six-day wins and Viviani's wins on the track last year when he was tallying it up.

 

[Akuryo]

I have to tip my hat to Gilbert for his ride today. He is 36, in a contract year and he said multiple times that he wants to win MSR before he retires. So I figured he would at least attack at some point today. But he didn't. He rode unselfishly for his teammate who had the better legs. That speaks volumes about the team spirit at Deceuninck and also about Gilbert himself. He could've easily gone with Bonifazio (for example) and tried his luck but instead chose to pull for Alaphilippe on the Poggio. There aren't many chances left for him if he wants to get the two missing monuments but today he opted to help a teammate over his own ambitions.

 

[Breezy1985]

The new signings being training hard over the winter

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Boys already riding on pink bikes, assuming Remco takes pink at the Giro.
Maybe this is Remco's bike size.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1266417645395546116

View: https://twitter.com/deceuninck_qst/status/1266417645395546116

 

[RedheadDane]

Boy, am I looking forward to seeing them actually use those tiny bikes in racing!

 

[BlueRoads]

Do you have an idea who they are going to send to the Tour / the Giro? Will they put together a very young team at the Giro and send all the old ones to the Tour? Or will a grown-up watch their steps in the Giro?

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

Do you have an idea who they are going to send to the Tour / the Giro? Will they put together a very young team at the Giro and send all the old ones to the Tour? Or will a grown-up watch their steps in the Giro?

Evenepoel, Knox and Jakobsen will go to the Giro. Bennett and Alaphilippe will go to the Tour. Those have been confirmed as far as i know. I guess it depends on who they want to send along with them. I assume they will send at least two guys specifically to support Jakobsen, and maybe a jack of all trades. Evenepoel and Knox are going for GC. I know Knox wanted to ride for himself, i assume they will let him and Remco help each other out as much as possible, without forfeiting their own chances. But they don't have a lot of experienced mountain domestiques... so i still wonder who they will send to the Tour and Giro.

The team only has few guys that can actually be of use in the mountains or hilly stages. Cattaneo, Serry, Devenyns & Jungels. And of the young guys, Bagioli, Almeida & Vansevenant. Can't imagine them sending Vansevenant to a GT already. Though he's older than Remco he's not there yet. The most likely of the young guys seems Almeida. He was very strong in Algarve and he's also the oldest of the young guns (bar Knox). I assume Jungels and Devenyns will ride the hilly classics with Alaphilippe, so it would make sense they will help Alaphilippe in the TDF, and skip the Giro. For Serry and Cattaneo, it could go either way i assume. Serry could be of use in hilly stages and for chasing a breakaway. He's a real jack of all trades domestique. Cattaneo is probably best suited to help and coach the young guys in the mountains, but on the other hand, he could also be of help for Alaphilippe. But does Alaphilippe need help? If he's going stagehunting, that would matter a lot less i assume.

I would think Asgreen, Cavagna are also guys for the TDF and the classics.

 

[Bonimenier]

I think they will have to make tough choices for the Tour. Alaphilippe and Bennett are a lock. If Bennett goes, Archibold probably also goes. Then you have the hilly classics guys and the cobble classic guys who probably all want to go to the Tour. Jungels (who can do both) and Devenyns (who is very important to Alaphilippe according to himself) are probably in. Then you have Asgreen, Lampaert, Stybar, Sénéchal, Cavagna,... who all will want to go. Guys who ride Paris-Roubaix can't participate in the Giro or the Vuelta so the Tour seems the obvious choice. Do they also wanna bring a pure domestique?

For the Giro Evenepoel and Jakobsen are the leaders. Knox also goes. A leadout man for Jakobsen is also needed, probably a Morkov or so. I think they'll send Cattaneo to the Giro. If they can miss Keisse in the cobble classics as domestique, I'd say he will also be present in the Giro. Not sure if they already think that Almeida is ready for a 3 weeks stage.