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Another illness hits Opening Weekend as Soudal-QuickStep forced to make substitution for Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne

Paul Magnier Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Jasper Stuyven Omloop Quickstep Soudal Opening Weekend Van Baarle Jonathan Vervenne KuurneBrusselKuurne
Belgian Jasper Stuyven with a microphone in casual dress makes a first appearance with Soudal-QuickStep in 2026 at media day in January.

Soudal-QuickStep will be without Spring Classics strongman Jasper Stuyven at Opening Weekend races in Belgium. The former winner of both Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne was announced as a non-starter due to illness, the team posting the update Thursday to social platforms.

Earlier this week Soudal announced that Stuyven would make his Classics debut with the team on Saturday, riding alongside last year's runner-up Paul Magnier and Dylan van Baarle, who won Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2023.

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