Soudal-Quickstep announced the signing of 23-year-old Valentin Paret-Peintre, who won a stage of the Giro d'Italia with Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale this year, on a two-year contract.
Paret-Peintre impressed with his solo victory on stage 10 of the Giro when he rode away from more seasoned climbers like Romain Bardet and Jan Tratnik on the 18-kilometre-long Bocca della Selva finishing climb. There were rumours at the end of the Giro that Quickstep were interested in signing him.
