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Daniel Ostanek

'I hope the best is yet to come' – Soudal-QuickStep turn to Ardennes after Paris-Roubaix ordeal

Soudal-QuickStep co-leader Yves Lampaert battles through the Arenberg during Paris-Roubaix

A punishing day out on the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix concluded what has undeniably been a disappointing spring campaign for Soudal-QuickStep, a team with a long and distinguished history in this terrain.

Five-and-a-half hours of racing produced team-best 23rd and 24th placings for Tim Merlier and Yves Lampaert in the Roubaix velodrome on a day which saw the typical Hell of the North bad luck strike co-leaders Kasper Asgreen and Florian Sénéchal in the form of punctures and crashes.

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