For most of the team's existence, Soudal-QuickStep have developed the useful habit of winning early and often at the Tour de France. Even last year's race, which ultimately proved a relatively modest one for Patrick Lefevere's squad by their traditional standards, began with back-to-back stage wins in Denmark.
The 2023 edition, by contrast, has yielded nothing of note thus far for Soudal-QuickStep. On the first rest day, they suffered the indignity of sitting at the very bottom of the prize money table, amassing just €3,600 in primes across the first nine stages compared to leader Alpecin-Deceuninck's €48,200.
