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'The team wanted to go back to what they really love, what's in their DNA' – Monument winner Jasper Stuyven leads Soudal-QuickStep Classics comeback

Jasper Stuyven Classics Quickstep Soudal LidlTrek Paul Magnier SoudalQuickStep Mathieu van der Poel Tadej Pogačar Jurgen Foré
CALPE, SPAIN - JANUARY 08: Jasper Stuyven of Belgium and Team Soudal Quick-Step (L) during the Team Soudal Quick-Step 2026, Media Day on January 08, 2026 in Calpe, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images).

When Soudal-QuickStep knew that Remco Evenepoel would leave for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and they began to rebuild their Classics squad for 2026, Jasper Stuyven's name was the top of the list of riders team manager Jurgen Foré wanted to help him reboot the Belgian team.

Stuyven is now 33 but is still a Classics contender and still highly motivated. He felt ready for a change after 12 years with the Lidl-Trek programme and quickly bought into the project of creating a new chapter at Soudal-QuickStep. He is one of the most fascinating rider transfers for the 2026 season.

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