2017_Quick-Step_Floors_season References

Quick-Step Floors
Quick-Step Floors
2017 season
UCI code	QST
Status	UCI ProTeam
Manager	Patrick Lefevere
Main sponsor(s)	Quick-Step
Based	Belgium
Bicycles	Specialized
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	8
Stage race overall	2
Stage race stages	42
National Championships	4
	← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 season for Quick-Step Floors began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI WorldTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

2017 roster

	Rider	Date of birth
Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)		(1992-06-11) 11 June 1992 (age 32)
Jack Bauer ( NZL)		(1985-04-07) 7 April 1985 (age 39)
Tom Boonen^{[N 1]} ( BEL)		(1980-10-15) 15 October 1980 (age 43)
Gianluca Brambilla ( ITA)		(1987-08-22) 22 August 1987 (age 36)
Eros Capecchi ( ITA)		(1986-06-13) 13 June 1986 (age 38)
Rémi Cavagna ( FRA)		(1995-08-10) 10 August 1995 (age 28)
Laurens De Plus ( BEL)		(1995-09-04) 4 September 1995 (age 28)
David de la Cruz ( ESP)		(1989-05-06) 6 May 1989 (age 35)
Tim Declercq ( BEL)		(1989-03-21) 21 March 1989 (age 35)
Dries Devenyns ( BEL)		(1983-07-22) 22 July 1983 (age 40)
Fernando Gaviria ( COL)		(1994-08-19) 19 August 1994 (age 29)
Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)		(1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 41)
Bob Jungels ( LUX)		(1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 31)
Iljo Keisse ( BEL)		(1982-12-21) 21 December 1982 (age 41)
Marcel Kittel ( GER)		(1988-05-11) 11 May 1988 (age 36)

	Rider	Date of birth
Yves Lampaert ( BEL)		(1991-04-10) 10 April 1991 (age 33)
Dan Martin ( IRL)		(1986-08-20) 20 August 1986 (age 37)
Davide Martinelli ( ITA)		(1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31)
Enric Mas ( ESP)		(1995-01-07) 7 January 1995 (age 29)
Maximiliano Richeze ( ARG)		(1983-03-07) 7 March 1983 (age 41)
Fabio Sabatini ( ITA)		(1985-02-10) 10 February 1985 (age 39)
Maximilian Schachmann ( GER)		(1994-01-09) 9 January 1994 (age 30)
Pieter Serry ( BEL)		(1988-11-21) 21 November 1988 (age 35)
Zdeněk Štybar ( CZE)		(1985-12-11) 11 December 1985 (age 38)
Niki Terpstra ( NED)		(1984-05-18) 18 May 1984 (age 40)
Matteo Trentin ( ITA)		(1989-08-02) 2 August 1989 (age 34)
Petr Vakoč ( CZE)		(1992-07-11) 11 July 1992 (age 31)
Martin Velits ( SVK)		(1985-02-21) 21 February 1985 (age 39)
Julien Vermote ( BEL)		(1989-07-26) 26 July 1989 (age 34)

^ Boonen retired from cycling on 9 April.^[1]

Riders who joined the team for the 2017 season

Rider	2016 team
Jack Bauer^[2]	Cannondale–Drapac
Eros Capecchi^[3]	Astana
Rémi Cavagna^[4]	neo-pro ( Klein Constantia)
Tim Declercq^[5]	Topsport Vlaanderen–Baloise
Dries Devenyns^[6]	IAM Cycling
Philippe Gilbert^[7]	BMC Racing Team
Enric Mas^[4]	neo-pro ( Klein Constantia)
Maximilian Schachmann^[4]	neo-pro ( Klein Constantia)

Riders who left the team during or after the 2016 season

Rider	2017 team
Maxime Bouet^[8]	Fortuneo–Vital Concept
Rodrigo Contreras	Coldeportes–Zenú
Nikolas Maes^[9]	Lotto–Soudal
Tony Martin^[10]	Team Katusha–Alpecin
Gianni Meersman^[11]	Retired
Guillaume Van Keirsbulck^[12]	Wanty–Groupe Gobert
Stijn Vandenbergh^[13]	AG2R La Mondiale
Łukasz Wiśniowski^[14]	Team Sky

Season victories

As of 28 May

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location
23 January	Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 1	UCI America Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Argentina	San Juan
24 January	Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 2	UCI America Tour	Tom Boonen ( BEL)	Argentina	San Juan
26 January	Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 4	UCI America Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Argentina	San Juan
28 January	Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 6	UCI America Tour	Maximiliano Richeze ( ARG)	Argentina	Pocito
29 January	Vuelta a San Juan, Stage 7	UCI America Tour	Maximiliano Richeze ( ARG)	Argentina	San Juan
31 January	Dubai Tour, Stage 1	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
1 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 2	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates	Ras al-Khaimah
4 February	Dubai Tour, Stage 5	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
4 February	Dubai Tour, Overall	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates
4 February	Dubai Tour, Points classification	UCI Asia Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates
15 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Portugal	Lagos
16 February	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Dan Martin ( IRL)	Portugal	Alto da Fóia
24 February	Abu Dhabi Tour, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
26 February	Abu Dhabi Tour, Youth classification	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	United Arab Emirates
8 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France	Rhône
12 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 8	UCI World Tour	David de la Cruz ( ESP)	France	Nice
12 March	Paris–Nice, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France
12 March	Paris–Nice, Youth classification	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	France
12 March	Paris–Nice, Teams classification	UCI World Tour	^{[N 1]}	France
13 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy	Macerata
14 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Youth classification	UCI World Tour	Bob Jungels ( LUX)	Italy
22 March	Dwars Door Vlaanderen	UCI World Tour	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	Belgium	Waregem
28 March	Three Days of De Panne, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Belgium	Zottegem
30 March	Three Days of De Panne, Stage 3a	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Belgium	De Panne
30 March	Three Days of De Panne, Overall	UCI Europe Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Belgium
30 March	Three Days of De Panne, Sprints classification	UCI Europe Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Belgium
2 April	Tour of Flanders	UCI World Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Belgium	Oudenaarde
5 April	Scheldeprijs	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Belgium	Schoten
5 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	David de la Cruz ( ESP)	Spain	Donostia
16 April	Amstel Gold Race	UCI World Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Netherlands	Berg en Terblijt
7 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy	Cagliari
10 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy	Messina
14 May	Tour of California, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	United States	Sacramento
18 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 12	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy	Reggio Emilia
19 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy	Tortona
21 May	Giro d'Italia, Stage 15	UCI World Tour	Bob Jungels ( LUX)	Italy	Bergamo
28 May	Giro d'Italia, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Italy
28 May	Giro d'Italia, Youth classification	UCI World Tour	Bob Jungels ( LUX)	Italy
28 May	Tour of Belgium, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 2]}	Belgium
11 June	Tour de Suisse, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Philippe Gilbert ( BEL)	Switzerland	Cham
18 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Netherlands	Oss
18 June	Ster ZLM Toer, Teams classification	UCI Europe Tour	^{[N 3]}	Netherlands
2 July	Tour de France, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	Belgium	Liège
6 July	Tour de France, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	France	Troyes
7 July	Tour de France, Stage 7	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	France	Nuits-Saint-Georges
11 July	Tour de France, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	France	Bergerac
12 July	Tour de France, Stage 11	UCI World Tour	Marcel Kittel ( GER)	France	Pau
2 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Spain	Belorado
5 August	Vuelta a Burgos, Youth classification	UCI Europe Tour	Enric Mas ( ESP)	Spain
20 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	France	Gruissan
22 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Spain	Tarragona
26 August	Omloop Mandel-Leie-Schelde Meulebeke	UCI Europe Tour	Iljo Keisse ( BEL)	Belgium	Meulebeke
26 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 8	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe ( FRA)	Spain	Xorret de Catí
29 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Spain	Alhama de Murcia
1 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Spain	Tomares
6 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	United Kingdom	Newark-on-Trent
10 September	Vuelta a España, Stage 21	UCI World Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Spain	Madrid
15 September	Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen	UCI Europe Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	Belgium	Koolskamp
16 September	Primus Classic	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	Belgium	Boortmeerbeek
8 October	Paris–Tours	UCI Europe Tour	Matteo Trentin ( ITA)	France	Tours
19 October	Tour of Guangxi – Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	China	Beihai
20 October	Tour of Guangxi – Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	China	Nanning
21 October	Tour of Guangxi – Stage 3	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	China	Nanning
24 October	Tour of Guangxi – Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Fernando Gaviria ( COL)	China	Guilin

National, Continental and World champions

Date	Discipline	Rider	Country	Location
6 January	New Zealand National Time Trial Champion	Jack Bauer ( NZL)	New Zealand	Napier
22 June	Belgian National Time Trial Champion	Yves Lampaert ( BEL)	Belgium	Chimay
25 June	Czech National Road Race Champion	Zdeněk Štybar ( CZE)	Slovakia	Žiar nad Hronom
25 June	Luxembourgish National Road Race Champion	Bob Jungels ( LUX)	Luxembourg

Footnotes

^ The riders on the squad were Dan Martin, Julian Alaphilippe, Jack Bauer, David de la Cruz, Philippe Gilbert, Marcel Kittel, Yves Lampaert and Fabio Sabatini
^ The riders on the squad were Philippe Gilbert, Rémi Cavagna, Tim Declercq, Petr Vakoč, Yves Lampaert, Niki Terpstra and Julien Vermote
^ The riders on the squad were Maximilian Schachmann, Rémi Cavagna, Laurens De Plus, Iljo Keisse, Fabio Sabatini, Marcel Kittel and Niki Terpstra

References

^ Houssain, Ronan (10 April 2017). "Boonen calls it a career: 'It was time'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Etixx-Quickstep confirm signing Bauer". cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". cyclingnews.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Three neo-pros join Etixx – Quick-Step for 2017". Quick-Step Floors. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Rick Zabel joins Katusha on two-year contract – News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Dries Devenyns returns to Etixx-Quick Step". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Gilbert signs with Etixx-QuickStep". cyclingnews.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Bouet to ride for Fortuneo Vital Concept in 2017 - Transfer shorts". cyclingnews.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Sondre Holst Enger to AG2R-La Mondiale, Nikolas Maes signs for Lotto Soudal – Transfer News". cyclingnews.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Tony Martin signs for Team Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Cardiac issues force Gianni Meersman into retirement". cyclingnews.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Guillaume Van Keirsbulck signs two-year deal with Wanty-Groupe Gobert". cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "AG2R-La Mondiale bolster Classics set-up with Vandenbergh and Naesen". cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
^ "Wisniowski signs for Team Sky". cyclingnews.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links

2017 Quick-Step Floors season at ProCyclingStats

[2] Boonen retired from cycling on 9 April.^[1]

[16] The riders on the squad were Dan Martin, Julian Alaphilippe, Jack Bauer, David de la Cruz, Philippe Gilbert, Marcel Kittel, Yves Lampaert and Fabio Sabatini

[17] The riders on the squad were Philippe Gilbert, Rémi Cavagna, Tim Declercq, Petr Vakoč, Yves Lampaert, Niki Terpstra and Julien Vermote

[18] The riders on the squad were Maximilian Schachmann, Rémi Cavagna, Laurens De Plus, Iljo Keisse, Fabio Sabatini, Marcel Kittel and Niki Terpstra

[1] Houssain, Ronan (10 April 2017). "Boonen calls it a career: 'It was time'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[3] "Etixx-Quickstep confirm signing Bauer". cyclingnews.com. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[4] "Capecchi signs for Etixx-QuickStep". cyclingnews.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[Three_neo-pros-5] "Three neo-pros join Etixx – Quick-Step for 2017". Quick-Step Floors. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[6] "Rick Zabel joins Katusha on two-year contract – News shorts". cyclingnews.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[7] "Dries Devenyns returns to Etixx-Quick Step". cyclingnews.com. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[8] "Gilbert signs with Etixx-QuickStep". cyclingnews.com. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[9] "Bouet to ride for Fortuneo Vital Concept in 2017 - Transfer shorts". cyclingnews.com. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[10] "Sondre Holst Enger to AG2R-La Mondiale, Nikolas Maes signs for Lotto Soudal – Transfer News". cyclingnews.com. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[11] "Tony Martin signs for Team Katusha". cyclingnews.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[12] "Cardiac issues force Gianni Meersman into retirement". cyclingnews.com. 30 December 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[13] "Guillaume Van Keirsbulck signs two-year deal with Wanty-Groupe Gobert". cyclingnews.com. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[14] "AG2R-La Mondiale bolster Classics set-up with Vandenbergh and Naesen". cyclingnews.com. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

[15] "Wisniowski signs for Team Sky". cyclingnews.com. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

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