Young climber
Valentin Paret-Peintre was
Soudal - Quick-Step's most exciting signing heading into the new season, but the ultra-light climber's first big goal of 2025 is now endangered.
Paret-Peintre was initially scheduled to return to
Giro d'Italia, where he impressively won a mountain stage with finish in Bocca della Selva, as a key domestique for podium contender Mikel Landa. However his run-up to the Corsa Rosa was abrupted by a crash at Vuelta a Catalunya.