OFFICIAL: EF Education - EasyPost announce signing of former Tour de France stage winner from Quick-Step

The future has Kasper Asgreen has been somewhat uncertain for some time now. Although his departure from Soudal - Quick-Step has been long confirmed, where the Danish star would end up wasn't completely clear. Now though, he's been announced as EF Education - EasyPost's latest acquisition.

“The main reason for me to come to this team is the way that the guys race,” Kasper says to his new team's official website. “You can see that there's always a plan to try to win. Even if the race is not perfectly suited to them, the guys won't just sit in the bunch, waiting for the other teams to take charge. That really attracted me. On this team, we're going to do everything that we can to make races develop the way we want them to develop. That is really, really cool. For me, it’s the main thing: I like the team's approach to racing.”

The delight at the deal is also shared by EF Education - EasyPost boss Jonathan Vaughters. “Kasper is a smart racer who can make big attacks stick at the ends of the toughest classics,” Vaughters praises the Dane. “He can read a race very well. When the contenders are on their last legs, he’ll pick his moment to go. Time and time again, it’s the right one. He packs a great sprint too, as he showed when he won the Ronde van Vlaanderen.”

“It is a hard sport, but it's harder if you don't enjoy it,” Asgreen adds. “We all started cycling, because we enjoy it. That's something I really, really try to remember; you don't have to do this; you get to do this; you could do anything else if you want. I am lucky enough to live in a country where education is open to anyone. So, if I want to do something else, I have every opportunity in the world, but I get to do this right now. It is a sport and it is a lot of fun.”