Soudal Quick-Step comes to Bemer Cyclassics with a strong team around Tim Merlier

Traditionally, Bemer Cyclassics is a good opportunity for the sprinters to add a prestigious one-day race to their palmares, but the presence of the short but steep Waseberg – the last time with 15 kilometers to go – will give to the attackers the perfect launchpad to try and drop the fast men before the finish on Mönckebergstraße, in the very heart of Hamburg.

Soudal Quick-Step already managed to win the race four times in the past (2003, 2005, 2018 and 2019). The Belgian team's best card will be the fast man Tim Merlier who will lead a mixed lineup of classicsmen and bunch sprint specialists. It'll likely be up to Yves Lampaert and Florian Sénéchal to control the chaotic final for their sprinter.

"We know this race quite well, we have won it several times with different riders, and we are looking forward to Sunday. There are many possibilities, from a small group arriving at the finish to having a bunch sprint to determine the winner, so we’ll see how things unfold. We come to the start with two fast guys in the squad, and this gives us the possibility to play with the tactics, so hopefully we will be there to fight for victory," said sports director Wilfried Peeters.

Soudal Quick-Step lineup for Bemer Cyclassics:
Tim Declercq, Yves Lampaert, Tim Merlier, Florian Sénéchal, Bert Van Lerberghe, Stan Van Tricht and Ethan Vernon