Soudal - Quick-Step kick off June with pair of smaller home races

Team Soudal - Quick-Step will get under racing in June on the home soil, racing Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl (1.1) on Saturday, and Brussels Cycling Classic (1.Pro) on Sunday.

Sports director Tom Steels explains the team's ambitions for Belgian weekend: “Heistse is an opportunity for the fast men, but will have a tricky finish due to the presence of that small cobblestone climb not far from the line. Tim is in good form and has a chance of fighting for the win, so we’ll try to bring him there."

"In Brussels, which is one of Belgium’s oldest races, the course is not easy at all, with those famous climbs, and even after we leave the circuit behind, we still have a couple of more hurdles which can shape the race. But our team is a strong one, it can adapt to the different scenarios and we’ll do our best to get a good result,” concludes Steels.

Belgian Champion Tim Merlier will be joined for Saturday’s race by Jannik Steimle, Bert Van Lerberghe, Stan Van Tricht, Louis Vervaeke and two development team riders - Jordi Warlop and Warre Vangheluwe, the winner of Gullegem Koerse. One day later, Vangheluwe will be replaced on the roster by Pepijn Reinderink, another Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team rider.

Soudal - Quick-Step lineup for Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl:
Tim Merlier, Jannik Steimle, Bert Van Lerberghe, Stan Van Tricht, Louis Vervaeke, Jordi Warlop and Warre Vangheluwe

Soudal - Quick-Step lineup for Brussels Cycling Classic:
Jannik Steimle, Bert Van Lerberghe, Stan Van Tricht, Louis Vervaeke and two development team riders - Jordi Warlop and Warre Vangheluwe