On Monday the complete Quick-Step
squad was presented to the press at the Hotel El Parador, Waregem Belgium.
After a short look back at 2004, Manager
Patrick Lefevere was very clear about this season. “We are a team that
specializes in one day races. But
we can do also something in stage races, with Michael Rogers (who aims a top 10
place in the Tour de France)."
"We have invested a lot in young riders.
We will try hard to do as well as last season, we have
the Olympic champion Paolo Bettini, Tom Boonen, who
had a fantastic season, Italian champion Cristian Moreni and so on…
Cristian Moreni. Click for larger image.
"We will try to win from the beginning
and I hope our riders will be in front as much as they can.”
Lefevere made comments on a
few riders of the team:
Paolo Bettini:
“He won the World Cup three times, and is Olympic champion. That’s no coincidence.”
Paolo Bettini. Click for larger image.
Michael Rogers:
“In 2004 he had a viral infection and wasn’t so good as in
2003. We are confident in him, now he’s already in good shape.”
Michael Rogers. Click for larger image.
Nick Nuyens:
“He represent the younger generation! He’s important for the future of the
team.”
Nick Nuyens. Click for larger image.
Tom Boonen:
“24 victories in one year, a difficult mission to do as well as last season. But
for us, it isn’t important how many races you win, but which ones.”
Dimitri De Fauw:
“A fast man in the sprint. Tom (Boonen) can do only one race
at the time, so [there are] enough opportunities for Dimitri to sprint.”
Dimitri De Fauw. Click for larger image.
Filippo Pozzato:
“He has everything going for him, the looks, a lot of talent!”
Filippo Pozzato. Click for larger image.
Be sure to check out the team's
new website at
http://www.quickstepcycling.com. To view the entire presentation
photo gallery, click
here.
The 2005 Quick-Step Team
Riders
Paolo Bettini (Ita), Tom Boonen (Bel),
Davide Bramati (Ita), Mads Christensen (Den, neo), Wilfried Cretskens (Bel),
Dimitri De Fauw (Bel), Kevin Deweert (Bel), José Antonio Garrido (Esp), Kevin
Hulsmans (Bel), Servais Knaven (Ned), Marc Lotz (Ned), Juan Miguel Mercado (Esp),
Cristian Moreni (Ita), Nick Nuyens (Bel), Luca Paolini (Ita), José Antonio
Pecharroman (Esp), Filippo Pozzato (Ita), Michael Rogers (Aus), Sébastien
Rosseler (Bel), Patrick Sinkewitz (Ger), Bram Tankink (Ned), Guido Trenti (Usa),
Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel), Rik Verbrugghe (Bel), Wouter Weylandt (Bel, neo),
Stefano Zanini (Ita).
Staff
Patrick Lefevere-Manager
Alvaro Crespi-Team Manager
Serge Parsani-Sport director
Wilfried Peeters-Sport director
Luca Guercilena-Sport director
Rik Van Slycke-Sport director
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