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New arrivals for Quick-Step Cycling Team

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Published on Tuesday, 02 August 2011 18:53

Written by Luca Salvatelli

Quick-Step Cycling Team has announced that it’s reached a deal with three new athletes, the Slovak twins Martin and Peter Velits and Belgian Stijn Vandenbergh. The three riders will race with Quick-Step Cycling Team for the next two seasons (2012-2013).

"Martin, Peter and Stijn will be three important pieces on our team’s chess board. Stijn is a worthy athlete, a specialist in the classics and a team player," Patrick Lefevere said. "Martin and Peter come from a country full of potential like Slovakia, which is growing on the cycling scene. Martin is an athlete who’s already proven his worth in the young categories and in his first seasons as a pro. We’re counting on him a lot, since we consider him an athlete who can improve even further. Peter, on the other hand, stood out to us for the good end-of-season he had last year, which saw him winning a stage and third place in the GC in the Vuelta España and for the good performance at the recent Tour de France. He’s a complete rider, with him the team is gaining an athlete who can potentially make it to the podium in the Grands Tours."

"I’m happy to become a part of such a prestigious team with great goals for the future,” Peter Velits said. “It’s doubly satisfying if I think that I can continue riding side by side with my brother Martin. My objective is to continue growing gradually and repay the trust that the team has placed in me."