2021 Deceuninck–Quick-Step season

The 2021 season for Deceuninck–Quick-Step was the 19th season in the team's existence, and the third under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.^[1]

Deceuninck–Quick-Step
2021 season
Deceuninck–Quick-Step on Stage 14 of the Tour de France, with Mark Cavendish wearing the green jersey
UCI code	DQT
Status	UCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank	1st
Manager	Patrick Lefevere (BEL)
Main sponsor(s)	Deceuninck Quick-Step Flooring
Based	Belgium
Bicycles	Specialized
Groupset	Shimano
Season victories
One-day races	17
Stage race overall	4
Stage race stages	41
World Championships	1
National Championships	5
Most wins	Mark Cavendish (GBR) (11)
Best ranked rider	Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) (4th)
Jersey
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The team's performances resulted in them winning the UCI World Team Ranking for the third time in four years.^[2]

Team roster

As of 18 November 2021.^[1][3][4]

Rider Date of birth  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) (1992-06-11)11 June 1992 (aged 28)  João Almeida (POR) (1998-08-05)5 August 1998 (aged 22)  Shane Archbold (NZL) (1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 31)  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) (1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 25)  Andrea Bagioli (ITA) (1999-03-23)23 March 1999 (aged 21)  Davide Ballerini (ITA) (1994-09-21)21 September 1994 (aged 26)  Sam Bennett (IRL) (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30)  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) (1990-10-25)25 October 1990 (aged 30)  Rémi Cavagna (FRA) (1995-08-10)10 August 1995 (aged 25)  Mark Cavendish (GBR) (1985-05-21)21 May 1985 (aged 35)  Josef Černý (CZE) (1993-05-11)11 May 1993 (aged 27)  Tim Declercq (BEL) (1989-03-21)21 March 1989 (aged 31)  Dries Devenyns (BEL) (1983-07-22)22 July 1983 (aged 37)  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (2000-01-25)25 January 2000 (aged 20)  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) (1997-01-21)21 January 1997 (aged 23)  Ian Garrison (USA) (1998-04-14)14 April 1998 (aged 22)  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) (1996-09-16)16 September 1996 (aged 24)

Rider Date of birth  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) (1996-08-31)31 August 1996 (aged 24)  Iljo Keisse (BEL) (1982-12-21)21 December 1982 (aged 38)  James Knox (GBR) (1995-11-04)4 November 1995 (aged 25)  Yves Lampaert (BEL) (1991-04-10)10 April 1991 (aged 29)  Fausto Masnada (ITA) (1993-11-06)6 November 1993 (aged 27)  Michael Mørkøv (DEN) (1985-04-30)30 April 1985 (aged 35)  Jason Osborne[a] (GER) (1994-03-20)20 March 1994 (aged 26)  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (1993-07-10)10 July 1993 (aged 27)  Pieter Serry (BEL) (1988-11-21)21 November 1988 (aged 32)  Stijn Steels (BEL) (1989-08-21)21 August 1989 (aged 31)  Jannik Steimle (GER) (1996-04-04)4 April 1996 (aged 24)  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) (1985-12-11)11 December 1985 (aged 35)  Bert Van Lerberghe (BEL) (1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 28)  Stan Van Tricht[b] (BEL) (1999-09-20)20 September 1999 (aged 21)  Ilan Van Wilder[c] (BEL) (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 20)  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) (1999-06-01)1 June 1999 (aged 21)

1. Osborne, an Olympic medalist in rowing and the inaugural UCI Cycling Esports World Champion, joined as a stagiaire on 1 September.^[5]
2. Van Tricht joined as a stagiaire from SEG Racing Academy on 3 August.^[6]
3. After a contractual dispute between Van Wilder and Team DSM, his contracted was terminated and he joined Deceuninck–Quick-Step with immediate effect on 18 November.^[7][8]

Riders who joined the team for the 2021 season Rider 2020 team Mark Cavendish[9][10][11] Bahrain–McLaren Josef Černý[12][13] CCC Team

Riders who left the team during or after the 2020 season Rider 2021 team Bob Jungels[14][15] AG2R Citroën Team

Season victories

Date	Race	Competition	Rider	Country	Location	Ref.
11 February	Tour de la Provence, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Davide Ballerini (ITA)	France	Six-Fours-les-Plages	[16]
12 February	Tour de la Provence, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Davide Ballerini (ITA)	France	Manosque	[17]
14 February	Tour de la Provence, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Davide Ballerini (ITA)	France		[18]
24 February	UAE Tour, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	United Arab Emirates	Al Marjan Island	[19]
26 February	UAE Tour, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	United Arab Emirates	Palm Jumeirah	[20]
27 February	Omloop Het Nieuwsblad	UCI World Tour	Davide Ballerini (ITA)	Belgium	Ninove	[21]
28 February	Royal Bernard Drôme Classic	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Andrea Bagioli (ITA)	France	Eurre	[22]
7 March	GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)	Italy	Larciano	[23]
7 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	France	Saint-Cyr-l'École	[24]
11 March	Paris–Nice, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	France	Bollène	[25]
11 March	Tirreno–Adriatico, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)	Italy	Chiusdino	[26]
24 March	Classic Brugge–de Panne	UCI World Tour	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Belgium	De Panne	[27]
26 March	E3 Saxo Bank Classic	UCI World Tour	Kasper Asgreen (DEN)	Belgium	Harelbeke	[28]
27 March	Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour	Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN)	Italy	Forlì	[29]
28 March	Volta a Catalunya, Young rider classification	UCI World Tour	João Almeida (POR)	Spain		[30]
4 April	Tour of Flanders	UCI World Tour	Kasper Asgreen (DEN)	Belgium	Oudenaarde	[31]
9 April	Tour of the Basque Country, Stage 5	UCI World Tour	Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN)	Spain	Ondarroa	[32]
12 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Turkey	Konya	[33]
13 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Turkey	Alanya	[34]
14 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Turkey	Kemer	[35]
18 April	Presidential Tour of Turkey, Stage 8	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Turkey	Kuşadası	[36]
21 April	La Flèche Wallonne	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)	Belgium	Mur de Huy	[37]
2 May	Tour de Romandie, Stage 5 (ITT)	UCI World Tour	Remi Cavagna (FRA)	Switzerland	Fribourg	[38]
5 May	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Portugal	Portimão	[39]
7 May	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Portugal	Tavira	[40]
8 May	Volta ao Algarve, Stage 4	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Kasper Asgreen (DEN)	Portugal	Lagoa	[41]
9 May	Volta ao Algarve, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Portugal		[42]
10 June	Tour of Belgium, Stage 2 (ITT)	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Belgium	Knokke-Heist	[43]
13 June	Tour of Belgium, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Belgium	Beringen	[44]
13 June	Tour of Belgium, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Belgium		[44]
26 June	Tour de France, Stage 1	UCI World Tour	Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)	France	Landerneau	[45][46]
29 June	Tour de France, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	France	Fougères	[47][48]
1 July	Tour de France, Stage 6	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	France	Châteauroux	[49][50]
6 July	Tour de France, Stage 10	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	France	Valence	[51][52]
9 July	Tour de France, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	France	Carcassonne	[53][54]
18 July	Tour de France, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	France		[55][56]
21 July	Tour de Wallonie, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Belgium	Zolder	[57]
24 July	Tour de Wallonie, Stage 5	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Belgium	Quaregnon	[58]
29 July	Tour de l'Ain, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Álvaro Hodeg (COL)	France	Bourg-en-Bresse	[59]
31 July	Tour de l'Ain, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour	Andrea Bagioli (ITA)	France		[60]
4 August	Critérium International Marcolès en Chataigneraie Souvenir Lucien Cantourne	UCI Europe Tour	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	France	Marcolès	[61]
10 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 2	UCI World Tour	João Almeida (POR)	Poland	Przemyśl	[62]
12 August	Danmark Rundt, Stage 3	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Denmark	Vejle	[63]
12 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	João Almeida (POR)	Poland	Bukovina Resort	[64]
14 August	Danmark Rundt, Stage 5 (ITT)	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Denmark	Frederiksberg	[65]
14 August	Danmark Rundt, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Denmark		[65]
14 August	Danmark Rundt, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Denmark		[65]
14 August	Tour de Pologne, Stage 6 (ITT)	UCI World Tour	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	Poland	Katowice	[66]
15 August	Tour de Pologne, Overall	UCI World Tour	João Almeida (POR)	Poland		[67][68]
15 August	Tour de Pologne, Sprints classification	UCI World Tour	João Almeida (POR)	Poland		[67][68]
15 August	Tour de Pologne, Team classification	UCI World Tour	[a]	Poland		[67][68]
17 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 4	UCI World Tour	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Spain	Molina de Aragón	[69][70]
20 August	Grote Prijs Marcel Kint	UCI Europe Tour	Álvaro Hodeg (COL)	Belgium	Kortrijk	[71]
21 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 8	UCI World Tour	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Spain	La Manga del Mar Menor	[72][73]
22 August	Crito'Star	UCI Europe Tour	Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	France	Choisy-le-Roi	[74]
26 August	Druivenkoers Overijse	UCI Europe Tour	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Belgium	Overijse	[75]
27 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 13	UCI World Tour	Florian Sénéchal (FRA)	Spain	Villanueva de la Serena	[76][77]
28 August	Brussels Cycling Classic	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Belgium	Brussels	[78]
31 August	Vuelta a España, Stage 16	UCI World Tour	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Spain	Santa Cruz de Bezana	[79][80]
5 September	Vuelta a España, Points classification	UCI World Tour	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Spain		[81][82]
11 September	Tour of Britain, Stage 7	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Yves Lampaert (BEL)	United Kingdom	Edinburgh	[83]
12 September	Tour of Britain, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	[b]	United Kingdom		[84]
14 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	João Almeida (POR)	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	[85]
16 September	Okolo Slovenska, Stage 1	UCI Europe Tour	Álvaro Hodeg (COL)	Slovakia	Košice	[86]
17 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Stage 4 (ITT)	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)	Luxembourg	Dudelange	[87]
17 September	Okolo Slovenska, Stage 2	UCI Europe Tour	Jannik Steimle (GER)	Slovakia	Dolný Kubín	[88]
18 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Overall	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	João Almeida (POR)	Luxembourg		[89][90]
18 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Points classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	João Almeida (POR)	Luxembourg		[89][90]
18 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Young rider classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	João Almeida (POR)	Luxembourg		[89][90]
18 September	Tour de Luxembourg, Team classification	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	[c]	Luxembourg		[89][90]
18 September	Primus Classic	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Florian Sénéchal (FRA)	Belgium	Haacht	[91]
19 September	Gooikse Pijl	UCI Europe Tour	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Belgium	Gooik	[92]
29 September	Eurométropole Tour	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Fabio Jakobsen (NED)	Belgium	Tournai	[93]
3 October	Münsterland Giro	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	Germany	Münster	[94]
4 October	Coppa Bernocchi	UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Italy	Legnano	[95]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Date	Discipline	Jersey	Rider	Country	Location	Ref.
16 June	Belgian National Time Trial Championships		Yves Lampaert (BEL)	Belgium	Ingelmunster	[96]
17 June	Czech National Time Trial Championships		Josef Černý (CZE)	Slovakia[d]	Podlužany	[98]
17 June	Danish National Time Trial Championships		Kasper Asgreen (DEN)	Denmark	Give	[98]
18 June	Portuguese National Time Trial Championships		João Almeida (POR)	Portugal	Castelo Branco	[99]
20 June	French National Road Race Championships		Rémi Cavagna (FRA)	France	Épinal	[100]
26 September	World Road Race Championships		Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)	Belgium	Leuven	[101]

Notes

1. The riders in the squad were João Almeida, Tim Declercq, Ian Garrison, Álvaro Hodeg, Mikkel Frølich Honoré, and Stijn Steels.
2. The riders in the squad were Julian Alaphilippe, Davide Ballerini, Mark Cavendish, Tim Declercq, Mikkel Frølich Honoré, and Yves Lampaert.
3. The riders in the squad were João Almeida, Mattia Cattaneo, Dries Devenyns, Fausto Masnada, Pieter Serry, and Mauri Vansevenant.
4. The Czech and Slovak national championships were held together in Slovakia.^[97]