{"id":65917,"date":"2025-08-14T07:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65917\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T07:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:55:10","slug":"soudal-quickstep-sign-sprinter-alberto-dainese-as-roster-rebuild-continues-after-losing-remco-evenepoel-to-red-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/65917\/","title":{"rendered":"Soudal-QuickStep sign sprinter Alberto Dainese as roster rebuild continues after losing Remco Evenepoel to Red Bull"},"content":{"rendered":"

Soudal\u2013Quick-Step have signed Italian sprinter Alberto Dainese<\/a> (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) as they rebuild their roster and return to their roots as a Classics team after losing Remco Evenepoel<\/a> and their Grand Tour ambition.<\/p>\n

Evenepoel ended his contract with Soudal\u2013Quick-Step a year early, with Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d<\/a>‘s team Red Bull\u2013BORA\u2013hansgrohe paying a transfer fee. The transfer has allowed Soudal to save and accumulate an estimated \u20ac7-10 million, some of which team manager Jurgen For\u00e9 is investing in the team’s roster for 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n

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The arrival of Jasper Stuyven<\/a> (Lidl-Trek) and Dylan van Baarle<\/a> (Team Visma\u2013Lease a Bike) has already been announced, with Soudal expected to sign seven new riders for 2026.<\/p>\n

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Tim Merlier and Paul Magnier are under contract for 2026, with Yves Lampaert<\/a> and Mikel Landa Meana<\/a> also extending their contracts.<\/p>\n

Dainese gives Soudal a second sprint option alongside Merlier.<\/p>\n

“Alberto is a fast guy and we are convinced he has plenty to show in the coming years.” Jurgen For\u00e9 said, announcing Dainese’s arrival for 2026.<\/p>\n

“He has racked up some impressive results in bunch sprints not just in stage races or Grand Tours, but he can also show how strong he is in some demanding one-day races, including the Belgian semi-classics. Together, we can aim for some beautiful things in the next two years.”<\/p>\n

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The 27-year-old Italian joins the team from Tudor. He is often placed in sprint finishes and has won stages at the Giro d’Italia in 2022 and 2023. With Tim Merlier<\/a> (Soudal\u2013Quick-Step) likely to again target the 2026 Tour de France sprints, Dainese is expected to ride the 2026 Giro d’Italia.<\/p>\n

“I have been dreaming about joining the Wolfpack since I was a kid. I remember watching the team on the TV and being impressed by their mentality and winning culture, and I\u2019m really happy to finally get this opportunity and ride for Soudal\u2013Quick-Step from next year,” Dainese said.<\/p>\n

“I noticed in the peloton the way this squad races and their approach to the sport, and this is something that impressed me. I look forward to next season and to giving my best every single time. I would like to bring my contribution to as many victories as possible for the team and live some great moments together with the squad.”<\/p>\n

Cyclingnews will cover all of the 2026 cycling transfers<\/a> from around the men’s and women’s pelotons with news, analysis, and an updated transfer index<\/a>, to make sure you don’t miss a thing this transfer season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Soudal\u2013Quick-Step have signed Italian sprinter Alberto Dainese (Tudor Pro Cycling Team) as they rebuild their roster and return…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65918,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4985,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-65917","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65918"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}