When Soudal-QuickStep knew that Remco Evenepoel would leave for Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and they began to rebuild their Classics squad for 2026, Jasper Stuyven‘s name was the top of the list of riders team manager Jurgen Foré wanted to help him reboot the Belgian team.
Stuyven is now 33 but is still a Classics contender and still highly motivated. He felt ready for a change after 12 years with the Lidl-Trek programme and quickly bought into the project of creating a new chapter at Soudal-QuickStep. He is one of the most fascinating rider transfers for the 2026 season.
Like the products of title sponsor Soudal, Stuyven is set to be the glue of the Belgian team, who intends to seal over any gaps and create unity and success as they take on Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar and Mads Pedersen in the biggest cobbled Classics.
His 2021 Milan-San Remo victory stands out on his palmarès but he also has a long list of Classics results that were often close to being victories. He can read a race like few others, knows how to…
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