Tour goal
What is this team trying to do?
Sprint-first Tour through Tim Merlier — hunt flat stages without tying the squad to a GC bind.
Role · Merlier-centric lead-out train on flats; send rouleurs into breaks on transition days.
Team snapshot
UCI WorldTeam · SOQ · Belgium
Tour goal
Sprint-first Tour through Tim Merlier — hunt flat stages without tying the squad to a GC bind.
Role · Merlier-centric lead-out train on flats; send rouleurs into breaks on transition days.
Key riders
Roster desk
Provisional squad — official eight-rider start list pending — merged from rider desk profiles, last Tour GC where it matches this squad, and enrichment highlights. Tap a name for rider desk when available.
Pure sprinter
Role TBC when startlist publishes
Today's squad read · Stage 1
Execute a clean TTT — GC time is on the line from km zero. Tim Merlier.
Desk update 5/20/2026, 5:11:50 PM
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GC
50 · #11
UCI team #9 plus gc leader strength on Barcelone > Barcelone.
Sprint / leadout
54 · #6
Sprint train depth on Barcelone > Barcelone.
Climbing support
55 · #12
UCI team #9 plus climbing support on Barcelone > Barcelone.