Quick-Step announce Tour de France team

June 20, 2011, 3:48pm

Quick-Step Cycling team officially announced the team that will compete at the upcoming Tour de France.

"We have a very competitive team for the Tour de France, that will be able to challenge everyone in every situation," said Sports Director Wilfried Peeters. "We will try to race aggressively just like we did last year. The first week of the competition is very interesting. Some of the arrivals perfectly fit the characteristics of our riders. Generally speaking anyway the Tour, throughout the three weeks, always offers good chances to shine for riders who attack like Chavanel, Pineau, Devenyns and Terpstra. We will try to keep up with those who break away from the peloton, and we'll do everything we can to win a stage, this being our main goal for the race. We will also have riders like Boonen, Ciolek and Steegmans in our team, who will be able to try and win sprints should the occasion arise. They will also try different winning solutions in other circumstances. The team will support De Weert in any case in the most difficult stages, and whenever necessary. Engels will be the one to support De Weert mainly, being a rider with great experience. De Weert's main objective will be to try and further improve his placement compared to his last Tour de France. We have an expert and motivated team in general, with everyone being well-aware of their role and tasks. We start this Tour de France in the best possible conditions, both physically and mentally."

Riders

Tom Boonen (BEL)
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
Gerald Ciolek (GER)
Kevin De Weert (BEL)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
Addy Engels (NED)
Jerome Pineau (FRA)
Gert Steegmans (BEL)
Niki Terpstra (NED)

Sports Director

Davide Bramati (ITA)
Wilfried Peeters (BEL)

Website

http://www.letour.fr/

Stages

02.07.11

Stage 1

Passage du Gois, La Barre-de-Monts - Mont des Alouettes, Les Herbiers

191.5 km

03.07.11

Stage 2

Les Essarts - Les Essarts

23.0 km (TTT)

04.07.11

Stage 3

Olonne-sur-Mer - Redon

198.0 km

05.07.11

Stage 4

Lorient - Mûr-de-Bretagner

172.5 km

06.07.11

Stage 5

Carhaix - Cap Fréhel

164.5 km

07.07.11

Stage 6

Dinan - Lisieux

226.5 km

08.07.11

Stage 7

Le Mans - Châteauroux

218.0 km

09.07.11

Stage 8

Aigurande - Super-Besse Sancy

189.0 km

10.07.11

Stage 9

Issoire - Saint-Flour

208.0 km

11.07.11

Restday

Le Lorian Cantal

0.0 km

12.07.11

Stage 10

Aurillac - Carmaux

158.0 km

13.07.11

Stage 11

Blayes-les-Mines - Lavaur

167.5 km

14.07.11

Stage 12

Cugnaux - Luz-Ardiden

211.0 km

15.07.11

Stage 13

Pau - Lourdes

152.5 km

16.07.11

Stage 14

Saint-Gaudens - Plateau de Beille

168.5 km

17.07.11

Stage 15

Limoux - Montpellier

192.5 km

18.07.11

Restday

Département de la Drôme

0.0 km

19.07.11

Stage 16

Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Gap

162.5 km

20.07.11

Stage 17

Gap - Pinerolo

179.0 km

21.07.11

Stage 18

Pinerolo - Galibier Serre-Chevalier

200.5 km

22.07.11

Stage 19

Modane - Alpe d'Huez

109.5 km

23.07.11

Stage 20

Grenoble - Grenoble

42.5 km (ITT)

24.07.11

Stage 21

Créteil - Paris Champs-Elysées

95.0 km

Hotel

29/07 - 04/07 Château de la Verie Route de Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, 85300 Challans	04/07 - 06/07 Golfe Hotel 91 rue Winston Churchill Giratoire du Racker 56000 VANNES

06/07 - 07/07 Hôtel l'Abbaye 12, rue Marie-Paule Salonne, 22130 Plancoet	07/07 - 08/07 Novotel Le Mans Boulevard Robert Schumann, Les Sablons, 72100 Le Mans

08/07 - 09/07 Inter hôtel Amarys Le Forum, Route de Montluçon, 36330 Le Poinçonnet-Chateauroux	09/07 - 10/07 Auberge de la Petite Ferme Route du Foyer de ski de fond, 63610 Besse et Saint-Anastaise

10/07 - 12/07 Hôtel du Lac Le Bourg, 15150 Lacapelle Viescamp	12/07 - 13/07 Campanile Albi Avenue delattre de Tassigny, 81000 Albi

13/07 - 14/07 Comfort'Inn 5, avenue des Cretes, RN 113, 31520 Ramonville Saint Agne	14/07 - 16/07 Hôtel de Gramont 3, Place Gramont, 64000 Pau

16/07 - 17/07 Mercure Porte de la Cité 18, rue Camille Saint-Saens, 11000 Carcasonne	17/07 - 19/07 Château-Hôtel du Monard Domaine de la Valdaine, 26740 Montboucher sur Jabron

19/07 - 20/07 Inter Hôtel Gapotel 18, avenue Emile Didier, 05000 Gap	20/07 - 21/07 Hôtel Parlapa Via Fornace 49, 10091 Alpignano, Italy

21/07 - 22/07 Parc Hôtel Central Parc, 05100 Briançon	22/07 - 23/07 Club Med La Sarenne Route de l'Altiport, 38750 Alpe d'Huez

23/07 - 24/07 Domaine des Fontaines Chemin des Fontaines, 38190 Bernin

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