On Today’s episode, we have Valentin Paret-Peintre.
The enigmatic French man joined the team this winter and he sat down with us in our hotel lobby ahead of the Ardeche and Drome one-day races this weekend. He talks about the welcome he has received by the ever growing Wolfpack family.
Valentin also gives some fascinating insight in to why he feels is a better stage race rider than a one day racer, giving details than many of us may overlook, and what winning a stage at last year’s Giro meant to him, as well as how has looked up to many of Soudal Quick-Step’s star names both past and present.
Casper Pedersen is the latest in a long line of Danish riders that have been involved with Soudal Quick-Step pro cycling.
A talented rider, Casper was very successful early in his career with the team, winning the Figueira in 2023, and showing battling performances in many races. He has also proved to be a loyal teammate, putting in tireless shifts of work for others.
In this episode, recording during the UAE Tour, he tells us about how he came to love cycling, the Danish connection within the team, what its like to work with the likes of Remco Evenepoel, Mikel Landa and Tim Merlier, as well as his hopes for 2025
Today we have a first on the Wolfpack Howls - our first returning guest, Kim Le Court.
When Kim joined the show in August, she was preparing for the Tour de France Femme.
In this latest pod, Kim tells about her experience at the Tour, frustrating end to the season because of injury, what she learnt in her first year as a professional rider, and what she is looking forward to in the season ahead, which starts at this week's UAE Tour
Today we will be taking a different direction on the show, in that we will not be talking to a past or parent rider but a member of the team’s staff.
The role of a cycling soigneur is one of mystery to some outside of the sport. More than just giving massages they are literally the carers or assistants to the riders of team, helping them with logistics, making sure they are fed during and after races, as well as often being a confident during those moments of solitude on the massage table. In the case of our organisation, they are the backbone of the team with many of them being with us since its inception over two decades ago.
David Geeroms has been connected with Soudal Quick-Step for nearly a decade, helping first as a freelance soigneur, and then joining full time. David can often be seen on the finish line of some of the world’s biggest races, and worked with Remco Evenepoel during his successes the Olympic Games and World Championships, amongst many other races.
David tells us about how he went from working in a bank to turning his passion in to looking after some of the world’s best cyclists
A very special edition of the Wolfpack Howls, as we speak to Justine Ghekiere
Justine took the peloton by storm in 2024, winning the QoM jerseys at La Vuelta Femenina, Giro d’Italia, and Tour de France Femmes, while also taking a famous victory stage 7 of the French race.
In this chat, the effervescent Justine tells about those achievements and how they have changed her life, her journey from a personal trainer riding a static bike during Covid to winning stages on the world’s biggest stage, experiencing the Olympic Games Village and much more.
Happy new year and welcome to the Wolfpack Howls 2025!
As the calendar turns, we have some new additions to the Wolfpack, and we kick off our year by meeting one of our new riders.
Pascal Eenkhoorn will make his debut for his team at the Tour Down Under in January, having joined us this winter. In this chat, recorded at our December training camp, he talks to us about his love of sport and cycling in general, including darts and speed skating, how he likes to play video games, and some surprising anecdotes about lawn mowers!
Paul Magnier had one of the most impressive World Tour debut seasons in living memory.
Having made the step up last winter, the 20-year-old frenchman from Grenoble, won 5 UCI races, as well as taking two stages of the Giro d'Italia Next Gen, while representing our Devo team.
In the latest episode of our podcast, he tells us about how he fell in love with cycling, despite the competition of tennis at which he was very good. He also tells us what it was like to meet the Wolfpack for the first time and how Julian Alaphilippe helped to calm his nerves, and how the experience of Yves Lampaert helped him to take our team’s first win of the 2024 season
Jolien D’Hoore is our guest for this episode of the Wolfpack Howls.
After a stellar career as a professional cyclist, that saw her win over 40 races, Jolien has become one of the leading sports directors in women’s cycling, masterminding some of the greatest days in the history of AG Insurance Soudal.
Here she tells us about her love for the sport, some of her favourite days in cycling, what it is like to work some of the best young and talented riders around, and how both AG Insurance Soudal and Soudal Quick-Step are benefitting from being part of the Wolfpack eco system.
We sat down with Louis Vervaeke, one of the most fascinating characters in our team.
A committed family man, Louis tells us about both his love of his wife and children, as well as his other family in the shape of Soudal - Quick-Step.
He also tells us what life is like as a professional cyclist at an altitude training camp, his favourite moments with the team, and the difference in working with two of the world’s most famous cyclists; Mathieu van der Poel and our very own Remco Evenepoel.
In the second of our winter specials, we talk to experienced Sports Director Geert van Bondt
A compelling conversation leads us on to talking about what he has been up to this winter, his philosophy on being a sports director, how he took time away from the sport and it rounded his perspective on life, and his famous win as a rider at Gent–Wevelgem
We are back!
After a short hiatus, the Wolfpack Howls has returned. Over the next couple of months, we are looking to bring you some insight in to what the team up to this winter, and how they are preparing for 2025.
We start with a look to the future of the team, by chatting with Kevin Hulsmans, the manager of the Soudal Quick-Step Devo team. Now in its third year as a part of the Wolfpack, the Devo team is setup to give the best U23 riders a chance to taste what it is like to be a professional cyclist, and give them a supportive environment where their talents can flourish, and they can become the best cyclists and young men that they can be.
During our chat, Kevin tells us about his cycling background, including his time as a rider with our team, how he came to the role he has now, and why he is so passionate about helping young riders, before giving his review of the 2024 season and his over of the 2025 Devo team alumni. We are back!
After a short hiatus, the Wolfpack Howls has returned. Over the next couple of months, we are looking to bring you some insight in to what the team up to this winter, and how they are preparing for 2025.
We start with a look to the future of the team, by chatting with Kevin Hulsmans, the manager of the Soudal Quick-Step Devo team. Now heading in to it's third year as a part of the Wolfpack, the Devo team is setup to give the best U23 riders a chance to taste what it is like to be a professional cyclist, and give them a supportive environment where their talents can flourish, and they can become the best cyclists and young men that they can be.
During our chat, Kevin tells us about his cycling background, including his time as a rider with our team, how he came to the role he has now, and why he is so passionate about helping young riders, before giving his review of the 2024 season and his overview of the 2025 Devo team alumni.
The Wolfpack means so much more than just Soudal Quick-Step, with the family including past and present riders and staff, our development team, and our sister AG Insurance Soudal women’s team.
With Le Tour de France Femme starting on Monday, we sat down with Kim Le Court to give us the lowdown on the team, what its like being a cyclist on the island of Mauritius, and how much she and the team are looking forward to the the Grand Depart in Rotterdam
As we enter the third week of the world’s biggest bike race, it is normal for fatigue to kick in.
With that in mind, it seems the perfect time to speak to the man in charge of our rider's physical condition; Soudal Quick-Step head coach, Koen Pelgrim.
It also happens to be Koen’s birthday, so Happy Birthday Koen!
We are back with the first of our Tour de France specials.
Soudal Quick-Step ride the tour as a GC team for the first time and in this candid conversation with sports director Klaas Lodewyck, he not only previews La Grande Boucle, but also explores Klass' love of cycling and his connection with our riders.
In his first year as a professional cyclist Luke Lamperti has caught the eye of many.
His atypical Californian, easy going nature has made him a popular member of the Soudal Quick-Step, but beneath lies a stealy competitor that has already shown his talents this season, and has led to him being chosen for his first Grand Tour.
On the first rest day of the race, he talks to the Wolfpack Howls about his experience so far at the Giro d’Italia, how he stays calm in the chaos of racing, and his families Italian heritage.
Passionate, knowledgable and always memorable, Davide Bramati is the epitome of Soudal Quick-Step's love affair with cycling in Italy.
After hanging up his wheels in 2006, 'Brama' has masterminded countless victories from inside the team car.
In our second Giro d'Italia special, he gives his thoughts on the race so far, as well as reflecting on his love of his home tour.
In the first of our Giro d’Italia specials, we speak to Pieter Serry.
A member of our team since 2013, the Belgian is not the most famous of our riders, but he is a very popular figure within the team due to his jovial demeanour and the hard work he puts in for his teammates.
On this, the first of our Giro d'Italia specials, he talks about his love of racing in Italy, where he is about to make his 10th Giro d’Italia start, and his thoughts on what our team can do during this year’s race.
During the Giro we hope to being you regular short episodes, updating you on the team's progress and introducing you to the characters behind the team.
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Landismo and Taylor Swift! We bet this wasn’t on your bingo card when it came to a podcast featuring Mikel Landa.
We talked about this and a lot more – from Mikel’s recovery after his Itzulia crash and hopes for the summer to his favourite climbs in the Basque Country and the race he still dreams of winning before retiring, and who he shares his birthday with!
Belgian National Champion and World Individual Time Trial Champion, Remco Evenepoel joins the Wolfpack Howls for his first interview since his crash at Itzulia Basque Country.
In the candid conversation, Remco gives an update on his inuries and his plans to get back to training soon, what happened that days on the road around Victoria, what he has been doing with his time off the bike, how he reviews his 2024 so far, and his hopes for the months ahead, including the Tour de France and the Olympic Games.
He was a member of the team in 2016-2017 and he looks back on that period as the best years of his career. During that two-year spell, Dan Martin hit new heights, finishing on the podium at some of the most prestigious races in the world – Flèche Wallonne, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, Paris-Nice, Volta a Catalunya, and the Critérium du Dauphiné – as well as taking his best result ever at the Tour de France, sixth overall.
Ahead of the Ardennes Classics, we caught up with Dan for a chat about his time with the Wolfpack, the many friendship relationships forged back then that have stood the test of time, the best moments of his career, his take on what makes the Mur de Huy so special and the route changes of “La Doyenne”, and answering the question that the world needs answering: Who would win between a Panda and a Wolf!
