The Wolfpack Howls

Today’s guest is Jasper Stuyven, one of the most renowned classics riders of his generation — a Monument winner with a reputation for intelligence, resilience, and big-race pedigree. He also comes from a family of chocolate makers, which feels entirely fitting for a rider who brings both craft and character to everything he does.

Letizia Borghesi has built her reputation on the harsh cobbled roads of northern France and Flanders.Originally from Cles in Italy and raised in a cycling family, with both her father and sister competing, Letizia caught the bug early and joins AG Insurance–Soudal this winter ready for a new chapter.In the latest episode of The Wolfpack Howls, she talks about her family’s influence, how her love of animals keeps her grounded away from racing, her studies in sports nutrition, and her ambitions for the season ahead.

Now considered one of Soudal Quick-Step’s more established riders, it’s easy to forget that Ilan Van Wilder is still only 25.That’s likely because he has already played a role in many of the team’s standout moments in recent years; from selfless work setting up teammates to riding for his own results in stages races and holly classics a like. In this episode of The Wolfpack Howls, Ilan looks back on some of his favourite memories with the team, shares his ambitions for the new season, and explains his personal approach to preparing for a new campaign.

In this episode of The Wolfpack Howls, we sit down with Henrique Bravo following his first full season in Europe with the Soudal Quick-Step Devo team. The Brazilian reflects on the challenge of adapting to European racing and life far from home, and what his first year has taught him both on and off the bike.A natural climber, Henrique talks through key moments of the season, including top-10 GC finishes at Giro della Valle d’Aosta and Tour Alsace, and explains what those performances revealed about his potential in the mountains. He also shares what a perfect climbing day feels like, how his background in mountain biking continues to shape his confidence and racing style, about racing the World Championships in Rwanda, building his base in Girona, and the importance of family as he works toward the next steps in his development. 

The Wolfpack Howls returns, and in our first episode of 2026 we speak to a rider who has taken the peloton by storm over the last year.Paul Magnier stormed to 19 victories in 2025, but the road to success was anything but smooth for the enigmatic Frenchman.In this episode, Magnier reflects on overcoming a difficult spring campaign to become the second-most successful rider in the world by individual wins, and looks ahead to his ambitions for the season to come.

In the second of our episodes from La Vuelta, Max Schachmann joined us from the team’s rest day hotel in Asturias. He told us of the fighting spirit within the team despairs two dropouts due to illness and how he is seeing the development of his young teammate Junior Lecerf, who this weekend climbed in to the top 10 on GC. He also tells us how his daughter has cycling inspired names for the family cat and her little brother who is due to be born this January. 

Today’s episode comes to you from the J-Hotel in Torino, which is T-Rex Quick-Step base for the start of La Vuelta 2025. And how could we possibly think of starting the final grand tour without speaking to today’s guest, one of the most enigmatic and popular riders in the peloton, Mikel Landa

Bert Van Lerberghe has been one of the most important – and underrated – figures in the Wolfpack’s sprint train for years. But this summer, he finally gets his chance to ride the Tour de France.Recorded just hours before the Grand Départ in Lille, Bert joins us from the team hotel to talk about:- His long-standing bond with European Champion Tim Merlier- What it feels like to make his Tour debut at 32- Life as a lead-out man- Balancing personal sacrifice with team success- His earliest Tour memories and what he’s looking forward to most- How the team is balancing two goals: sprint wins with Tim and GC ambitions with Remco Evenepoel. This is a candid and insightful conversation with a rider who knows what it means to work in the shadows — and finally step into the spotlight.

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. Today’s episode is the 6th in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.In the final episode of this series, we talk about the very emotive topic of food and fuel with our nutritionist Ben Price, who tells us how Transfer Solutions are helping our riders stayed topped up to perfection. 

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.In episode 5 of The Wolfpack Howls x De Dataloog, Tim Merlier shares how performance data is helping him fine-tune every detail ahead of the Tour de France.

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.In today’s episode, we sit down with Soudal Quick-Step’s head coach Koen Pelgrim to talk about how the relationship with Transfer Solutions came about and how it has changed the way that training and rider’s programs are planned. 

The Wolfpack Howls & De Dataloog - Ilse PluimersWelcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.In today’s episode, we sit down with AG Insurance Soudal rider Ilse Pluimers who talks about how data has allowed her to structure her training, racing and nutrition plans

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.In today’s episode, we sit down with our CEO, Jurgen Foré, to talk about the role of data at the highest level of the sport—including how it’s used to shape the overall strategy of our teams.

The use of data has long been a hot topic in professional sport—none more so than in cycling. Today, we can collect a huge range of metrics: heart rate, power, distance, speed, vertical velocity, and many other numbers and variables. But this raises the real question—what do we do with all this information?Fortunately, our team is backed by Dutch-based data specialists Transfer Solutions, and we’re excited to share how they transform raw data into actionable insights that help our riders become some of the best cyclists in the world.To tell that story, we’ve teamed up with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to exploring the world of data. Over the next three weeks, we’ll release a special podcast series showcasing how Transfer Solutions supports our team in areas such as training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

As AG Insurance Soudal head to their third race in Spain in nearly as many weeks, The Wolfpack Howls sits down with Mireia Benito.In a fascinating chat, Mireia talks about her love of racing in Iberia, how she made the transition from basketball to cycling, and her studies cancer research and how that shark pose came about!

We record this episode in the lead up one of the most exciting days in the whole of cycling, perhaps the one day outside of the Tour de France that a race transcends not just cycling  but also in to the wider world of sport.  Its a day like no other, where the peloton take on 259km, which is laden with 30 cobblestone sectors, each with there own myths and legends of races gone by. We are of course talking about the Queen of the Classics, the Hell of the North, no other than Paris Roubaix. Our guest today is no stranger to a a cobble stone, having rode the junior Paris Roubaix in 2019 and if fresh from his debut at the Ronde van Vlaandren last Sunday, the one and only by Luke Lamperti! Luke tells us about this difficult start to 2025 as he overcome a knee injury, but has ridden strong since. He also reminisces about his 10th place in the Junior Paris Roubaix in 2019, riding the legendary Carrefour de l’Arbre. He also tells us what his perfect Roubaix Sunday will look like and what he expects from the rest of 2025.

This Sunday is the Ronde van Vlaanderen - a day unmatched in the sporting calendar of Belgium. Amongst the narrow farming roads and cobbled bergs that the riders will tackle in the race, lie legends and myths from the historic editions, that dates back over 100 years. The man that perhaps personifies Flanders most amongst our current roster of riders is Yves Lampert. Growing up near Izegem, Yves went to watch de Ronde every year with his family and it is one of the races that inspired him to become a professional rider. In this episode of the Wolfpack Howls Yves romanticises about those days and that the race means to the Flemish, the highs lows of his 11 seasons with Soudal Quick-Step and what we can expect from this Sunday’s race. 

This weekend is another landmark in women’s cycling as we see Milan San Remo added to the women’s calendar. There is quite a debate going on in cycling at the moment as the Primavera Rosa, which ran between 1998 and 2005, took place on the same course as this famous race, but this is the first time that a race branded as Milan San Remo will take place for women and run alongside the men’s race. In the podcast we get to know Gladys who rejoined the team at the start of the year, and we found out how she has been welcomed in to the Wolfpack family. She also discusses her recent recon of the Milan san Remo course, and tell us how she came to have a unique nickname.

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. If you like the show, please remember to give it a 5 ⭐️ rating, with a comment. 

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!

In the second part of our special preview of cycling's Holy Week, Niki Terpstra talks about his success at the Hell of the North in 2014.

Ahead of  Holy Week, 7 special days where cycling focuses on its most revered cobbled races, in Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix, we sat down with a former Wolf that succeed in both races.  Niki Terpstra won 17 races during his 8 years with our team, most famously winning both De Ronde and Hell of the North.  During this first part of a two part special, Niki talks of his time with the Wolfpack, his reflection on the classics season so far, and what it is what makes De Ronde so special.  Look out for the second part next week, when we will look forward to Paris-Roubaix

From the classroom to the chaotic sprint finishes of the pre peloton, Tim Merlier and Bert Van Lerberghe have been friends for over 20 years. Since meeting in school, the pair have built an enduring bond that has seen them grow on to a formidable leadout man/sprinter partnership, with the pair having an understanding that allows them to navigate the cycling's hectic lunges for the finish line. In this chat with The Wolfpack Howls, they tell how others often think that their teasing of each other is them arguing, about what it would be like for Tim to lead out Bert, and their passions away from road racing, in particular how Bert has made a name for himself as a furniture maker.

Two-time World Champion, Milano-Sanremo victor, winner of six Tour de France stages, and the man responsible for the most thrilling Grande Boucle edition in decades, Julian Alaphilippe is the guest of our podcast’s second episode. Ahead of his return to the Opening Weekend, where he will race both events together with Soudal Quick-Step, the 31-year-old from Saint-Amand-Montrond talked about his goals for this season, the most beautiful wins of his career, and the race he hates but would love doing once.

The first episode of our podcast is here. One of the best sprinters of the ‘90s, with nine Tour de France stage victories to his name, as well as a pair of Gent-Wevelgem wins, Tom Steels is now entering his 14th season as a sports director for Soudal Quick-Step. The man behind some of the most memorable triumphs in the history of the Wolfpack, Tom was recently invited to the mic for the first episode of the brand-new Wolfpack Howls podcast. There, he talked about the team’s prospects at this year’s Spring Classics, the crop of young riders who have already made an impression, and Remco’s much-awaited Tour de France debut, but also the chances of seeing the current Belgian Champion in a cobbled Classic.

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