"As a member of Gen Z, I was more into dinosaurs than professional cycling when Quick-Step first came into existence in 2003. This was years before the team’s temporary rebrand to T-Rex Quick-Step during the 2024 Vuelta a España. As I moved from one obsession to the next (lions and tigers, Lego, football…), Quick-Step partnered with different sponsors (Davitamon, Omega Pharma, Deceuninck…). But one thing stayed constant: their dominance of the Classics.⁠ ⁠ "When I got into cycling in the early 2010s, the team was already well-established as the strongest Classics squad. As a 12-year-old, the blue kit (my favourite colour) was initially enough for me to develop a soft spot, but soon it was the team’s racing style that really fascinated me. They won through strength in numbers, and always looked like a bunch of mates riding their socks off for one another.⁠ ⁠ "In recent years, a shift towards Grand Tour ambitions saw their presence at the Classics begin to fade. In my article, Back on th...