Soudal - Quick Step's shift of focus away from cobbled classics
06 April 2023, by Mark van der Linden
Figure 1.
Figure 2. Still existing teams with most wins in [racename1] since [season]
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Figure 4. Most successful teams in [racename1] in the last [years] years.
| # | Team | Wins | Top-3 | Top-10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soudal - Quick Step | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 2 | Tinkoff | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Domo - Farm Frites | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Jumbo-Visma | - | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Lotto Dstny | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| 6 | Trek - Segafredo | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | INEOS Grenadiers | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | CCC Team | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | EF Education-EasyPost | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Team DSM | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team | - | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | Team Katusha Alpecin | - | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | Bahrain - Victorious | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Team Jayco AlUla | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | BORA - hansgrohe | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Alessio - Bianchi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | HTC - High Road | - | 1 | 10 |
| 18 | Cervelo Test Team | - | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | UAE Team Emirates | - | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | TotalEnergies | - | 1 | 5 |
Figure 5.
Figure 6. Wins and top-10s in one-day races for competing teams this season.
| # | Tam | Wins | Podium | Top-10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jumbo-Visma | 6 | 13 | 17 |
| 2 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | 5 | 11 | 34 |
| 3 | Soudal - Quick Step | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 4 | Alpecin-Deceuninck | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | UAE Team Emirates | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| 6 | EF Education-EasyPost | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 | Cofidis | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| 8 | Lotto Dstny | 2 | 13 | 31 |
| 9 | Team DSM | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | INEOS Grenadiers | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 1 | 5 | 20 |
| 12 | Groupama - FDJ | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | AG2R Citroën Team | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 14 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 15 | Team Jayco AlUla | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 16 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Trek - Segafredo | - | 6 | 20 |
| 18 | Israel - Premier Tech | - | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | BORA - hansgrohe | - | 3 | 13 |
| 20 | TotalEnergies | - | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | Movistar Team | - | 2 | 14 |
| 22 | Bahrain - Victorious | - | 1 | 8 |
| 23 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | - | 1 | 3 |
| 24 | Team Flanders - Baloise | - | - | 8 |
| 25 | Bingoal WB | - | - | 7 |
Figure 7.
Figure 8. Most experienced teams in [racename1] (sum of total participications by riders grouped by team).
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Figure 10. Which teams have sent their strongest squad to [racename1]?
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Figure 12. Best result per monument per year and total PCS points scored for [team1].
| Year | MSR | RVV | PR | LBL | LOM | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 | 7 | ||||
| 2022 | 14 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 13 | |
| 2021 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 58 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13 | |
| 2018 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 12 | |
| 2015 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 35 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 27 | 7 | |
| 2012 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 30 | |
| 2011 | 20 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 13 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 17 |
Figure 13.
Figure 14. Teams with most PCS-points in [racename1] since [season]
| # | Team | PCS points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soudal - Quick Step | |
| 2 | Jumbo-Visma | |
| 3 | Lotto Dstny | |
| 4 | INEOS Grenadiers | |
| 5 | EF Education-EasyPost | |
| 6 | Trek - Segafredo | |
| 7 | Groupama - FDJ | |
| 8 | Team DSM | |
| 9 | TotalEnergies | |
| 10 | AG2R Citroën Team | |
| 11 | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 12 | Cofidis | |
| 13 | BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 14 | Team Jayco AlUla | |
| 15 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | |
| 16 | Bahrain - Victorious | |
| 17 | Astana Qazaqstan Team | |
| 18 | Movistar Team | |
| 19 | Team Arkéa Samsic | |
| 20 | Alpecin-Deceuninck | |
| 21 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 22 | Team Flanders - Baloise | |
| 23 | Israel - Premier Tech | |
| 24 | Bingoal WB | |
| 25 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 26 | GW Shimano-Sidermec |
Figure 15.
Figure 16. Teams with most PCS-points in [racename1] since [season]
| # | Team | PCS points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | INEOS Grenadiers | |
| 2 | Bahrain - Victorious | |
| 3 | Jumbo-Visma | |
| 4 | Intermarché - Circus - Wanty | |
| 5 | Alpecin-Deceuninck | |
| 6 | Lotto Dstny | |
| 7 | Soudal - Quick Step | |
| 8 | Groupama - FDJ | |
| 9 | Israel - Premier Tech | |
| 10 | Team Arkéa Samsic | |
| 11 | Cofidis | |
| 12 | EF Education-EasyPost | |
| 13 | Trek - Segafredo | |
| 14 | TotalEnergies | |
| 15 | BORA - hansgrohe | |
| 16 | Team DSM | |
| 17 | Movistar Team | |
| 18 | AG2R Citroën Team | |
| 19 | Bingoal WB | |
| 20 | UAE Team Emirates | |
| 21 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | |
| 22 | Team Jayco AlUla | |
| 23 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 24 | Team Flanders - Baloise | |
| 25 | Astana Qazaqstan Team |
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