Biography
A rider made for the demanding one-day races, Dries has built himself a nice palmares in the past couple of years, which includes a solo victory in Ronde van Drenthe, an impressive podium finish at Gent-Wevelgem, as well as top ten results in Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Scheldeprijs, Paris-Tours, Brussels-Cycling Classic and the National Championships. By joining our team last year, he made a well-deserved step to the World Tour, after nine seasons as a pro, and showed his quality in a number of one-day races, but also as a lead-out man, forging out a remarkable partnership with Paul Magnier.
“I am satisfied with my first season with Soudal Quick-Step, despite that injury that brought to an early conclusion my Spring Classics campaign. Ever since I was young, this team was one of those who were excelling on the cobbles, with riders like Tom Boonen, who wrote history in this jersey, and I am glad I could play a part in some of last year’s results. We have the quality to do something nice in the one-day races this year and I hope to be part of a winning squad there. If I take the victory, then that’s great! If I help my teammate to win, even better.”
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