Miguel Echávarri and Eusebio Unzué. All of the current DSs at the Movistar Team: Arri (José Luis Arrieta), Chente (García Acosta), (José Luis) Jaimerena, (José Luis) Laguía, now Pablo Lastras - they’ve all brought me loads of experience to get this far. And of course, all carers, mechanics and team personal, who work their hearts out so I can think only about racing. They’ve all been an integral part of this success.”

Quick Step will race the Abu Dhabi Tour

Here's the team's update:

The Abu Dhabi Tour, the first ever World Tour event held in the Middle East will coincide with Quick-Step Floors' final stage race in February.

Following his successful campaign in the Dubai Tour, where he crowned himself champion for the second year in a row, a triumph towhich he added three stage victories and the points jersey, Marcel Kittel returns to the Middle East for the third edition of the Abu Dhabi Tour, a four-day race spiced up by strong winds and a tough summit finish.

Marcel Kittel winning stage one of the 2017 Dubai Tour

Julian Alaphilippe, New Zealand National ITT Champion Jack Bauer, Gianluca Brambilla, Davide Martinelli, Fabio Sabatini, Pieter Serry and Petr Vakoč will be by Marcel's side, as Quick-Step Floors will try to get a win with the German sprinter, as well as leave their mark on the penultimate stage, which promises to be a challenging one. This will see the riders go up Jebel Hafeet, a 11km-long climb averaging 8%, but with double digit gradients inside the last three kilometers.

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