The nice shot of Deceuninck-Quick Stage: Ilan Van Wilder arrives from DSM – Cycling
The third in the Tour de l’Avenir 2019 and the fourth in the Belgian chrono championship can shine on the big laps and strengthen a pole whose head of the gondola is Remco Evenepoel.
Ilan Van Wilder has signed a two-year contract with Deceuninck-QuickStep, the Belgian WorldTour team announced Thursday evening, which said they had reached an agreement with the DSM team regarding the transfer of the 21-year-old Belgian rider.
Ilan Van Wilder was under contract until 2022 with DSM but the German formation has “agreed to release Van Wilder with immediate effect”, specifies Deceuninck-QuickStep in a joint statement by the two teams.
“It was not permissible for a runner to attempt to force a breach of contract by making public statements or involving a court”, declares Iwan Spekenbrink, the director of DSM. “We could refuse to facilitate a transfer in this way. We have opened a transfer done in the rules and on a good basis. We can do the best to Ilan at Deceuninck-QuickStep”.
Patrick lefevere, the boss of Deceunicnk-QuickStep, is delighted with the arrival of Van Wilder, 3rd in the Tour de l’Avenir 2019. “We are happy to hire Ilan, a rider who can progress in our ranks and bring something to the team. We believe he gives us added value in terms of our ambitions in the general classification and we are happy to have been able to welcome him after good discussions with DSM “.
Having turned professional in 2020 with the Sunweb team, Ilan Van Wilder won the silver medal in the junior time trial at the European Championships in 2018, the year in which he took 4th place in the road race of the Euro juniors. In 2020, he took the bronze medal in the Euro hopefuls chrono.
He had also taken part in his first grand tour in 2020, the Vuelta, which he abandoned after a stage.
Ilan Van Wilder has signed a two-year contract with Deceuninck-QuickStep, the Belgian WorldTour team announced Thursday evening, which said they had reached an agreement with the DSM team regarding the transfer of the 21-year-old Belgian rider. Ilan Van Wilder was under contract until 2022 with DSM but the German formation “agreed to release Van Wilder with precise immediate effect”, Deceuninck-QuickStep in a joint statement to the two teams. “It was not allowed that one racer is trying to force a breach of contract by making public statements or involving a court, “says Iwan Spekenbrink, manager of DSM. “We could refuse to facilitate a transfer in this way. We have opened a transfer done properly and on a good basis. We are happy to hire Ilan at Deceuninck-QuickStep.” Ilan, a runner who can progress in our ranks and bring something to the team. welcome after good discussions with DSM “. A professional career in 2020 within the Sunweb team, Ilan Van Wilder won the silver medal in the junior time trial at the European Championships in 2018, the year he took 4th place in the road race of the Euro juniors. In 2020, he took the bronze medal in the Euro hopefuls chrono. He also took part in his first grand tour in 2020, the Vuelta, that he gave up after a step.