Fresh off its 66th win of the season at the Sparkassen-Münsterland Giro in Germany on Thursday, Dečuninck-Quick-Step will return to Belgium for its 67th win at the Tour de Euro-Metropole on Saturday.

The 176.7-km one-day race from La Louvière to Tournai includes 11 sectional mountains, including the Côte d'Elegance with 5 km to go. Nevertheless, if the sprinters' teams can get it together on the climbs, the finale can kick off with a group.

In the past three years since the race changed from a stage race to a one-day test, Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) won last year, Daniel McRae (Alcare Samsic) in 2017, and Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo Visma) in 2016.

Deceuninck-QuickStep will use a roster similar to the successful Munsterland lineup, substituting Mikel Honoré, Iljo Keisse, Davide Martinelli, Florian Senechal, Yannick Steimle, and Caspar Asgreen The sprinter Alvaro Hodeg will lead the way, along with Petr Vacocq as the

"We have a strong team with several fast finishers who can deliver solid results in Tournai," said Klaas Rodevik, sport director of Dečuninck-Quickstep.

"As you know, this race is mostly a sprint competition, even if it is not in the big peloton. It depends on the weather, but regardless of the conditions, we will race aggressively as always and hope to come out on top at the finish," said Lodewijk.

Detuning Quick-Step in the Tour de Euro-Metropole: Alvaro Hodeg, Mikel Honoré, Iljo Keisse, Davide Martinelli, Florian Senechal, Jannik Steimle, Petr Vacocq