Gilbert to Quick Step?

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Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) completed his hat-trick at Liege-Bastogne-Liege. — Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lo🅠tto) completed his hat-trick at Liege-Bastogne-L🦂iege. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

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Tom Boonen (Quick Step) put in a good prologue in eighth — Tom Boonen ♉(Quick Step) put in a good prologue iౠn eighth (Image credit: www.ispaphoto.com)

Belgium's transfer market is busy as two of the country's most successful riders could change teams at the end of this season. 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Philippe Gilbert, dominator of the Ardennes Classics, is currently looking at a massive number of proposals, whilst 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tom Boonen, always among the favourites on the cobbles, could also move away from his 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Quick Step team.

With Omega Pharma and Lotto splitting up at the end of 2011, there are thus three high-level Belgian teams interested in Gilbert, and Wathelet has been speaking to all of them. "I had a good conversation with his current boss Marc Coucke, and I also talked to (Quick Step manager) Patrick Lefevere, as well as with Marc Frederix and Bob Verbeeck from Lotto. It's no secret that Eddy Merckx [who has a seat in the team's administration council - ed.] would like to see Philippe ride his bikes one day. But there is also♋ still a clause in his current contract with Omega Pharma," added Wathelet.