Ilan Van Wilder transfers from Team DSM to QuickStep

Ilan Van Wilder (Team DSM) celebrates white jersey for best young rider after the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
Ilan Van Wilder (Team DSM) celebrates white jersey for best young rider after the second stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Ilan Van Wilder and Team DSM have agreed to end the rider's contract with immediate effect after a transfer negotiation was agreed with Patrick Lefevere's Deceuninck-QuickStep team. Van Wilder and Team DSM has been in the midst of a contractual dispute after the rider attempted to free himself from the team despite a deal in place for 2022. 

Cyclingnews understands that as the agreement ultimately came down to a transfer, financial terms were also agreed, with Van Wilder free to link up with the Belgian team ahead of next season.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.