Keisse in 'contract year': I'd like to stay at Deceuninck-QuickStep

Iljo Keisse (left) rode with Mark Cavendish at the 2019 Gent Six Day
Iljo Keisse (left) rode with Mark Cavendish at the 2019 Gent Six Day (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Deceuninck-QuickStep's Iljo Keisse is one of a number of riders whose contract is set to end after the 2020 season, with the coronavirus crisis – and its accompanying lack of racing – making things even more difficult for riders hoping to remind their team managers of their worth.

Thirty-seven-year-old Keisse recognises that other riders are "pushing to take my place", but also told Sporza.be's podcast, De Tribune, on Monday that he hopes to stay on with Patrick Lefevere's Deceuninck-QuickStep squad, where he's ridden for the past 10 years of his career.

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