Ben Turner moving on after five years at Ineos – here's how he'll slot right into the QuickStep DNA

Soudal-QuickStep have announced the signing of British racer Ben Turner on a three-year deal from Netcompany Ineos.

27-year-old Turner, who has raced with Ineos since turning pro in 2022, will boost Soudal-QuickStep's Classics and sprint lineups.

Turner has three professional victories to his name, including sprint wins at the 2025 Vuelta a España and 2025 Tour de Pologne.

He's also been a strong Classics performer, having burst onto the scene in 2022 with top 10 finishes at Dwars door Vlaanderen and Brabantse Pijl plus 11th place at Paris-Roubaix.

"Obviously, for me it's a big privilege to join Soudal-QuickStep, a team which I've always dreamed of being part of since being small and watching the Classics together with my dad," Turner said upon signing with the Belgian team.

"Even after I turned professional, it was a team I was always looking at to see what they were doing in the races and always keeping an eye on them.

"After discussing with Jurgen [Foré, team CEO] and the team, I realised quickly that we are on the same page, that's why I'm super excited to be part of this organisation from 2027. I want to develop myself into a better rider here, try to win races, and help the squad get victories.

"I'm looking forward to being part of this environment and racing for Soudal-QuickStep, it's something that gives me a massive motivation for next season."

Turner is Soudal-QuickStep's third signing for 2027, joining German fastman Tim Torn Teutenberg and Italian all-rounder Lorenzo Milesi on the incoming list. Mikel Landa (Euskaltel-Euskadi) and Casper Pedersen (Uno-X Mobility) are the two riders confirmed to be leaving the team for 2027.

"We have been following Ben for quite some time now and realised that he is the type of rider that would immediately find his place in our team. Ben has the right mindset and character to join the Wolfpack," said Foré.

"He is someone who can perform in the Classics and in stage races, but also help the squad in a wide range of races, and that's why we are excited he will race with us through 2029. We still think he has the capacity to improve even more, and we hope he'll hit new heights in the coming years as part of our squad."

Analysis

Dani Ostanek

Turner's signing is hardly a surprise given the move has been long rumoured, but it's definitely a signing that will strengthen Soudal-QuickStep.

The Belgian team have moved quickly to refocus their resources and goals since Remco Evenepoel's departure last winter. The spring Classics and sprint train – for a long time their main strengths – are back in their sights.

The likes of Alberto Dainese, Jasper Stuyven, Dylan van Baarle, and Laurenz Rex have all joined, while Turner joined Teutenberg and Milesi among the newest additions to the squad.

He'll slot right in as a key part of both Soudal-QuickStep's Classics and sprint lineups. Turner is a fast finisher himself and has logged some wins at races featuring lesser sprint fields, and he should figure to be a key part of the lead-out trains for two of the quickest sprinters in the world, Tim Merlier and Paul Magnier.

On the cobbles of the spring, Turner hasn't yet lived up to that promising debut campaign in 2022, but he's shown that he's capable of being up there in those tough races in Flanders and northern France.

Along with Stuyven, Magnier, Van Baarle, and Yves Lampaert, the Soudal-QuickStep Classics lineup looks formidable once more – even if they don't have a Tom Boonen-style leader (i.e. a leader on the level of Mathieu van der Poel or Tadej Pogačar) as they used to.

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