The Wolfpack Howls returns, and in our first episode of 2026 we speak to a rider who has taken the peloton by storm over the last year.

Paul Magnier stormed to 19 victories in 2025, but the road to success was anything but smooth for the enigmatic Frenchman.

In this episode, Magnier reflects on overcoming a difficult spring campaign to become the second-most successful rider in the world by individual wins, and looks ahead to his ambitions for the season to come.

In the second of our episodes from La Vuelta, Max Schachmann joined us from the team’s rest day hotel in Asturias. 

He told us of the fighting spirit within the team despairs two dropouts due to illness and how he is seeing the development of his young teammate Junior Lecerf, who this weekend climbed in to the top 10 on GC. 

He also tells us how his daughter has cycling inspired names for the family cat and her little brother who is due to be born this January. 

Today’s episode comes to you from the J-Hotel in Torino, which is T-Rex Quick-Step base for the start of La Vuelta 2025. 

And how could we possibly think of starting the final grand tour without speaking to today’s guest, one of the most enigmatic and popular riders in the peloton, Mikel Landa

Bert Van Lerberghe has been one of the most important – and underrated – figures in the Wolfpack’s sprint train for years. But this summer, he finally gets his chance to ride the Tour de France.

Recorded just hours before the Grand Départ in Lille, Bert joins us from the team hotel to talk about:

- His long-standing bond with European Champion Tim Merlier- What it feels like to make his Tour debut at 32

- Life as a lead-out man- Balancing personal sacrifice with team success

- His earliest Tour memories and what he’s looking forward to most

- How the team is balancing two goals: sprint wins with Tim and GC ambitions with Remco Evenepoel.

This is a candid and insightful conversation with a rider who knows what it means to work in the shadows — and finally step into the spotlight.

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. 

Today’s episode is the 6th in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.

Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?

That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.

To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

In the final episode of this series, we talk about the very emotive topic of food and fuel with our nutritionist Ben Price, who tells us how Transfer Solutions are helping our riders stayed topped up to perfection. 

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. 

Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.

Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?

That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.

To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

In episode 5 of The Wolfpack Howls x De Dataloog, Tim Merlier shares how performance data is helping him fine-tune every detail ahead of the Tour de France.

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. 

Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.

Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?

That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.

To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

In today’s episode, we sit down with Soudal Quick-Step’s head coach Koen Pelgrim to talk about how the relationship with Transfer Solutions came about and how it has changed the way that training and rider’s programs are planned. 

The Wolfpack Howls & De Dataloog - Ilse Pluimers
Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams. 

Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.

Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?

That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.

To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

In today’s episode, we sit down with AG Insurance Soudal rider Ilse Pluimers who talks about how data has allowed her to structure her training, racing and nutrition plans

Welcome to The Wolfpack Howls, the official podcast of Soudal Quick-Step and AG Insurance–Soudal pro cycling teams.

Today’s episode is the second in our special series highlighting the work we do with the Netherlands data specialists, Transfer Solutions.

Data has become a huge part of professional sport—especially in cycling. We can now measure everything from heart rate and power to distance, speed, vertical velocity, and countless other metrics. But the real question is: what do we actually do with all this information?

That’s where Transfer Solutions comes in. They help us turn raw data into real-world performance—insights that make our riders some of the best in the world.

To explore this further, we’ve joined forces with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to the stories behind data. Over this six-part series, we’ll dive into how Transfer Solutions supports our teams in training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.

In today’s episode, we sit down with our CEO, Jurgen Foré, to talk about the role of data at the highest level of the sport—including how it’s used to shape the overall strategy of our teams.

The use of data has long been a hot topic in professional sport—none more so than in cycling. Today, we can collect a huge range of metrics: heart rate, power, distance, speed, vertical velocity, and many other numbers and variables. But this raises the real question—what do we do with all this information?

Fortunately, our team is backed by Dutch-based data specialists Transfer Solutions, and we’re excited to share how they transform raw data into actionable insights that help our riders become some of the best cyclists in the world.

To tell that story, we’ve teamed up with De Dataloog, a podcast dedicated to exploring the world of data. Over the next three weeks, we’ll release a special podcast series showcasing how Transfer Solutions supports our team in areas such as training, nutrition, performance evaluation, and talent identification.