We vel gem ▁win , ▁was ▁true ▁of ▁the ▁classic ▁cycle ▁races . ▁They ▁were ▁the ▁last ▁el ig ible ▁team ▁to ▁score ▁any ▁points ▁toward ▁the ▁U CI ▁World ▁Tour ▁rank ings , ▁and ▁finished ▁third - from - last ▁in ▁those ▁rank ings , ▁better ▁only ▁than ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁season , ▁the ▁team ▁announced ▁that ▁Om ega ▁Ph arma ▁would ▁be ▁rejo ining ▁them ▁as ▁a ▁title ▁spons or ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁season , ▁as ▁. ▁▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁ro ster ▁A ges ▁as ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 : ▁ ▁R iders ▁who ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁ ▁R iders ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁or ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁ ▁One - day ▁races ▁ ▁Spring ▁class ics ▁Ste eg mans ▁won ▁N ok ere ▁Ko er se ▁in ▁March , ▁from ▁a ▁field ▁s print . ▁Quick ▁Step ▁had ▁also ▁featured ▁in ▁the ▁day ' s ▁primary ▁break away , ▁with ▁Van ▁Ke irs bul ck ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁group ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁for ▁all ▁but ▁the ▁last ▁. ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁class ics , ▁Quick ▁Step ▁was ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁U CI ▁World ▁Tour ▁stand ings , ▁having ▁not ▁yet ▁scored ▁a ▁single ▁point . ▁Team ▁manager ▁Le f ever e ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁too ▁early ▁to ▁judge ▁the ▁team ' s ▁season , ▁and ▁suggested