[BRIEF] Quick-Step Leaves Specialized: The One-Bike Bet Exposed

We build durable cyclists. New performance videos every week on YouTube: 👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/8yxs96 --- After nearly two decades, Soudal Quick-Step is officially leaving Specialized, just as Tim Merlier banks his fourteenth win of 2026. We look at why a sprint-and-classics team exposes the limits of the one-bike philosophy, what the Tarmac SL9 versus Factor ONE debate really means for pros, and why Specialized kept the star but lost the institution.Daily cycling intelligence from SEMIPRO CYCLING, produced with AI-assisted research, scripting, and synthetic voice.