Quick Step set to use Merckx bikes in 2010 after Specialized divorce

Tom Boonen

The Quick Step team looks set to use Merckx bikes in 2010 after a sudden divorce from US bike brand Specialized.  

Quick Step and Specialized announced their divorce this morning and then Quick Step team manager Patrick Lefevere called a press conference for 2:30pm CET to formally announce his new bike sponsor. According to reports in the Belgian media, Merckx will replace Specialized as bike sponsor at Quick Step.

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