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That's an odd move. I know he still gets to race the tour but I would have thought some other world tour teams would have been happy to hire him. That said, I think sprinters leaving quickstep tend not to have great records in the years after leaving; combine that with what I assume is a pretty hefty salary then I would assume it's scaring people off.
Degenkolb to Lotto-Soudal is also an odd one; they seem to have a decent classics team anyway and it seems his best years in the classics are behind him.