Quick Step (UCI Team Code: QST) is a Belgian UCI ProTour cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefévère. The directors are Rik Verbrugghe, Davide Bramati, Wilfried Peeters, Rik Van Slycke and Luca Guercilena. The mechanics are Jeanick Verstraete and Kurt Roose. The sponsor Quick Step is a manufacturer of laminate flooring.
The team was created as Quick Step-Davitamon in 2003 after the Mapei-Quick Step disbanded after nine years. Paolo Bettini won the UCI Road World Cup in 2003 and 2004 as well as the Athens Olympics road title in 2004. In the 2005 UCI ProTour season, renamed Quick Step-Innergetic, the team won a large number of classics: Tom Boonen won Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris-Roubaix, Filippo Pozzato the HEW Cyclassics, and Paolo Bettini the Züri-Metzgete and the Giro di Lombardia. In late 2005 Tom Boonen won the UCI Road World Championships in Madrid, where Michael Rogers won the time-trial.
In 2006 Boonen retained the Ronde van Vlaanderen and wore the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, and Filippo Pozzato won Milan-Sanremo. Paolo Bettini won the world championship in Salzburg and retained his Giro di Lombardia crown. In 2007 Tom Boonen won the points classification in the Tour de France, taking two stage wins. Bettini defended his world championship in Stuttgart. In both 2008 and 2009 Stijn Devolder took the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Tom Boonen won Paris-Roubaix. Gert Steegmans took the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs-Élysées. Paolo Bettini retired after the world championship in Varese.
Major results
2009
Tour Down Under: Points classification (Allan Davis), General classification (Allan Davis).
Tour of Qatar: General classification (Tom Boonen).
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: 1st: Tom Boonen
Ronde van Vlaanderen: 1st: Stijn Devolder
Paris-Roubaix: 1st: Tom Boonen
2008
Tour of Qatar: Team classification (team); General classification (Tom Boonen).
Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne: 1st: Steven De Jongh
Paris-Nice: Team classification; 3 stage wins
Ronde van Vlaanderen: 1st: Stijn Devolder
Paris-Roubaix: 1st: Tom Boonen
Tour de France:
1 stage win (by Gert Steegmans)
Vuelta a Espana:
5 stage wins (2 by Tom Boonen, 2 by Paolo Bettini and 1 by Wouter Weylandt)
2009 Team roster
As of December 31, 2008.
Rider
Date of Birth
Carlos Barredo (ESP)
June 5, 1981 (1981-06-05) (age 27)
Tom Boonen (BEL)
October 15, 1980 (1980-10-15) (age 28)
Dario Cataldo (ITA)
March 17, 1985 (1985-03-17) (age 24)
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
June 30, 1979 (1979-06-30) (age 29)
Dominique Cornu (BEL)
October 10, 1985 (1985-10-10) (age 23)
Allan Davis (AUS)
July 27, 1980 (1980-07-27) (age 28)
Steven de Jongh (NED)
November 25, 1973 (1973-11-25) (age 35)
Kevin de Weert (BEL)
May 27, 1982 (1982-05-27) (age 26)
Stijn Devolder (BEL)
August 29, 1979 (1979-08-29) (age 29)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22) (age 25)
Addy Engels (NED)
June 16, 1977 (1977-06-16) (age 31)
Mauro Facci (ITA)
May 11, 1982 (1982-05-11) (age 26)
Kurt Hovelijnck (BEL)
June 2, 1981 (1981-06-02) (age 27)
Kevin Hulsmans (BEL)
April 11, 1978 (1978-04-11) (age 31)
Rider
Date of Birth
Thomas Vedel Kvist (DEN)
August 18, 1987 (1987-08-18) (age 21)
Davide Malacarne (ITA)
July 11, 1987 (1987-07-11) (age 21)
Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
January 2, 1980 (1980-01-02) (age 29)
Francesco Reda (ITA)
November 19, 1982 (1982-11-19) (age 26)
Sébastien Rosseler (BEL)
July 15, 1981 (1981-07-15) (age 27)
Hubert Schwab (SUI)
April 5, 1982 (1982-04-05) (age 27)
Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL)
September 12, 1986 (1986-09-12) (age 22)
Matteo Tosatto (ITA)
May 14, 1974 (1974-05-14) (age 34)
Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL)
February 9, 1977 (1977-02-09) (age 32)
Kevin van Impe (BEL)
April 19, 1981 (1981-04-19) (age 28)
Marco Velo (ITA)
March 9, 1974 (1974-03-09) (age 35)
Wouter Weylandt (BEL)
September 27, 1984 (1984-09-27) (age 24)
Maarten Wynants (BEL)
May 13, 1982 (1982-05-13) (age 26)
How to Measure a Room
Depending on the purpose that you are measuring the room for, there are different measurements that need to be taken. For example, if you're putting in flooring, you need to know the area of the floor. If you are painting, you need to know the area of the walls and ceiling. And if you're putting in a border of some sort, you need the perimeter measurement of the room. This can be difficult if you've never done it before, and can be complicated by built-in features like sloping ceilings, fireplaces, recesses, and bay windows. Find out how to do it here!
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Steps
Rectangular Room
Floors
Make a drawing of the floorplan in the room you are measuring. It doesn't have to be to scale, but the more accurate it is, the more useful it'll be for recording purposes. In this hypothetical drawing, there is a bathroom on the right (which is a separate room, so it is not recorded in the measurement) and a bay window to the left.
Measure the shortest width and length in the room. (See Tips if measuring for carpeting.) If you're measuring a room with no recesses or foyers, there will be only one width and only one length. But in this example, three lengths are shown. The shortest one should be recorded. The other two, with the red line crossing through them, should not.
Multiply the width and the length to get the main area measurement. If the room has no recesses or foyers, stop here. This is the measurement of the total floor area. Record this in the center of your drawing.
Calculate the area of individual recesses.
Square or rectangular recesses: Measure the width and length (shown in purple) of the recess (shown in green) as if it was a tiny room. Multiply the width and length to find the area of the recess. Record it in the recess area of your drawing.
Round recesses: Measure the longest width and length of the recess (usually through the center) up until the edge of the main area, which you already measured. In this example, the length is shown in gold and the width in blue. Cut the length in half, and multiply your answer by the width, then by pi (3.14). This will give you the area of an entire ellipse, but remember that only half of the ellipse extends beyond the border of the room, so divide the area in half. Record this in the recess area of your drawing.
This calculation is only accurate if the ellipse is divided in half by the wall. Otherwise, it is a rough estimate.
The area in a bay window recess should only be included as part of the area of the room if it has a floor (rather than a seat) and the ceiling is at least seven feet or 2.13 m high.[1]
Add all of the areas together to get the total floor area.
Ceilings
Calculate the floor area as described above.
Account for any differences between the floor and the ceiling area. If the outline is the same, the area will be the same.
A ceiling that slopes or has recesses or variation of any kind will have a larger surface area than the floor, so keep that in mind (i.e. buy a little extra paint!).
Skylights can be subtracted from the ceiling area. Multiply the length and width of the skylight to get its area, then subtract that amount from the total ceiling area to get a more accurate measurement.
Walls
Make a drawing of the wall roughly to scale, including doors and windows.
Measure the width and height of the wall.
Multiply these together to get the total wall area.
Subtract the area of windows and doors from the total wall area. If you're measuring to see how much paint you'll need, include the frames in your measurements (presuming the frame will be painted in the same color as the walls).
Subtract the area of attached fixtures from the total wall area. This will be tricky, depending on the shape of the fixture (e.g. a sink will be more difficult than a standard bathtub).
Perimeter
Measure a rectangular room by adding the length and the width and multiplying the answer by two.
Measure a room with an irregular perimeter by working your way around with a measuring tape along the floor. If where the ceiling meets the wall is irregular (i.e. not a right angle) then the perimeter will be a little longer than on the floor.
Round Room
Determine the floor and ceiling area.
Measure the longest width and length from wall to wall.
Cut both values in half.
Multiply them by each other.
Multiply by pi (3.14).
Subtract the area of any windows and doors. You can follow the instructions above, and the answer will be close but not exact.
Overestimate the perimeter. Unless the room is perfectly round, measuring the perimeter (circumference) of an ellipse calls for a complicated equation. Your best bet, for any practical purpose such as purchasing a border, is to assume the room is rectangular when calculating the area.
Measure the longest width and length from wall to wall.
Add them together.
Multiply by two.
Calculate the wall area. This is going to be an overestimation, too, because this formula uses the perimeter from the previous step.
Measure the height of the wall. (This calculation presumes the height is uniform throughout the room.)
Multiply the height by the perimeter.
Tips
If measuring for carpeting or sheet vinyl, get the longest width and length along the floor. Do not multiply them together--you will almost always be short. Most carpet and vinyl rolls come twelve feet wide. If the room is less than twelve feet wide, order a roll of carpet as long as the room, being sure to get enough to go through, not just to, the doorway. If the room is more than twelve feet wide, it may be beneficial to speak with an installer or professional measure agent.
If measuring for wood, tile, or laminate flooring, figure floor area as above, but be sure to order extra to account for the material you will have to throw away when making cuts. Industry standard is 15% waste.
Warnings
Whatever you're purchasing, always purchase a little extra. If you make a mistake or did not calculate your measurements correctly then you will still have enough of what you need.
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Belgium
Carlos Barredo (ESP)
Dario Cataldo (ITA)
Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
Allan Davis (AUS)
Steven de Jongh (NED)
Thomas Vedel Kvist (DEN)
Hubert Schwab (SUI)
