 However, he could not translate this form into a stage win at the Tour de France, and was forced to withdraw from the race after finishing outside the time limit on one of the Alpine stages.Subsequently, Lotto-Soudal announced that after eight seasons with the team, Greipel would be leaving at the end of the season.In August, Greipel announced that he had signed a two-year deal with , later renamed from 2019.