Deceuninck-QuickStep's Iljo Cayce is one of a number of riders whose contracts are set to expire after the 2020 season. The coronavirus crisis and the resulting lack of racing have made things more difficult for the rider, who hopes to reassure team managers of his value.

The 37-year-old Caisse, who recognizes that other riders are "trying to take his place," said Monday on Sporza.be's De Tribune podcast that he wants to stay with the Deceuninck-QuickStep team led by Patrick Lefebvre

He said that he would like to stay with the team.

He was handed a new one-year contract by Lefebvre last year, and it is not uncommon for older riders to sign year-to-year deals toward the end of their careers.

"I want to stay with Deceuninck-Quick Step, but I won't ride for less than market value. 'At 37 years old, I'm still highly motivated to race. I've been competing every season [on a one-year contract] for the last few years."

"I'm not going to say if I want to race for another team. I won't rule anything out, but I want to stay where I am."

"I'm not going to say no, but I want to stay where I am.

At the Vuelta a San Juan in Argentina in January 2019, Caisse managed to weather the storm of a ban after pretending to perform a sexual act behind a waitress' back for a photo op during a pre-race training stop at a cafe. He apologized, had to pay a fine, and he and his team put the matter behind them.

"It's especially important now to stay busy and make sure I start the shortened season in top shape and show that I still have a place on the team," he said in a podcast on Monday.

"The team knows what I'm capable of, and that capability won't be lost with two months [away from racing].

"I am confident in that, but on the other hand, I have already said that I am only as good as my last 'match.' Other players are trying to take my position," Casey said. He supports Deceuninck-Quickstep as the Domestique de Luxe for the spring classics each year and forms part of the lead-out train of the team's sprinters.

In 2015, he won the final stage of the Giro d'Italia in Milan.

Keisse also steps out of the domestique role when racing on the track at the Winter Six Days. A seven-time winner of the Ghent Six, considered the most prestigious Six Days, his success on the track has him beginning to think about retirement.

"I would love to win another Ghent," he said, "but I might need to ride a couple more times to do that."

"I've always said I want to race until I'm 40, which is a couple of weeks from the Ghent Six (in 2022), but when something pops into my head, it's hard to shake it off."

"So perhaps on the last day of Six Day I can hang my bike on the hook of 't Kuipke' (the Ghent velodrome)."