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Team Ineos-Grenadiers Reveals Squad for Tour de France 2024

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Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodriguez will lead Ineos-Grenadiers in Tour de France 2024

When Ineos-Grenadiers team management selected the team’s line-up for Tour de France 2024 it chose to focus on experience. The team features two former Tour de France winners and no less than five Tour stage winners. Team management is hoping the excessive experience in the Ineos-Grenadiers roster will come to good use in a challenging edition of the greatest Grand Tour of them all.

Joint leadership roles have been chosen for Carlos Rodriguez and Egan Bernal.

While Columbian Egan Bernal has previously won the Tour de France, he is still recovering from what could have been a lethal accident in the 2022 season. 27-year-old Bernal has shown impressive courage and determination since his accident and his fight to return to life and a career on the bike is starting to bear fruit. This season Bernal finished fourth in Tour de Suisse, third in Volta a Catalunya, and seventh in Paris-Nice.

“I am extremely pleased to be chosen again for our Tour de France team,” Bernal told Roadcycling.com. “It is a big honor to participate in the biggest cycling race in the world and we will fight for the best result possible as we do every year.”

“My personal ambition is to be really competitive and to be a rider who will make an actual difference in the race. We have multiple riders who can do really well, and it will be especially important to have different options to deploy in the second and third week. Hopefully by then we will have multiple riders high in the General Classification, so we can play our strategic game on the roads.”

Bernal will be joined by Carlos Rodriguez in the leadership role and the 23-year-old Spaniard appears to be well-prepared for the 2024 Tour de France after winning the Tour de Romandie and the final stage of Criterium du Dauphine earlier this season. Rodriguez won a stage in last year’s Tour and bravely fought his way to a top five finish in the General Classification.

“I had a slower start to the season than I wanted, but I have since caught up and am now feeling my body respond well,” Rodriguez explained to Roadcycling.com. “My legs are now feeling good, and this confirms that our plan is working well and I am confident I will be starting the 2024 Tour in Florence in the best shape possible.”

“After my fine performances last season, the team has helped me a lot this year by analyzing every aspect of by performance and going over every detail to help me improve further. I have great memories from last year’s Tour de France where we shared some special moments within our team. My family was with me too and I hope this year will be even better.”

Geraint Thomas is fortunately also included in the Ineos-Grenadiers roster for this year’s Tour de France and while the Welshman is already famous for his Tour de France victory, he stands to benefit from a more relaxed role in this year’s Tour. By handing the team leader role to other riders in the team, pressure is removed from Thomas’ shoulders as he has previously struggled when under significant pressure for an extended period. Hopefully this decision will give Thomas the opportunity to shine on the roads of France and Italy in his thirteenth Tour de France participation.

“I didn’t know how I would feel after finishing the Giro and returning to training as I have never done the Giro-Tour double before. I thought it would be very hard to stay on it, but I’ve actually enjoyed it and gotten some good work done,” Thomas explained to Roadcycling.com.

“Obviously, it’s a slight unknown how the body will respond given I haven’t had a season like this before, but I am feeling fresh mentally. It is going to be a super competitive race and personally I am looking forward to racing with a bit less pressure and more freedom to mix it up and try to get really stuck in.”

In addition to its start in Florence, Italy on June 29, Tour de France organizer A.S.O. has renewed the race by choosing to conclude the race in Nice on July 21. The French Riviera has been chosen by A.S.O. because the French Capital Paris is occupied with preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games. In addition to this, the French people are engaged with the nation’s participation in the 2024 European Soccer Championships (Euro 2024) and the surprise snap elections called by French President Emmanuel Macron following his party’s unfortunate defeat in the recent European Parliament elections.

Complete Team Ineos-Grenadiers roster for Tour de France 2024:

Geraint Thomas, Carlos Rodriguez, Egan Bernal, Jonathan Castroviejo, Michal Kwiatkowski, Thomas Pidcock, Laurens De Plus and Ben Turner.

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TDF News: Ineos Lineup for Le Tour

Ineos will go into the 2024 Tour de France with three British riders, Ben Turner, Tom Pidcock and former Tour winner Geraint Thomas in his 13th Edition!

Carlos Rodríguez and Egan Bernal will spearhead a seasoned squad of riders at this year’s 111th Tour de France, featuring two previous Tour winners and five Tour stage winners. The team’s eight riders have ridden an impressive 39 editions of the Tour de France and collectively know what it takes to succeed in cycling’s most prestigious race.

Following Carlos Rodríguez’s strong performance at the 2023 edition of the Tour de France, he has continued his progression as a GC rider in 2024 with a win overall and Best Young Rider at the Tour de Romandie, a second at the Tour of the Basque Country and a stage win and overall fourth placing in the Critérium du Dauphiné. A Grenadier since 2020, Carlos confirmed his long-term commitment to the team last season by extending his contract until 2027, with the team praising his natural talent, racing spirit and professionalism.

Popular Colombian Tour winner Egan Bernal has continued his impressive rise back to the top tier of cycling after a potentially life-changing accident in 2022. His 2024 season has seen him consistently building form with a seventh place finish at Paris-Nice, third at Volta a Catalunya and fourth at the Tour de Suisse. Lining up alongside Carlos and Egan will be some of the leading names in the sport, providing the Grenadiers a variety of cards to play as the race unfolds.

INEOS Grenadiers line-up:

— Egan Bernal (27), Colombia – the 2019 Tour de France winner will be racing his fifth Tour de France this year after a run of strong performances including an impressive podium in Catalunya.

— Jonathan Castroviejo (37), Spain – the versatile and ever-reliable climber and six-time national time trial champion will be starting his 10th Tour de France after a consistently strong 2024 season.

— Laurens De Plus (28), Belgium – the strong climber and stage racer starts his second Tour de France after a successful lead-in that includes an impressive fifth place finish at the Critérium du Dauphiné.

— Michal Kwiatkowski (34), Poland – the former World Champion is one of the most experienced riders in the peloton. As a double Tour de France stage winner, Kwiato lines up for his 10th Tour de France in 2024.

— Tom Pidcock (24), Great Britain – the multi-discipline rider and 2022 Tour de France stage winner is tackling his third Tour de France this year after a season that has seen him win Amstel Gold, demonstrate strong form in stage races and achieve mountain bike success.

— Carlos Rodrigue z (23), Spain – co-leader for his second Tour de France following a breakthrough stage win and fifth place overall in 2023, the young Spaniard has been riding into form throughout the 2024 season, winning the Tour de Romandie and the final stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné.

— Geraint Thomas (38), Great Britain – G, with 12 Tour de France starts for the team including his 2018 victory, second in 2019 and third in 2022, starts his 13th edition of the Tour off the back of a hard-earned podium place at the Giro d’Italia.

— Ben Turner (25), Great Britain – the popular and super-strong Brit lines up for his second Tour de France after an impressive season focussed on the Classics.

RIDER QUOTES:

Tom Pidcock said: “Preparation for the Tour this year has gone really well and I feel like I’m in a really good place ahead of it. We’ve selected a team that’s going to provide opportunities for us to continue to race in a way that’s very exciting for me personally, and the team.

“I’ve won a Tour stage before and that’s really something I would love to do again, it was one of the best days on the bike. The opening few stages this year presents a real opportunity but of course there are many riders with eyes on the yellow jersey.

“After a block at altitude and then getting back to racing at the Tour de Suisse, i was improving every day and I had my best day on the TT bike, which is very promising and certainly the right direction I want to be going in at the moment. I can’t wait for my third tour.”

Geraint Thomas (former Tour de France winner) said: “Can’t quite believe I am starting my 13th Tour de France – let’s hope it’s a lucky one!

“I didn’t know how I would feel after the Giro and getting back to training as I have never done the Giro-Tour double before, but it’s been a solid block and the legs are feeling pretty good. I thought it would be really hard to stay on it but I’ve actually enjoyed it and got some good work done.

“Obviously, it’s a slight unknown how the body will respond given I haven’t had a season like this before, but I am feeling pretty fresh mentally and just looking forward to the Tour getting started now.

“It’s going to be a super competitive and hard race, but we’ve got a super strong team with plenty of experience and Carlos is clearly on the up this season. Personally, I am looking forward to racing with a bit less pressure and more freedom to mix it up and try to get really stuck in.”

Carlos Rodríguez said: “My preparation has gone well so far, and I feel confident that I will be starting in Florence in the best shape possible. I had a good training block at the end of last year and a great altitude camp in January. I had a slower start to the year than I wanted but have turned that around and the legs are now feeling good, and my body is responding well. I think that shows that the plan has worked, and we have done things in the right way and in the right order.

“The team has helped me a lot this year, looking at every aspect of my performance and going over every detail to help me improve. Now I am feeling ready and am really looking forward to the Tour starting. I have great memories from last year’s Tour de France, sharing some special moments with the team and my family so I hope this year will be even better.”

Reflecting on the strength of the wider group of riders in the team, Carlos added: “In cycling, you get individual results but it’s a team sport. The help from these teammates and from the staff will be what makes all the difference, especially when the level of racing is going to be so high. Having such a strong group of riders around me is what is going to help us get the best result possible as a team.”

Egan Bernal said: “I am very happy to be selected again. It’s a big honour to be in the biggest race in the world and as with every year, we’ll fight for the best result possible.

“My ambition is to be really competitive and to be someone who can make a real difference in the race. As a team we want to win and we have a few riders who can do really well. It is going to be important to have different options especially in the second and third week. If we can reach that point with a number of riders high on GC it can become a bit of a strategic game, and having various cards to play is going to be important.”

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TEAM INEOS GRENADIERS FOR THE TOUR DE FRANCE

When it comes to dominating the Tour de France, over the last decade no team has proven as successful at the task as Team Ineos. For their 2022 the British based squad is relying on both race veterans like former winner Geraint Thomas and up and comers like Tom Pidcock.

INEOS HEADS TO THE TOUR

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The INEOS Grenadiers are proud to confirm the lineup to compete at the 2022 Tour de France with eight riders ready to go all in and attack the 109th edition of the race.

Fronted by the GC trio of 2018 Tour de France winner and 2022 Tour de Suisse champion Geraint Thomas, Tour of the Basque Country winner Dani Martinez, and multiple Tour de France stage winner Adam Yates, the team is completed by the formidable Jonathan Castroviejo, Filippo Ganna, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe and Dylan van Baarle.

Two-time reigning world time trial champion Ganna and all-round racer Pidcock are set to make their Tour de France debuts, while the experienced backbone of the Grenadiers is provided by Castroviejo, Rowe and Paris-Roubaix winner Van Baarle who arrive in Copenhagen with a combined 20 Tour de France starts.

INEOS Grenadiers Team Principal Sir Dave Brailsford said: “The competition this year is tougher than ever and that’s a great thing for the sport, the Tour and the fans. But we all know that anything can happen in cycling, especially over three weeks of hard racing across different terrains and weather conditions. This group of Grenadiers is the epitome of all that INEOS stands for. They have the grit, rigour and humour that we know is critical to success at the Tour and we can’t wait to get racing.”

INEOS Grenadiers Deputy Team Principal Rod Ellingworth said: “We’ve got a really dynamic and versatile group of riders that are ready to go full gas and really take this race on.

“In Adam, Dani and Geraint we have three fantastic GC heavyweights who can mount a real challenge. They have proved their form across the season and are lining up in Copenhagen in great shape.

“It’s also a proud moment for the team to see Filippo and Tom make their Tour de France debuts. They’re phenomenal riders who have big careers ahead of them and both are ready to leave their mark on the Tour. And no team could ask for three better super domestiques than Dylan, Jonathan and Luke. Collectively they have racing instincts and experience that are second to none.”

Jonathan Castroviejo – 35, Spain

Fresh off a courageous ride at the Giro d’Italia, Castroviejo brings an invaluable blend of experience and climbing skill. A selfless teammate, he has evolved from a time trial specialist to one of the best mountain support riders in the peloton. Often going above and beyond to take huge turns on the front, his steady support and calming presence will be key across the three weeks.

Filippo Ganna – 25, Italy

Filippo Ganna has rapidly risen to become one of the best time trialists in the sport. A two-time World Champion, the Italian starts his first Tour de France with the intention of replicating his incredible results at the Giro d’Italia. Ganna racked up six stage wins across two editions, pulling on the pink jersey in both 2020 and 2021. He’ll be gunning for the yellow jersey in Copenhagen, but will also play a key team role once the climbing begins.

Daniel Martínez – 26, Colombia

One of the most consistent general classification riders in the peloton this season, Martínez claimed overall victory at Itzulia Basque Country, in addition to an overall podium finish at Paris-Nice. The Colombian won a stage at the Tour de France in 2020 in the same year he won the Criterium du Dauphine. The climber will be one of the team’s three leaders this year as he begins his eighth Grand Tour.

Tom Pidcock – 22, Great Britain

One of the sport’s most exciting young talents, Pidcock has risen through the ranks, taking titles and world championships in cyclo-cross and mountain biking. Now in his second year as a pro on the road, the young Brit tackles his first Tour de France. In addition to gaining experience and learning from team mates, he’ll play an important team role on the flat and in the medium mountain stages.

Luke Rowe – 32, Great Britain

Lining up for a milestone 10th Grand Tour and eighth consecutive Tour de France appearance, Luke Rowe knows what this race is all about. A road captain since the early years of his career, the Welshman is a great leader and loves nothing more than battling it out for position in the peloton and crosswinds. He can also turn his hand to climbing and has form of setting an impressive tempo on the front for long periods.

Geraint Thomas – 36, Great Britain

One of the most experienced and well-liked riders in the sport, Geraint won the Tour de France in 2018, cementing his status as a British and Welsh hero. ‘G’ was also a runner up at the Tour de France one year later and knows exactly what it takes to win this race. With a background on the track and comfortable on any terrain, he is a true all-round talent. Whether he’s riding for overall victory like his performance at the recent Tour de Suisse or giving it his all to help the team, he is always all in for the win.

Dylan van Baarle – 30, Netherlands

Arriving in Copenhagen following a dream Classics season that saw him win Paris-Roubaix, Dylan has shown what an impressive and versatile rider he is. After battling it out across the cobbles during the spring, the Dutchman has the skills to transform himself into an elite mountain support rider for the Tour each year. His performances continue to improve and he will play a key role in setting a tempo on the climbs this year.

Adam Yates – 29, Great Britain

One of Britain’s best stage racers, Adam Yates holds a top-10 finish at all three Grand Tours and only just missed out on a Tour de France podium with a fourth in 2016. He knows how to ride at the sharp end of a three-week race and can produce a stinging turn of pace in the mountains. As a protected rider with a leadership role, he heads into his 11th Grand Tour ready to battle it out in the mountains.

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2 TIESJ BENOOT
3 MATTEO JORGENSON
4 WILCO KELDERMAN
5 CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE
6 BART LEMMEN
7 JAN TRATNIK
8 WOUT VAN AERT

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12 JOAO ALMEIDA
13 JUAN AYUSO
14 NILS POLITT
15 PAVEL SIVAKOV
16 MARC SOLER
17 TIM WELLENS
18 ADAM YATES

TEAM JAYCO ALULA

21 SIMON YATES
22 LUKE DURBRIDGE
23 DYLAN GROENEWEGEN
24 CHRIS HARPER
25 CHRISTOPHER JUUL-JENSEN
26 MICHAEL MATTHEWS
27 LUKA MEZGEC
28 ELMAR REINDERS

INEOS GRENADIERS

31 CARLOS RODRIGUEZ
32 EGAN BERNAL
33 JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO
34 LAURENS DE PLUS
35 MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI
36 TOM PIDCOCK
37 GERAINT THOMAS
38 BEN TURNER
41 GIULIO CICCONE
42 JULIEN BERNARD
43 TIM DECLERCQ
44 RYAN GIBBONS
45 MADS PEDERSEN
46 TOMS SKUJINS
47 JASPER STUYVEN
48 CARLOS VERONA

DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEAM

51 FELIX GALL
52 BRUNO ARMIRAIL
53 SAM BENNETT
54 DORIAN GODON
55 PAUL LAPEIRA
56 OLIVER NAESEN
57 NANS PETERS
58 NICOLAS PRODHOMME

BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS

61 PELLO BILBAO
62 NIKIAS ARNDT
63 PHIL BAUHAUS
64 SANTIAGO BUITRAGO
65 JACK HAIG
66 MATEJ MOHORIC
67 WOUT POELS
68 FRED WRIGHT

SOUDAL QUICK-STEP

71 REMCO EVENEPOEL
72 JAN HIRT
73 YVES LAMPAERT
74 MIKEL LANDA
75 GIANNI MOSCON
76 CASPER PEDERSEN
77 ILAN VAN WILDER
78 LOUIS VERVAEKE

RED BULL - BORA - HANSGROHE

81 PRIMOZ ROGLIC
82 NICO DENZ
83 MARCO HALLER
84 JAI HINDLEY
85 BOB JUNGELS
86 MATTEO SOBRERO
87 DANNY VAN POPPEL
88 ALEKSANDR VLASOV

GROUPAMA-FDJ

91 DAVID GAUDU
92 KÉVIN GENIETS
93 ROMAIN GREGOIRE
94 STEFAN KÜNG
95 VALENTIN MADOUAS
96 LENNY MARTINEZ
97 QUENTIN PACHER
98 CLÉMENT RUSSO

ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK

101 MATHIEU VAN DER POEL
102 SILVAN DILLIER
103 ROBBE GHYS
104 SOREN KRAGH ANDERSEN
105 AXEL LAURANCE
106 JASPER PHILIPSEN
107 JONAS RICKAERT
108 GIANNI VERMEERSCH

EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST

111 RICHARD CARAPAZ
112 ALBERTO BETTIOL
113 STEFAN BISSEGGER
114 RUI COSTA
115 BEN HEALY
116 NEILSON POWLESS
117 SEAN QUINN
118 MARIJN VAN DEN BERG

LOTTO DSTNY

121 ARNAUD DE LIE
122 CEDRIC BEULLENS
123 VICTOR CAMPENAERTS
124 JARRAD DRIZNERS
125 SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD
126 MAXIM VAN GILS
127 HARM VANHOUCKE
128 BRENT VAN MOER

ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH

131 STEPHEN WILLIAMS
132 PASCAL ACKERMANN
133 GUILLAUME BOIVIN
134 JAKOB FUGLSANG
135 DEREK GEE
136 HUGO HOULE
137 KRISTS NEILANDS
138 JAKE STEWART
141 GUILLAUME MARTIN
142 PIET ALLEGAERT
143 BRYAN COQUARD
144 SIMON GESCHKE
145 JESUS HERRADA
146 ION IZAGIRRE
147 ALEXIS RENARD
148 AXEL ZINGLE

MOVISTAR TEAM

151 ENRIC MAS
152 ALEX ARANBURU
153 DAVIDE FORMOLO
154 FERNANDO GAVIRIA
155 OIER LAZKANO
156 GREGOR MÜHLBERGER
157 NELSON OLIVEIRA
158 JAVIER ROMO

ARKEA-B&B HOTELS

161 KÉVIN VAUQUELIN
162 AMAURY CAPIOT
163 CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN
164 ARNAUD DEMARE
165 RAUL GARCIA PIERNA
166 DANIEL MCLAY
167 LUCA MOZZATO
168 CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ

INTERMARCHÉ - WANTY

171 LOUIS MEINTJES
172 BINIAM GIRMAY
173 KOBE GOOSSENS
174 HUGO PAGE
175 LAURENZ REX
176 MIKE TEUNISSEN
177 GERBEN THIJSSEN
178 GEORG ZIMMERMANN

TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL

181 ROMAIN BARDET
182 WARREN BARGUIL
183 JOHN DEGENKOLB
184 NILS EEKHOFF
185 FABIO JAKOBSEN
186 OSCAR ONLEY
187 FRANK VAN DEN BROEK
188 BRAM WELTEN

ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM

191 MARK CAVENDISH
192 DAVIDE BALLERINI
193 CEES BOL
194 YEVGENIY FEDOROV
195 MICHELE GAZZOLI
196 ALEXEY LUTSENKO
197 MICHAEL MORKOV
198 HAROLD TEJADA

UNO-X MOBILITY

201 MAGNUS CORT
202 JONAS ABRAHAMSEN
203 ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING
204 TOBIAS JOHANNESSEN
205 ALEXANDER KRISTOFF
206 JOHANNES KULSET
207 RASMUS TILLER
208 SOREN WAERENSKJOLD

TOTALENERGIES

211 STEFF CRAS
212 MATHIEU BURGAUDEAU
213 SANDY DUJARDIN
214 THOMAS GACHIGNARD
215 FABIEN GRELLIER
216 JORDAN JEGAT
217 ANTHONY TURGIS
218 MATTEO VERCHER

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Ineos Grenadiers shake up Tour de France management with Steve Cummings left at home

Zak Dempster named lead DS for the Tour with Erviti also in the team car

Steve Cummings was the lead directeur sportif for Ineos Grenadiers at the 2023 Tour de France , but he is not in Florence for this year’s race, with the team confirming to Cyclingnews that he will only work ‘remotely’ during the biggest race of the season.

Daniel Benson first reported Cummings' surprising absence via his Substack page , and the team confirmed the news to Cyclingnews . “At this point Steve is not on race but supporting remotely,” Ineos told Cyclingnews .

“The lead DS for the Tour is Zak Dempster who was also the DS for the Giro, and has been working with most of the key riders this season,” Ineos told Daniel Benson.

“Steve, as our Director of Racing, is across all races throughout the year, and on the Tour specifically will be supporting Zak and the team remotely, along with Scott Drawer, John Allert and the other senior team.”

Cummings has worked on a number of races as directeur sportif this season, including the Critérium du Dauphiné, which is traditionally seen as the build-up race to the Tour de France. He has no doubt played a key role in deciding the Ineos line-up and race strategy for the Tour de France but he will not be at the race.

Cummings and Tom Pidcock appeared to endure a tense relationship during the 2023 Tour de France according to the recently released Netflix Tour de France Unchained series. However, Pidcock and teammate Carlos Rodriguez dismissed the Netflix episode as “drama.”

Rodriguez and Egan Bernal have been designated as Ineos’ GC leaders, with Pidcock and Geraint Thomas to support them and target stage wins.

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Ineos did not elaborate further, and Cummings did not comment on his absence.

Cummings was promoted to the role of ‘Director of Racing’ when Rod Ellingworth left the team during the winter. Scott Drawer returned as the performance director and John Allert stepped up from managing director to CEO of the British WorldTour team. Former Movistar rider Imanol Erviti has also joined the team as a directeur sportif.

Cummings did not feature in the team’s Tour line-up announcement, with Drawer and the rider the only ones speaking about their Tour hopes.

Erviti and Dempster were among the 50 or so team staff present at the press conference on Wednesday evening, but there was no sign of Cummings.

Former team manager Dave Brailsford used to hog the limelight during his long spell in charge of the team, but no member of the team management took part in the press conference, leaving the riders to talk about their own and the team's wider Tour de France ambitions.

“As long as we're all pulling in the same direction, which I'm confident we will be successful,” Thomas said.

“Of course, there’ll be bumps in the road, but I think it's just dealing with them as best we can at that time. We're all clear what we're coming here to try to achieve.”

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Tour de France 2024 team guide – Start list and star riders for UAE, Ineos, Visma Lease-a Bike and all 22 teams

Updated 28/06/2024 at 09:14 GMT

Our Tour de France preview series continues with a look at each of the 22 teams and weighing up their form, options, goals and star riders ahead of the 111th edition of the race. Felix Lowe also asks the important question on the tip of everyone’s tongues: which Asterix comic would each of the participating teams be? Stream the 2024 Tour de France live and on-demand on discovery+.

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ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK

Mathieu van der Poel
Jasper Philipsen
Jonas Rickaert
Axel Laurance
Gianni Vermeersch
Silvan Diller
Soren Kragh Andersen

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Kevin Vauquelin
Arnaud Demare
Cristian Rodriguez
Luca Mozzato
Daniel McLay
Raul Garcia
Clement Champoussin
Amaury Capiot

ASTANA QAZAQSTAN

Alexey Lutsenko
Mark Cavendish
Michael Morkov
Davide Ballerini
Yevgeniy Fedorov
Harold Tejada
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Matej Mohoric
Pello Bilbao
Phil Bauhaus
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RED BULL-BORA-HANSGROHE

Jai Hindley
Aleksandr Vlasov
Matteo Sobrero
Primoz Roglic
Bob Jungels
Marco Haller
Bryan Coquard
Guillaume Martin
Piet Allegaert
Axel Zingle
Alexis Renard
Simon Geschke
Jesus Herrada
Ion Izagirre

DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE

Dorion Godon
Oliver Naesen
Sam Bennett
Nicolas Prodhomme
Paul Lapeira
Bruno Armirail
Nans Peters

EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST

Richard Carapaz
Neilson Powless
Marijn van den Berg
Stefan Bissegger
Alberto Bettiol

GROUPAMA-FDJ

David Gaudu
Kevin Geniets
Romain Gregoire
Stefan Kung
Lenny Martinez
Valentin Madouas
Quentin Pacher
Clement Russo

INEOS GRENADIERS

Carlos Rodriguez
Tom Pidcock
Geraint Thomas
Michal Kwiatkowski
Egan Bernal
Laurens De Plus
Jonathan Castroviejo

INTERMARCHE-WANTY

Louis Meintjes
Biniam Girmay
Laurenz Rex
Mike Teunissen
Georg Zimmermann
Kobe Goosens
Gerben Thijssen
Carlos Verona
Giulio Ciccone
Jasper Stuyven
Julien Bernard
Mads Pedersen
Ryan Gibbons
Tim Declercq
Toms Skujins
Oier Lazkano
Nelson Oliveira
Davide Formolo
Alex Aranburu
Fernando Gaviria
Javier Romo
Gregor Muhlberger

SOUDAL QUICK-STEP

Remco Evenepoel
Mikel Landa
Ilan Van Wilder
Louis Vervaeke
Casper Pedersen
Yves Lampaert
Gianni Moscon

TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL

Romain Bardet
Warren Barguil
John Degenkolb
Nils Eekhoff
Fabio Jakobsen
Oscar Onley
Frank Van Den Broek
Bram Welten

TEAM JAYCO-ALULA

Dylan Groenewegen
Luka Mezgec
Simon Yates
Elmar Reinders
Luke Durbridge
Chris Harper
Christopher Juul-Jensen
Michael Matthews

UAE TEAM EMIRATES

Tadej Pogacar
Joao Almeida
Pavel Sivakov
Tim Wellens
Nils Politt

VISMA-LEASE A BIKE

Jonas Vingegaard
Tiesj Benoot
Matteo Jorgenson
Christophe Laporte
Jan Tratnik
Wout van Aert
Wilco Kelderman
Bart Lemmen

ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH

Stephen Williams
Pascal Ackermann
Jakob Fuglsang
Guillaume Boivin
Krists Neilands
Jake Stewart

LOTTO DSTNY

Arnaud De Lie
Victor Campenaerts
Maxim Van Gils
Brent Van More
Jarrad Drizners
Harm Vanhoucke
Sebastien Grignard
Cedric Beullens

UNO X-MOBILITY

Magnus Cort
Johannes Kulset
Rasmus Tiller
Odd Christian Eiking
Alexander Kristoff
Soren Waerenskjold
Tobias Halland Johannessen
Jonas Abrahamsen

TOTALENERGIES

Mathieu Burgaudeau
Anthony Turgis
Jordan Jegat
Thomas Gachignard
Matteo Vercher
Sandy Dujardin
Fabien Grellier

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7 Riders Who Can Still Challenge Ineos for the Tour de France Win

The crosswinds on Stage 10 damaged many teams, but a few strong contenders remain.

Stage 10 of the 2019 Tour de France was supposed to be a nothing day, a rolling stage that trended downhill and would likely end in a field sprint. But Ineos, the powerful British team with defending champion Geraint Thomas on its roster, had something to say about that.

As EF Education First tried to use crosswinds to split the field , Thomas and his teammates hit the front and exploded the race, catching out more than a few riders hoping to challenge them for the win. At the finish, the damage was clear: pre-race favorites Thibaut Pinot, Richie Porte, and Jakob Fuglsang lost 1:40 to the Thomas-led group. After starting hostilities, EF also lost out, with leader Rigoberto Urán missing the split.

But a few alert riders did manage to make the front group under Ineos’s pressure, helping their chances even as Thomas and teammate Egan Bernal jumped to second and third in the overall rankings. (Though not expected to win it all, race leader Julian Alaphilippe managed to keep his yellow jersey into the first rest day.)

With the team surprisingly unable—or unwilling—to control the race’s first summit finish on Stage 6 , these seven riders may feel emboldened to make a move this week in the Pyrenees.

Steven Kruijswijk (Jumbo–Visma)

Kruijswijk has yet to make a wrong move this Tour. His team has won four stages (including Stage 10), held three of four jerseys, and put its leader in fourth overall, just 15 seconds behind Thomas. But there was some damage done on Monday as George Bennett, an outside pick for the win, lost major time and dropped from fourth to 23rd, 10 minutes back. That cuts off any dual-leader strategy Jumbo–Visma might have played, but it does clear up who’s working for whom the rest of the race.

Emanuel Buchmann (Bora–Hansgrohe)

Buchmann is probably the most lightly regarded member of this group, with a best Grand Tour finish of 12th overall in last year’s Vuelta a España. But he’s obviously fit right now and was one of the best on La Planche des Belles Filles, the summit finish on Stage 6. He’s riding completely out of the spotlight, with teammate Peter Sagan winning stages and the green jersey . Plus, he’s got a strong partner for the upcoming mountain stages in Patrick Konrad.

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Enric Mas (Deceuninck–Quick Step)

The young Spanish climber capitalized on his team’s experience in the Classics, where it’s adept at crosswinds and echelons, to make the front group on Stage 10. He placed second overall in last fall’s Vuelta a España and now sits in sixth at the Tour, :34 behind Thomas. He’s one of the few Quick Step riders not doing pacework for Alaphilippe, so he’ll be relatively fresh in the mountains—though he may have work to do if Alaphilippe stays in yellow until then.

Adam Yates (Mitchelton–Scott)

Yates is prone to the “one bad day” issues that beset many overall contenders, though he hasn’t had any this year outside of Mitchelton’s middling performance in the team time trial. He’s now seventh overall, :35 behind Thomas, and riding strongly. He was good, not great, on Stage 6’s summit finish , but if his fitness is rising rather than falling he could peak at the perfect time.

Nairo Quintana (Movistar)

Small riders like Quintana often suffer in crosswinds, but the Colombian climber has a nose for days like Stage 10 and made his way to the front. He sits in eighth, :52 behind Thomas, much of that due to the TTT stage . His teammate Mikel Landa didn’t fare so well, however, and with Alejandro Valverde losing time on Stage 6, Quintana is rising to the top of the Movistar leadership and should command its support in the mountains. The team will have to race with discipline, which frankly hasn’t been its strong suit in Tours past.

Dan Martin (UAE–Emirates)

Martin is a reliable top-10 finisher at the Tour, but has never placed better than sixth. He’s overhauled his training this year with an eye toward improving his spot on the General Classification , and so far it’s working. He’s now in ninth, :57 behind Thomas. If he can continue to ride well, quietly, and stay out of both the spotlight and trouble, he could emerge as a third-week challenger in the Alps.

Thibaut Pinot (Groupama–FDJ)

The one member of this group who didn’t make the split on Monday, Pinot is still in contention because of his aggressive racing on previous stages, which saw him rise to third overall. Now, after losing 1:40, he’s fallen to 11th, at 1:21 behind Thomas. To Pinot’s credit, he’s looking like one of the fittest climbers in the race, has the total support of his team, and was reportedly pissed about the time loss today. That’s a good motivator, because he has quite a bit to make up.

Riders with serious work to do

Rigoberto Urán: Caught out in the split even after it was his team that started forcing the pace (2:06 behind Thomas)

Alejandro Valverde: Wrong place at the wrong time, and seems to use his strength at odd moments (2:06 behind Thomas)

Romain Bardet: Gained back relative positions on the GC by finishing in the Thomas group, but still gained no time on Ineos (2:08 behind Thomas)

Jakob Fuglsang: A moment of distraction is all it takes to lose 1:40—and maybe your shot at the podium (2:10 behind Thomas)

Riders likely out of the running

Richie Porte: The initial gaps from the team time trial stage, combined with today’s loss, may make the podium impossible (2:47 behind Thomas)

Mikel Landa: He’d been in the front group until a touch of wheels took him out of it (3:03 behind Thomas)

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Ineos Grenadiers needs an off-season intervention to return to its glory days of yellow jerseys and WorldTour dominance.

That’s according to Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe , two of the team’s franchise riders with deep links to the team’s golden decade when it dominated the Tour de France .

Speaking on their “ Watts Occurring ” podcast, both went public this week on their views on the team’s recent spate of uneven results and lack of ability to equal the peloton’s grand tour crushers like Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard.

“That winning attitude is so hard to get, and it’s so easy to lose. I wouldn’t say we lost it completely, it’s waning,” said Thomas, a Tour winner in 2018. “It’s going to be hard to get that back.

“I still think we have the right guys around to do that,” Thomas said on the podcast . “It definitely needs a few honest conversations and looking in the mirror this November and December.”

Rowe suggested the team’s malaise dates back a few seasons , saying a mix of injuries, missed chances, close-calls, illness, a loss of focus, staff shake-ups, and botched recruitment all add up.

“We might as well address the elephant in the room. We both ride for [Ineos] and it is evident that the team is struggling,” Rowe said Wednesday. “It’s a hot topic and everyone wants to know the in’s and out’s of it.”

This grand tour racing season, Ineos Grenadiers hit third at the Giro d’Italia with Thomas, while Carlos Rodriguez led the team at the Tour de France and Vuelta a España, with seventh and 10th, respectively.

That’s far from the team’s glory days when Ineos was the team setting the pace and tone inside the WorldTour .

Thomas said the team’s low point came at the Tour of Britain earlier this month.

The team didn’t win a stage or hit the final podium racing on home roads and team star Tom Pidcock pulled out with a concussion .

“You put into the mix everything else, the Tour of Britain was embarrassing, wasn’t it really?” Thomas said. “They just weren’t in it really.”

‘A couple of footsteps behind’

The pair addressed the question of what’s going on inside Ineos Grenadiers and the team’s inability to challenge for the Tour.

Its last yellow jersey came with Egan Bernal in 2019, and though Thomas hit third in 2022, the team is being overshadowed by the rise of Pogačar and Vingegaard.

“To be slightly more critical, there have been times we’ve been completely blown out of the races. Not just a footstep behind, but a couple of footsteps behind,” Rowe said. “It’s tricky what we’re doing here, we’re trying to be brutally honest here.

“Just to zoom out, to answer the question with more detail and truth, you have to rewind to two or three years,” Rowe said. “There has been a slow and steady decrease. What is the answer to that? That is the million-dollar question. I don’t know the answer.”

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Rowe admitted that the team is a long way from its glory days when it won seven out of eight yellow jerseys with four different riders.

“I would question some of the recruitment,” Rowe said. “We haven’t got the best guy in the world. We haven’t got the second-best guy.

“To win the biggest bike race in the world you need the best individual,” Rowe said. “That is something that [ex-trainer] Tim Kerrison always said when were at training camps. He would say, ‘we have all the team here, but at the end of the day, we need the best horse at the top of this game.’ And for a long time, that was [Chris Froome].”

The 34-year-old Rowe is retiring this season while Thomas has one more year on his current contract, and suggested he’d like to race the Tour de France one more time.

“Let’s face it, Pog and Vingo are going to be hard to topple, but there are still a lot of other races to win,” Thomas said. “It’s not one thing, but there are loads of things, and it all adds up. There is not one silver bullet to the reason why we’ve struggled for results this year.”

‘Nothing worth fighting for comes easy’

Both insisted there’s room for optimism for Ineos fans.

Riders like Pidcock, Josh Tarling, Thymen Arensman, Magnus Sheffield, and Rodriguez still have huge potential.

Ineos Grenadiers still boasts one of the deepest budgets in the men’s WorldTour.

Rowe said expects the team’s owner Jim Ratcliffe and longtime manager Dave Brailsford to get things moving over the winter.

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Brailsford stepped back from the day-to-day management of the team after Ratcliffe bought Team Sky in 2019, but remains involved behind the scenes.

“We know the organization, we know the people running the team, and they’re not the kind of people who are going to see it go by the wayside,” Rowe said. “They’re used to adversity and bad times, and fighting back. Nothing worth fighting for comes easy. They’re not going to get it on a plate.

“From the outside, there is a lot of doom and gloom at the moment, but I’ve got to believe that people within this organization have the belief and passion to get back on top, but it is a long process.

“We have the right people in the right places with the right resources to be the best team in the world, and I am sure that will happen over time.”

Thomas said the team needs to refocus on winning races and bringing the team together to work on focused targets.

“It’s been ‘close but no cigar’ this year a lot of the time. There are a lot of good bike riders on the team who can get results,” Thomas said. “It is bad, and it looks bad on paper, and we’re not happy with that. We’re going to get going again next year.”

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2025 Team Preview: INEOS Grenadiers: Failure, Chaos and a Doubtful Future

It’s time to admit the obvious: INEOS Grenadiers have become a mediocre team – and the future looks uncertain, at best. The team is so far from its halcyon days, when as Team Sky it dominated the Grand Tours and almost everything else – that they probably can’t even remember them.

This year INEOS has won only 14 races, four of them in the usually weak national championships, and count only two Grand Tour stage wins, both in the Giro d’Italia. It was also in this year’s Giro that it registered its only Grand Tour podium finish, a third place by Geraint Thomas. The team currently sits in sixth place in the UCI Team Rankings, light-years behind the leaders, UAE Team Emirates.

Part of this is due to the failure of its two-time Grand Tour winner, Egan Bernal , to recover his best form after the January 2022 training ride crash that nearly took his life. The 2019 Tour de France and 2021 Giro winner is now 27 and almost three years have passed since that horrific accident, so it seems unlikely that he will ever be the rider he once was.

The team’s designated Grand Tour GC rider Carlos Rodríguez is only 23 and could still improve. But it is doubtful that he will improve enough to win a Grand Tour. After all, he has never finished on a Grand Tour podium, his best showing a fifth place in the 2023 Tour, and has won only one Grand Tour stage, in that same race.

Visma–Lease a Bike Look to Bounce Back from Crash-Plagued Year

Worse, the team’s best riders are leaving or want to leave. The Ecuadorian champion and Giro stage winner Jhonathan Narváez is moving to UAE Team Emirates at the end of the year, the 25-year-old speedy all-rounder Ethan Hayter is going to Soudal–Quick Step and Tom Pidcock, who this year has won the Amstel Gold Race and the gold medal in the Olympics cross-country mountain bike competition, is also unhappy.

“It’s true that there are a number of things within the team that I have to deal with at the moment,” he told Het Laatste Nieuws during the Tour of Britain. “And to be honest, [the team] don’t help me to perform optimally. I have to think about a lot more than just performance-related things at the moment. And that means that the focus on the things that are really important, namely racing, is not ideal.”

Pidcock has a contract with INEOS Grenadiers until 2027. Asked if he could leave the team before then, he said, “I have a contract until the end of 2027. I can’t say more than that.”

As for Narváez, he just wanted to be with a top team. “Since the beginning of my career I’ve always wanted to be involved at the highest level of cycling and we can say that UAE Team Emirates is the best team in the world in the last years,” said the Ecuadorian, who has been at INEOS for six seasons.

There have also been staff issues. For example, the team chose not to bring sport director Steve Cummings to this year’s Tour de France, a move that shocked much of the cycling world. The reason was apparently discord between Cummings and Pidcock, who told Cycling Weekly that the team would be “better” without Cummings at the Tour.

It wasn’t. Rodríguez finished a distant seventh, Pidcock had to abandon because of Covid and INEOS did not win a single stage.

In addition, the former track world champion Dan Bigham, who had been working with the team’s time trial riders, suddenly quit because of dissatisfaction with the team’s approach.

“How I want to do performance is not particularly aligned with how Ineos wanted to go about it,” he told the Telegraph daily. “I wanted more autonomy, more ability to action my ideas. And I wasn’t really getting that at Ineos. I feel that a lot of performance we’re leaving on the table and that frustrates me because it’s clear as day we should be doing things a lot better. Let’s be honest, INEOS are not where they want to be, not where they need to be and the gap is not small.”

All this chaos and negative publicity is not good for recruiting the kind of riders the team desperately needs, such as, for example, Remco Evenepoel. They had been wooing the 23-year-old Kern Pharma rider Pablo Castrillo, but then he won two mountain stages of the Vuelta a España, in his signature storming, never-say-die style, and now other, more stable teams are pursuing him, notably Astana, Cofidis, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe and Movistar.

The team’s most significant signings so far have been the solid 31-year-old domestique Bob Jungels and the 23-year-old French rider Axel Laurance, who won the Tour of Norway this year. They are both excellent additions, but they are not what INEOS Grenadiers needs to get out of the doldrum: a savior.

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EUROTRASH Thursday: Van der Poel Wins & The Olympic/Tour Clash!

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World champion Mathieu van der Poel won stage 1 of the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg and Roger Adria took the victory in the Grand Prix de Wallonie – All the rider views, results, reports and those videos in EUROTRASH Thursday.

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Pre-Worlds Coffee time.

WielerFlits spoke Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme about the problems of the Olympic/Tour dates. The Dutch website felt that Prudhomme was ‘not amused’ about the dates of the 2028 Summer Games. “What date will the Tour get in 2028? That is not up to us. The UCI decides that. We will see. Whether the Tour will be before or after the Olympic Games? I have no idea.”

It is more or less ‘sacred’ for the Tour de France that a stage takes place on the French holiday ‘quartorze juillet’ . In 2028, the opening ceremony of the Summer Games will be held in Los Angeles on July 14. This year, the Olympic Games in Paris started five days after the Tour de France finished. The 2024 Tour ended in Nice because the French capital couldn’t handle more major events due to police deployment.

Los Angeles also has a disadvantage in terms of time zone and travel distance for the Tour de France. There is a time difference of nine hours compared to Paris, while a direct flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Los Angeles LAX takes 11 hours and 35 minutes. If the Tour de France takes place before the Olympic Games, it will be difficult to be in top form in the time trial, in Paris it took place on the first weekend, or in the road race, as has been the case at the Olympic Games in the past, in the first weekend after the Tour.

The 158 kilometre first stage of the Tour of Luxembourg had several climbs in the middle, before a tough final with the Côte de Stafelter (1.8km at 8.6%) with 10 kilometres to go. This climb could settle the result, but the finishing straight was also uphill.

The break of the day was made up of: Pepijn Reinderink (Soudal Quick-Step), Vincent Van Hemelen (Flanders-Baloise), Mattia Bais (Polti Kometa) and Alexandre Kess (Philippe Wagner/Bazin). They built up a lead of 7 minutes. In the hills in the middle of the stage, it was too fast for Van Hemelen and Kess, but Reinderink and Bais pushed on. At the front of the peloton it was UAE Team Emirates, Lidl-Trek, Bahrain Victorious and Alpecin-Deceuninck, but Reinderink and Bais were holding them off well. At the start of the Côte de Stafelter they still had a lead, but it was less than a minute and their chances were limited. Bart Lemmen tried to cross to the leaders, but failed. The peloton then went quiet and Reinderink, who had dropped Bais, was the first over the summit to take the KOM jersey.

With 8 kilometres to go, Reinderink was caught by a fairly large peloton. Lidl-Trek’s Quinn Simmons took the lead for Mattias Skjelmose and Van der Poel took the wheel of the Dane. In the last kilometre, Wilco Kelderman hit the front to lead-out for Christophe Laporte. It was Van der Poel who came off his wheel. The World champion took a big gap and held off the others. Christophe Laporte was in second place, Andreas Kron came third. Van der Poel has the first leader’s jersey of the Tour of Luxembourg.

Stage winner and overall leader, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck): “It’s nice to win the first stage, it’s been a while since I could cheer. I really enjoyed today. It was a really nice stage today. I’m looking forward to the rest of the Tour. It’s been a while since I’ve been to Luxembourg. I think it was when the Cyclocross World Championships were last here (2017), but it was a really nice stage. The next few stages also seem really tough, I’m enjoying them. And I’m really happy with the stage. Stage wins are important. We’ve already lost some teammates to illness. We’re down to three riders. That’s why it’s going to be really hard to control the race. I came here to win a stage. I managed to do that straight away, so that’s really nice. It takes some of the pressure off for what’s yet to come.”

3rd on the stage and overall, Andreas Kron (Lotto Dstny): “Of course, I would have liked to win, but when you see the two guys- Mathieu van der Poel and Christophe Laporte- who finished ahead of me… I can be very satisfied with this third place,” said Andreas Kron. “It’s a great start, and it feels really good to be back. The early breakaway got seven minutes, and at one point, I thought they might actually make it to the finish, but then the peloton really started to chase hard. We eventually caught them, but the pace remained high, without any real attacks. It was all about positioning in the end. The team did a perfect job with that. With 300 meters to go, I decided to go all out and see where that would take me. It got me third place (laughs). I’m very happy with this start, but I hope to take a win at some point this week.”

4th on the stage and 5th overall, Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike): “Somehow I expected to have good legs, but it’s nice that I can show it in a strong field. We now have three riders well placed in the general classification, and there are still some nice stages coming up where there are opportunities.”

Break rider, Mattia Bais (Polti Kometa): “I was feeling really good and wanted to try because I knew the wind could favour a long-range action. Unfortunately it worked against us, but I’m glad I gave it a go and gave my all to dream of a big success. On top of that, I also managed to grab a few points in the KOM classification.”

11th on the stage and 12th overall, Mirco Maestri (Polti Kometa): “I came back in good shape after the fantastic experience at the European Championships and I’m pleased with Mattia’s performance in the breakaway. I’m a bit less happy about getting boxed in at the final corner and missing out on the top-10, but I’ll try to improve in the coming days!”

Skoda Tour de Luxembourg Stage 1 Result: 1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck in 3:46:28 2. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Visma | Lease a Bike 3. Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Dstny 4. Bart Lemmen (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike 5. Finn Fisher-Black (NZ) UAE Team Emirates 6. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 7. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike 8. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Movistar 9. Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (Spa) Movistar 10. Jordan Labrosse (Fra) Decathlon-AG2R-La Mondiale.

Skoda Tour de Luxembourg Overall After Stage 1: 1. Mathieu van der Poel (Ned) Alpecin-Deceuninck in 3:46:18 2. Christophe Laporte (Fra) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:04 3. Andreas Kron (Den) Lotto Dstny at 0:06 4. Marc Hirschi (Sui) UAE Team Emirates at 0:09 5. Bart Lemmen (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike at 0:10 6. Finn Fisher-Black (NZ) UAE Team Emirates 7. Antonio Tiberi (Ita) Bahrain Victorious 8. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Visma | Lease a Bike 9. Ruben Guerreiro (Por) Movistar 10. Jon Barrenetxea Golzarri (Spa) Movistar.

The Grand Prix de Wallonie finished on the Citadel of Namur (2.9km at 4.1%) after 200 kilometres. Fifteen kilometres from the finish there was also the Côte du Tienne-aux-Pierres (3km at 5.3%).

There was an early group of six riders: Michiel Lambrecht (Bingoal WB), Arno Claeys (Flanders-Baloise), Kenny Molly (Van Rysel-Roubaix), Gleb Brussenskiy (Astana Qazaqstan), Mulu Kinfe Hailemichael (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Jan Sommer (Q36.5). Their maximum lead was nearly 5 minutes. With 50 kilometres to go, the speed in the peloton went up due to the wind and this led to splits. Top favourites Biniam Girmay and Arnaud De Lie were both in the first echelon. This first group crossed to the leading group. Decathlon-AG2R had missed the move and had to chase. They were unable to close the gap and the difference remained around 20 seconds for a long time.

At the front, the co-operation was not good and there were splits in the group and riders dropped back to the peloton. Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck) immediately attacked again after the merger. He held on alone for a while, but with 19 kilometres to go he was caught. Mads Würtz Schmidt (Israel-Premier Tech) and Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty) were next to try and their lead increased to just under a minute. Coming onto the Citadel of Namen the difference was halved, but Schmidt and Zimmermann still had a chance. Uno-X Mobility and Lotto Dstny did everything they could to catch the pair. Zimmermann went solo, he had left Schmidt with 2 kilometres to go.

The gap was cut by Jonas Abrahamsen, who took the rest of the peloton on his wheel. Before the last corner, everything came together. The sprint was started by Alex Aranburu. The Spanish champion was at the front for a long time, but Roger Adría passed him. The Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe rider took the victory. Aranburu was second, Clément Champoussin third. Biniam Girmay missed out on the podium in fourth. The Eritrean was strong at the finish, but had left it too late. Rick Pluimers was fifth after his teammate Matteo Trentin crashed on the last corner. Arnaud De Lie, the other top favourite, finished outside the top ten.

Race winner, Roger Adria (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe): “I am very happy to win for the first time with Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe. I am proud to be able to bring the victory back to a team that believes in me. I was confident in my sprint. The final climb was not very steep, so positioning was important on this fast climb. There was a lot of acceleration, it makes the summit very demanding. We just wanted to keep a good position at the front of the peloton, and the pace allowed us to reduce the gap. I knew I had to be on the podium. I was in the wheel of Alex Aranburu, who kind of took me along unintentionally. But it was hard to catch him. I will be racing the Super 8 Classic on Saturday. I don’t know what this race is like, we have a sprinter in the team but if an opportunity presents itself for me, I will of course go to the front of the race.”

2nd, Alex Aranburu (Movistar): “Throughout the race, the whole team did a good job to protect me. We were a little worried at the echelon 50 kilometres from the finish. However, the team worked well so that we could get back. We knew that we absolutely had to come out on top on the last climb. That’s what we did. I felt good on the cobblestones. I knew that the last bend was very important for the final sprint. On the final straight, the slope was a little too steep to maintain my speed, but I was still able to secure second place. I already felt good in the finale of the Grands Prix of Quebec and Montreal. That should give me confidence for the world championship.”

3rd, Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels): “The race was quite calm at first. However, the crosswind livened up the race over the kilometres and on the climbs. Fatigue was very present in the legs when approaching the Citadel. I positioned myself well as I approached the last bend, which I knew was very important, and I was able to keep my place until the end. I think I have a good season behind me, despite my difficulties in the Tour de France because of the covid I suffered from two weeks before the start.”

4th, Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty): “I am very disappointed with this result because I feel like I let victory slip away. I wanted to take the last corner on the outside, but it was a mistake. A rider hit me at that moment, as a result I lost a lot of speed and lost positions. I felt very strong on the final straight, but I was coming back from too far to be able to win. I’m still looking on the bright side, my form is excellent for this end of the season and I will continue to hunt for victory.”

GP de Wallonie Result: 1. Roger Adria Oliveras (Spa) Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe in 4:41:16 2. Alex Aranburu Deba (Spa) Movistar 3. Clément Champoussin (Fra) Arkéa-B&B Hotels 4. Biniam Girmay Hailu (Eri) Intermarché-Wanty 5. Rick Pluimers (Ned) Tudor 6. Tim Wellens (Bel) UAE Team Emirates 7. Quinten Hermans (Bel) Alpecin-Deceuninck 8. Joseph Blackmore (GB) Israel-Premier Tech 9. Axel Zingle (Fra) Cofidis 10. Rui Filipe Oliveira Alves (Por) UAE Team Emirates.

Van Aert came to the then Team Jumbo-Visma in 2019 and became one of the team’s culture carriers. He recorded major victories including nine Tour de France stages and three Vuelta a España stages. The 30-year-old rider wrote several big races to his name such as Milan-San Remo, Amstel Gold Race, Strade Bianche, Omloop het Nieuwsblad, E3 Saxo Classic, Gent-Wevelgem and Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne this year. He is a multiple Belgian champion, triple world cyclo-cross champion and won a bronze medal in the time trial at the Paris Olympics this year.

Richard Plugge: “Wout is of course a fantastic rider with a great palmarés. He is an all-rounder: a sprinter, a classic rider, a time trialist and on his best days he also wins a mountain stage like the famous victory on Mont Ventoux in the Tour de France. But besides that, Wout has really become an important culture carrier, an indispensable link in our team. He is a leader and a team player. He is a rider who also makes others in the team better, just through his insights and charisma. We are extremely happy with him and fortunately that is mutual.”

Wout van Aert: “I didn’t have to think long when this idea came up. First of all, because at Team Visma | Lease a Bike we work with the best people and the best equipment. Together we are constantly looking for improvement, which means we keep developing individually but also as a team. I owe a lot of success to that, we really do it together. But apart from that, I feel very much at home in this team, which is very important to me. This team is unique and has suited me for five years and I want to keep it that way. That’s why I decided to stay here forever, and that feels really good.”

“He is still so young. He has yet to turn 26 and we know that riders can improve physically until at least the age of thirty. It is also necessary that he continues to develop, because the competition does the same. I think that is especially true for men like Remco Evenepoel, and the young guys who are coming up.”

Pogačar has had a phenomenal season so far, WielerFlits pointed out. How do you look back on it? Mauro Gianetti: “It is an incredible season. He has been able to execute his plan since last winter. We have been working towards the Strade Bianche, which he immediately managed to win in a very dominant manner, followed by Milan-San Remo. For Tadej it is a dream to ride that race, but tactically it is also difficult to win. In the Tour of Catalonia and Liège-Bastogne-Liège he was able to show his dominance again. And then finally the big goal followed: the double.. Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. That went so well, so convincing. It is difficult for us to realise what he has achieved, because it is unprecedented.”

How important was it for Tadej and for you to win the Tour again after two years? “That was very important, especially for morale. But also to see that his body is growing, that he can still improve physically. That was perhaps the most important signal to himself. Both mentally and physically. And of course we must not forget that the Tour de France is important. The previous two editions were won by Jonas Vingegaard. A fantastic champion, a real fighter who won twice by showing fighting power. To finish ahead of him again this year is important. We knew that Vingegaard would not have the chance to start the Tour 100% this year, like Tadej had last year, but we knew that Vingegaard would be good. He had a solid preparation, but not 100% is not 100%. You can assume that next year will be a big battle again.”

Recently, Alex Carera, Pogačar’s manager, said that he has two tours at the top of his wish list: the Vuelta a España and the Santos Tour Down Under. What can you say about that? “Very little about next year. At the moment we have to stay focused until the Tour of Lombardy. We are now reaching a very important point in the cycling season with the World championships. When all the races are done, we will take everything calmly. We also have to wait and see what the routes of the Giro, Tour and Vuelta are. Of course, the routes also have an influence on his new season classification. These are important decisions to make. You have to take it easy, not in the hectic pace of the race, because then you might make mistakes. So we will make the final decision somewhere in November or December.”

In the battle for the big prizes, you often duel with Visma | Lease a Bike. Sporting director Merijn Zeeman is leaving the team. How do you view his departure? “Richard (Plugge) is a fantastic manager. He will ensure a worthy successor for that important position. Of course, Merijn has done a fantastic job for their team, we have seen that for years. But Richard will find a good solution for that key role. It is only about one position. The structure of the team remains the same, as does a large part of the rider selection. It is almost unbelievable how much bad luck they have had this year. Crash after crash. That is just bad luck.”

Roglič crashed during the 12th stage of the Tour de France and had to leave the French Grand Tour the next day. This was the third time in a row that Roglič had to abandon the Tour due to a crash. “Because of what happened to me in the Tour, I asked myself again what I needed. I told myself that I no longer needed to be part of the cycling world and suffer like this.”

But Roglič recovered and prepared for the Vuelta and won again. Although he and his teammates were ill in the final weekend. “We always stayed near the toilets, even after the prize-giving ceremony” , said the leader of the Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe team.

Roglič is fit again and is focusing on the World Championships in Zurich. He will ride the time trial on the 22nd September, and the road race on the 29th September. “I can’t make any predictions, but the courses, both the time trial and the road race, suit me. By participating in the World Championships, I also maintain the competitive rhythm that I need towards the Tour of Lombardy (12 October), as I did in some of the past seasons. It is easier to stay in shape if you keep taking action.”

Ullrich won the Tour de France once, in 1997. In 2006, he was not allowed to start the Tour de France at the last minute due to his involvement in ‘Operación Puerto’ and afterwards the international sports tribunal, TAS, suspended him. In 2013, Ullrich admitted to having used doping, but he has provided few details. He did skeak more about his doping in the documentary series Jan Ullrich – The Hunted (2023) and several other recent interviews.

“I’m glad I did it, now I can get on with my work more easily,” he told WDR TV channel. “There was so much speculation. I had to change something in my life, so I decided to talk about it. It was good for me. The burden has become lighter. The documentary worked for me as a kind of therapy. Now I can talk about it with my children.”

“The sponsors knew everything. I can’t say that they kept quiet about it, but they paid me well. It was a mutual agreement not to talk about it.” The now 50-year-old Ullrich was a professional from 1995 to 2006. He rode for Team Telekom, later T-Mobile Team, for almost his entire career. In 2003 he rode for Team Coast/Team Bianchi for one season.

Merlier was mainly a cyclo-cross rider for a long time, but halfway through 2019 he signed a contract with Corendon-Circus, which became Alpecin-Deceuninck. He became Belgian road champion and stayed with Christoph and Philip Roodhooft’s team in 2020, 2021 and 2022. He then moved to Patrick Lefevere’s Soudal Quick-Step team. “The Roodhoofts got Tim for a bargain price back then,” the Lefevere said. “Which was a smart move in their case. Tim is only just starting to earn his money. I’m the first to pay him properly.”

Should have Merlier raced on the road sooner? Lefevere doesn’t like that question, he says. “Ultimately, it’s just figs after Easter. Tim isn’t someone who thinks that way either. He never talks about it like that. He’s happy that he’s earning a good living at the moment, with proper bonuses too.”

The years before the big road successes have also shaped Merlier in a good way, according to Lefevere. “Tim knows what it’s like to not be successful as a rider. He will always keep doing what he’s supposed to, even now that he’s winning so much. In that respect, he’s truly one of the last of the Mohicans. Give me fifteen Merliers in the team.”

Bernal has started la Vuelta twice, but 6th overall is his best performance. “It was already difficult to win the Tour and Giro in my best years, so it will certainly be difficult. But the belief is there,” he said in an interview with AS Colombia . “Winning the Vuelta a España… That is really my dream.”

Can Bernal still win a GT? He was very successful in the early years and grew into one of the best climbers in the world and made history in 2019 as the first Colombian to win the Tour de France. In the following seasons he was plagued by injuries. Then he had his training crash at the beginning of 2022, with a long and difficult rehabilitation and return to the peloton. He showed some flashes of his old form again this season with third places in the O Gran Camiño and the Tour of Catalonia.

“When I look back on my season, it was certainly not bad. I have my past, although I don’t always want to use that as an excuse. I started the year with different expectations, because I wanted to win races again. But I did get my first podium place since my accident. That was a cool feeling. I’m still peddling better values than before my accident, but the other riders are riding at a much higher level.”

Del Toro showed his talent last year with a win in the Tour de l’Avenir, then he signed a contract with UAE Team Emirates until 2029. This season, he started well with a stage win in the Tour Down Under and a victory in the Vuelta Asturias, but he has been quite quiet since then, finishing the Vuelta a España in 36th place overall.

“Still, I would say that he rode a good Vuelta,” said Matxin. “He was good in the first week, but then he got sick. Isaac suffered from headaches and dysentery and suffered badly for two days, after which he never fully recovered. He was no longer in his best form, but fortunately he got better again towards the end in the last three to four days. He himself also doubted whether it would not be better to stop, but he still came out of the Vuelta mentally stronger.”

Del Toro now wants to make the most of the last weeks of his first professional season. According to Matxin, he is aiming for both the U23 road race and the time trial at the Worlds in Zurich. European champion Alec Segaert seems to be the man to beat against the clock, while Del Toro will face European champion Huub Artz, Jarno Widar and Swiss rider Jan Christen.

In addition to Lappartient, Jordanian Prince Feisal Al Hussein, Lord Sebastian Coe, Kirsty Coventry, Johan Eliasch, Juan Antonio Samaranch and Morinari Watanabe have also applied.

The candidates will present their programmes behind closed doors to the full IOC membership at a meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland in January 2025. The election for the IOC presidency will be held during the 143rd IOC session from 18th to 21st March 2025 in Greece.

The 70-year-old Bach has been president of the IOC since 2013. He succeeded the Belgian Jacques Rogge who was president from 2001 to 2013.

The 51-year-old Lappartient became a member of the IOC in 2022 because of his position as UCI president. To be eligible for the presidency of the Olympic Committee you have a president of a world sports association. In accordance with the Olympic Charter, his IOC membership will cease when he steps down as UCI president. Lappartient was re-elected as UCI president in 2021, but has already indicated that he wants to run for a third term from 2025-2029.

Lappartient was president of the French National Olympic Committee during the Olympic Games in Paris and also held a high position within the organisation of the Summer Games.

The 34-year-old Slovenian is currently riding his most successful season and proves his great experience. Especially the start of the year was perfect: second in Murcia, third at the Clásica Jaén, which his future teammate Lazkano won, and third overall at the Volta ao Algarve behind Dani Martinez. He crowned his first two weeks of the season by winning the WorldTour classic Omloop Het Nieuwsblad.

Jan Tratnik already raced all the monuments, all the Grand Tours, the World Championships and the Olympic Games. An eighth place in the Olympic road race in Paris rounds out his strong year.

Jan Tratnik: “Maybe I’m not the youngest, but I’m really happy to join a team with so many ambitions. I still have a lot of personal goals, but I also want to share my experience with the young guys and help the team push the limits in all areas.”

Ralph Denk , CEO Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe: “Talent needs experience. That’s why it was important for us to sign someone who has been in the peloton for several seasons. Jan is a prime example of a rider who is both a team player and has the hunger and strength to succeed on his own.”

Reflecting on her decision to stay with CANYON//SRAM Racing, Dygert emphasised the support and commitment she has received from the team: “There are a number of reasons why I chose CANYON//SRAM Racing four years ago, and there are even more reasons now for me to stay. There aren’t many teams, if any, that would stand by a rider’s side at their weakest on and off the bike, and CANYON//SRAM Racing has done that for me countless times. I am privileged to have the opportunity to remain a part of the team.”

“To be honest, there never really was a doubt about extending my contract. Over the past four years, I have struggled probably more than I care to admit, and the team was there to keep me going through it all. For that, I am forever grateful.”

The team’s collaborative spirit has been essential in fostering Dygert’s growth as a rider, where she expanded her palmarès from early career successes primarily in the USA and on the track to podiums and victories in some of the world’s biggest stage races such as the Giro d’Italia, Vuelta Femenina España, Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift and Ford RideLondon Classique. Dygert added a bronze medal at her third Olympic Games in Paris last month in the individual time trial and a coveted gold medal in the team pursuit with Team USA. On Sunday, 22 September, she will aim to defend her rainbow title at the 2024 UCI Elite ITT World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.

Beyond Sunday, Dygert looks forward to what the team and she can achieve together in the coming seasons: “Our team chemistry and how we all can work together on and off the bike make being teammates in the most crucial moments and races of the season possible. I am excited to continue working with and for our team. I am very fortunate to have the ability to go for victories and help others achieve the same! We make each other stronger.”

For the upcoming year, Dygert has set a clear goal for herself, emphasising the importance of maintaining her health as the foundation for all achievements: “First and foremost, my main goal is to remain healthy. If I can maintain my health, I believe most anything the team and I create as a goal can be accomplished. The team says jump; I’ll ask how high. We have greatness to achieve, and I’m looking forward to seeing how we can accomplish it!”

CANYON//SRAM Racing will have three riders competing in the ITT World Championships on Sunday, 22 September: Chloé Dygert (USA) and Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL) in the Elite category and Antonia Niedermaier (GER), the defending U23 ITT World Champion.

Over the past five seasons at the WorldTour level, the 26-year-old rider has distinguished himself in challenging races with an offensive temperament. He came to prominence with an eleventh place in the gruelling edition of Paris-Roubaix held in October 2021, on his debut in the Hell of the North. This affinity for tough Classics was evident as early as the U23 category in 2019, where he won Gent-Wevelgem and finished fifth in the Tour of Flanders in his category, as well as eighth in the Rund um Köln and the Tour of Luxembourg against professionals.

A tall rider with a mountain biking background, Jonas Rutsch has established himself as a solid member of the American EF team, having participated in and finished two editions of the Tour de France in a support role for his leaders Rigoberto Uran, Magnus Cort, and Alberto Bettiol. His abilities as a powerful and aggressive rider have led to placings in the WorldTour such as a ninth place in the Cadel Road Race (2024) and a regular presence in the finales of the Flemish Classics.

Regularly selected for the German national team since the U23 category alongside his future teammate Georg Zimmermann, he was one of the main protagonists of the European Championships road race on Sunday, the only member of the early breakaway to finish the race in the lead group.

Jonas Rutsch: “Joining Intermarché-Wanty is a significant moment in my career. After five years in the same team, it’s an exciting new chapter, the result of a thoughtful decision. From the outside, the atmosphere within the team seems united and warm. I already know the German-speaking riders Laurenz Rex and Georg Zimmermann, who have praised the professional and family-like environment that allows you to surpass yourself. The team’s attractive racing style also appealed to me, as it suits me perfectly. Intermarché-Wanty has a reputation for being fearless and not hiding, always attacking with a well-defined plan. I love the Classics, but I’ve also shown that I can be useful in stage races and the Tour. Every year, I look forward to Paris-Roubaix, it’s the most attractive race in my opinion and I would love to shine there with Intermarché-Wanty.”

Aike Visbeek: “We recruited Jonas Rutsch with the aim of strengthening our core for the Classics, particularly around Biniam Girmay. His profile as a powerful rider and his regular presence in the finales of the Flemish Classics demonstrate qualities that can complement those of Biniam. We are convinced that we can exploit all of his potential with a tailor-made program. He is a powerful rider, but also impresses in climbs for such a tall rider. We also intend to give him a key role in our sprint trains, as his big engine will be useful for maintaining our position in the peloton. He is certainly a valuable addition to our squad.”

The seasoned 35-year-old Spaniard has embraced his role within the team, showcasing his class and consistency despite facing a delayed start to the season and dealing with setbacks due to injury.

De la Cruz made his mark this year with top-15 finishes in two prestigious WorldTour races: the Tour de Suisse and the Tour de Romandie, confirming his potential as a strong contender in General Classification races. The Spaniard’s crowning moment came in June when he clinched the Elite Men’s Time Trial title at the Spanish National Road Championships — a career-first for the veteran rider.

On his decision to re-sign, David de la Cruz expressed his enthusiasm for the team’s vision and support: “I feel really comfortable in this team! This year I wanted more and one of my main motivations is to achieve more next year. I’m really happy with this structure and the materials and it’s really nice to work with innovative brands like Q36.5 and Scott. I’m really motivated for next year and looking forward to see what races I’ll target together with this talented and multicultural squad,” said De la Cruz.

Looking to the future, De la Cruz is eyeing a return to the Vuelta a España, a race that has shaped his career. With a stage win in 2016 and three top-10 overall finishes, the Vuelta holds a special place in his heart. After missing a Grand Tour for the first time in his professional career this season, he is eager to return in 2025.

“My main goal for 2025 is to be at the Vuelta a España with this team. I’m a rider who loves grand tours, especially the Vuelta. This season it was hard for me to miss a Grand Tour for the first time in my career as a professional so next year I really want to show that this team deserves a spot in a Grand Tour. With several strong Spanish riders now in the team, I’d love to see us race together at the Vuelta in 2025,” concluded De la Cruz.

Doug Ryder , Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team General Manager, sees De la Cruz as an integral part of the team’s growth and success: “David brings a wealth of experience, not only as a rider but as a mentor to the younger talent in the team. His results speak for themselves, and we believe his best is yet to come. We’re building something special here, and David’s professionalism and drive will help us reach new heights, especially in stage races and Grand Tours.”

With De la Cruz continuing to wear Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team colours, our Swiss-registered outfit strengthens its ambitions for the upcoming seasons, hoping to build on recent successes and aim for bigger goals on the WorldTour stage.

Sports manager Danny Stam thus previously worked with Schneider, who has signed a one-year contract with Team SD Worx – Protime for 2025. ‘In 2018, she was only 19 when she moved to Sittard from the American Cycling Federation,’ Stam says. ‘Skylar was tipped to us through the American federation. I tasted during that period that she was constantly homesick. That definitely affected her performance at the time. When her contract expired, she herself expressed her desire to return to the States to develop further. That’s when her American character immediately came to the fore. She immediately said that when she was ready, she would come back to the team.’

In the four intervening years, Schneider has won many criteriums in the US. ‘Winning keeps winning, you have to have certain qualities for that. I think she can be of great value in the lead-out for Lorena Wiebes, but can also grow further. In terms of character she fits the team and I am also convinced that physically she has the ‘engine’ to compete at the highest level.’

‘I am super excited about this new step in my career and life,’ says Skylar Schneider . ‘I have learnt a lot since my first stint with the team. I was very young then and got the chance to compete in a lot of different races. The atmosphere in the team was good, but I made the mistake of not asking for help when I needed it. Especially during the COVID period. So I returned to the United States, where I opened a bakery with my sister in 2022. As I was baking at night, I watched all of the women’s races happening over Europe. Then it became clear to me: ‘racing is what sets me on fire’, racing is what makes my heart beat faster. It became clear to me that I had to pursue my dream. I rode mostly criteriums in the US, which gave me a lot of confidence.’

‘I tried to get my foot in the door again by doing some racing in Europe. I was selected for two World Championships and won the Pan-American title. At some point it became clear to me that I wanted to go all-in. Then I contacted Danny Stam again. I expected him to say no when I called him in 2023, but he was happy to hear from me. We made the plan to wait a year and work towards 2025, which seemed like the best approach. Last February, I already joined the team at training camp. In the meantime, I worked with the team’s nutritionist, Shara. I plan to live in Girona where there are a lot of cyclists, so I won’t be isolated again. I have learnt a lot from the things I might have done wrong as a young athlete.’

‘The fact that Danny Stam still believes in me gives a confidence boost. I am hugely motivated now that I feel he still sees my potential. I realise it will be a tough year, but I want to prove that I deserve the trust. I want to learn from the best riders in the world. I love sprinting and I love performing under pressure. Thanks to my background in riding American criteriums, I am good at positioning. I can also handle short climbs. I hope to ride a mix of classic races and stage races. The ultimate goal is to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. That’s a dream scenario.’

Line-up: Tobias Lund Andresen (DEN) John Degenkolb (GER) Nils Eekhoff (NED) Axel Källberg (FIN) Niklas Märkl (GER) Timo Roosen (NED) Julius van den Berg (NED).

Paris-Chauny – SEP 22 Bennie Lambregts – Team dsm-firmenich PostNL coach: “We will take on Paris-Chauny with a mixed team of four riders from our Development program and three riders from the WorldTour program. These mixed races provide valuable learning experiences for the younger riders in various areas, such as meetings, tactical planning, and so on. This race will, nine times out of ten, end in a bunch sprint, and we’ll be focusing on that, with Fabio as our finisher. It’s a great opportunity for this mixed team to go for it and show a strong performance.”

Line-up: Vincent Bodet (FRA) Johan Dorussen (NED) Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Emils Liepins (LAT) Tim Naberman (NED) Oliver Peace (GBR) Mees Vlot (NED).

“Team Felt Felbermayr is history,” the team stated on social media. “We are currently the second best Continental team in Europe and the most successful team in Austria. However, we have not been able to secure the necessary financing. As a result, it is no longer possible for us to continue racing at this level. The cycling industry is currently facing economic challenges and so the PIERER New Mobility Group (the main sponsor) has decided to adjust its strategy and end the agreement with our team. There was another option: that we would provide our selection for 2025 with equipment from our bicycle manufacturer FELT. Unfortunately, it was not possible for the stakeholders to find a new main sponsor. We would like to thank all sponsors, partners, employees, athletes and fans for their support in recent years.”

Team Felt Felbermayr was founded in 2008 under the name Arbo-KTM-Junkers and grew into one of the best teams at Continental level. The team proved to be a breeding ground for talent with riders Felix Großschartner, Georg Preidler, Riccardo Zoidl, Lukas Pöstlberger, Patrick Konrad, Georg Zimmermann and Jannik Steimle, who all showed their talent with the squad.

The team has sixteen riders under contract this year, including well-known riders; Riccardo Zoidl (ex-Trek-Segafredo and CCC), Sebastian Schönberger (ex-B&B Hotels-KTM) and Hermann Pernsteiner (former rider with Bahrain Victorious). The team won twelve races this season.

252 kilometres, 8 legendary climbs and a breath-taking finale. This is the menu of Il Lombardia presented by Crédit Agricole that, as per tradition, will close the season of races organised by RCS Sport. The Race of the Falling Leaves, now in its 118th edition, will start from Bergamo and will finish for the 38th time in its history in Como, where Tadej Pogačar was crowned in 2022, upon the second of his three victories of the last Monument Classic of the year. A special guest of the presentation event was Vincenzo Nibali, winner on this finish line in 2015 and 2017, who spoke to an audience full of media, sponsors, and institutions about the secrets of his two victories in this race.

The Route of Il Lombardia Presented by Crédit Agricole

Watch the route presentation on this link

The race sets off from Bergamo, heading for the Val Seriana. After a first short flat stretch, the route takes in a first set of consecutive climbs across the pre-Alps around the city, linked with no pause for breath, covering more than 50% of the overall elevation gain of the race. Past the Forcellino di Bianzano (Valle Rossa), the Ganda climb, the Colle di Berbenno and Valpiana, a short span on flat roads leads to Lake Como. The route passes by Lecco and Onno, and then turns, taking in the ‘traditional’ ascent to Asso (the ‘Onno’ climb) followed by the Ghisallo ascent, along the less demanding side. After descending towards Bellagio and following the lakeside all the way to Nesso, the peloton will negotiate the toughest ascent of Il Lombardia, from Nesso to the Colma di Sormano. The road, narrowed at points, rises for 13 km in hairpins at a maximum 11% gradient. After a fast-running descent into Maglio over a switchback road, the route continues with mild downhill gradients all the way to Como, before the final effort. Past the urban area, the route takes in the San Fermo della Battaglia ascent (397 m) and then drops into Como again, heading for the finish line.

Final kilometres The last 10 km begin in urban Como and run along wide avenues, up to the railway underpass, where the final San Fermo della Battaglia ascent begins. The climb has a gradient of nearly 7% (max. 10%) and runs on narrowed roadway, ascending in hairpins all the way up to the summit (around 5 km from the finish). The descent ends 1,000 m before the finish. There is one last, wide left-hand bend 600 m before the finish.

Vincenzo Nibali , Il Lombardia winner (2015, 2017): “This is a race that I have always loved, and I am proud to have won it twice. I really like the route, it’s tough and selective. Being the last Monument Classic of the year many riders will arrive tired but at the same time ready to fire the last shot. I’d like to see a good duel between Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel who, following the evolution of the season, are to be considered the main favourites”.

Alessandro Rapinese , Mayor of Como: “It’s always a thrill to welcome Il Lombardia here in Como, whether it is the start or the finish. Clearly by hosting the finale the public can acclaim the winner and all his emotions, but at the same time I think it is also engaging and participative for the fans to follow the initial presentation stages, in which you can get to know the riders up close. In any case, it is an important and evocative event, which brings people closer to this magnificent sport, and we are happy to host it again”.

Stefano Allocchio , Race Director at RCS Sport: “Il Lombardia, which closes the RCS Sport cycling events of the year, it’s always a race that is as tough as it is attractive. We expect many fans following the race on the roads and on TV, with the full live broadcast distributed worldwide, which will be a great postcard for the Region. All this creates an economic spin-off with very important figures, in a weekend that will see the Lombardy territories crossed not only by professionals but also by amateur cyclists who on Sunday will compete in the GranFondo dedicated to Felice Gimondi. It will be a great event”.

Lino Ferrari , Project Manager of Il Lombardia presented by Crédit Agricole: “Il Lombardia comes at the end of a very demanding season for the riders, who, in addition to their classic commitments, also competed in the Olympics. To win on 12 October it will therefore require great physical fitness combined with great mental resilience. The route, despite the absence of the Civiglio, will still be very tough, with over 250 km of racing and almost 5000 metres of elevation gain. The succession of climbs in the finale will make the difference and it will be a usually selective race”.

Marcella Messina , Sports Councillor of the Municipality of Bergamo: “The alternation with Como continues, both cities are pleased to host this event that has worldwide resonance and gives great visibility to our beauties. Bergamo is a land of cycling that has given this sport great champions, starting with Felice Gimondi. Once again this year, the race will be an opportunity to celebrate sport in general, and cycling in particular, as recognisable and unavoidable traits of both the Bergamo and Lombardy regions, and of the thousands of enthusiasts who experience the competition with great participation along its route”.

Giorgia Gandossi , Councillor of the Province of Bergamo with responsibility for Sport: “These two cities deserve to host this event as they have always shown their attachment to the race. We expect a great spectacle in terms of the public, as happened in previous editions with Bergamo being invaded by thousands of fans. Our mountains are well represented and will be promoted all over the world thanks also to the live full TV coverage”.

The Teams of the 118th Il Lombardia Presented by Crédit Agricole:

18 UCI WorldTeams, 7 UCI ProTeams (25 teams of 7 riders each) ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK ARKÉA-B&B HOTELS ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS COFIDIS DECATHLON AG2R LA MONDIALE TEA EF EDUCATION – EASYPOST GROUPAMA-FDJ INEOS GRENADIERS INTERMARCHÉ – WANTY LIDL-TREK MOVISTAR TEAM RED BULL – BORA – HANSGROHE SOUDAL QUICK-STEP TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL TEAM JAYCO ALULA TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE UAE TEAM EMIRATES.

Qualified by Ranking ISRAEL – PREMIER TECH LOTTO DSTNY UNO-X MOBILITY.

WildCards CORRATEC VINI FANTINI TEAM POLTI KOMETA TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM VF GROUP-BARDIANI CSF- FAIZANE’.

Key points:

The peloton of the 118th edition of Paris–Tours will roll out of Chartres on 6 October to tackle an unchanged course stretching for 213.8 kilometres on the roads of the Eure-et-Loir, Loir-et-Cher and Indre-et-Loire departments.
Eight climbs and ten vineyard tracks in the final third of the race will provide numerous launch pads for any attackers and counter-attackers who want to roll the dice.
The course of the U23 Paris–Tours Espoirs is also a carbon copy of last year’s, stretching for 178.9 km from Bonneval to the Avenue de Grammont.

The Paris-Tours classic has been on the calendar since 1896. In 1951, it moved to its current late-season slot, which gives it a special flavour. The classics specialists who made the headlines in Belgium and northern France back in spring have now got their sights trained on the finish line on Avenue de Grammont, in front of Tours City Hall, in the hopes of adding the finishing touch to a season crowned with success or squeezing out the last few ounces of form to end the year with a flourish. Once the preserve of sprinters, with brilliant exceptions such as Richard Virenque in 2001, Philippe Gilbert in 2008 and 2009, and Greg Van Avermaet in 2011, the classic has been wide open since vineyard tracks were first added to the mix in 2018. A new set of hurdles separates the must from the lees in the final 70 kilometres, starting on the Côte de Limeray, which comes right before the first unpaved sector.

A total of eight climbs and ten white tracks provide a launch pad for counter-attacks. The course has a sting in its tail, the Côte de Rochecorbon, where the race has often been decided. Local authorities marshal their resources to maintain these 10 kilometres of farm trails and keep them in good conditions to prevent crashes, but without detracting from the challenge that puts the handling skills of the pretenders to the crown to the test. Last year, a small group gave the peloton the slip with about 20 km to go and the American Riley Sheehan went on to open his pro account. Young whippersnappers, take note.

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Alastair Hamilton has been a pro team mechanic on the road, track and mountain bike and worked for the Great Britain team at the World championships in all disciplines. Since moving to Spain and finding out how to use a computer, he has gone from contributor of Daily Distractions at the 2002 Vuelta a España to editor at PezCyclingNews.

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John Allert, the team's CEO, said that there was "nothing to add" to the story and that he would not be drawn on the reasons behind Cummings' absence. He repeated the team's line that the DS will be supporting the squad remotely during the race.

"Steve’s still working on the Tour, he’s just not at the Tour," the Australian said. "He’s feeding stuff in, he’s part of a team, we’ve got a team of coaches and DSs and he’s obviously an important part of that."

However, Dempster said that he felt it would be difficult for the former Tour stage winner to play a big part in decisions from afar.

"I think that’s impossible," Dempster said. "For the moment I am the lead DS here and it’ll be me managing the race on behalf of the performance team. But for sure, he will have an input and he’s done a really good job building this journey so far and we go on with it."

Dempster went on to say that he had found out he would lead the team more than "a couple of weeks ago", but other reports have suggested that the decision was in fact only taken less than a week before the Tour began.

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2022 Tour de France: Who are the Seven Americans Competing?

As the 2022 tour de france kicks off, here’s everything you need to know about the seven americans competing this year., by julia elbaba • published july 1, 2022.

The 2022 Tour de France is officially underway.

The event, known to be the world's "most prestigious and most difficult" race, includes seven determined Americans seeking the iconic Tour de France trophy and a cash prize of $528,000.

The action, consisting of 176 riders from around the world, kicks off on Friday, July 1 with the Grand Depart in Copenhagen, Denmark and concludes on July 24.

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Americans competing in the different stages of the epic competition can be watched on Peacock and the NBC Sports app.

Here are the seven Americans competing in the 2022 Tour de France:

Sepp Kuss

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Sepp Kuss is the American to watch.

Last year, the 27-year-old won stage 15 of the Tour de France, becoming the first American to win a stage of the event since Tyler Farrar, who won stage 3 in 2011.

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Making his third appearance at the prestigious event, Kuss has also won a stage of the Vuelta de España.

Kuss currently rides for Jumbo-Visma.

Neilson Powless

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Neilson Powless was the first US Native American to compete in the Tour de France. He is a member of the Oneida Indian Nation.

Now competing in his third Tour de France, the 25-year-old Powless won the 2021 San Sebastian Classic in Spain, becoming only the second American to achieve that.

Powless currently rides for EF Education-EasyPost.

Brandon McNulty

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Brandon McNulty is competing in his second Tour de France.

The 24-year-old’s first tour was in the 2022 Giro d'Italia where he finished 15th overall.

In 2021, he rode in the Tour de France, serving as a domestique for teammate and race winner Tadej Pogacar. A domestique is a rider who works to help and lead their team.

McNulty currently rides for UAE Team Emirates.

Joe Dombrowski

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Although Joe Dombrowski has been around for a while, he is making his Tour de France debut this year.

The 31-year-old won a stage in the 2021 Giro d'Italia and has made four appearances in the Vuelta de Espana.

Dombrowski currently rides for Astana Qazaqstan but has spent time with Team Emirates, Splitstream, Bontrager-Livestrong and Team Sky.

Matteo Jorgenson

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Matteo Jorgenson is also making his Tour de France debut and will ride in a support role for Spanish Movistar Team lead rider Enric Mas.

The 23-year-old has competed in one other tour in his young career -- the 2021 Giro d'Italia.

Kevin Vermaerke

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Kevin Vermaerke is making his Tour de France debut this year.

The 21-year-old has competed in two other tours, winning the ub-23 Liege-Bastogne-Liege and finishing fourth in the Critérium du Dauphiné.

Vermaerke currently rides for Team DSM.

Quinn Simmons

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Quinn Simmons is the youngest American competing at this year's Tour de France.

In 2021, the 21-year-old got himself in some trouble for actions he took on Twitter. In the incident, Simmons tweeted a black hand emoji and said "Buh-bye" in response to a cycling journalist who told supporters of former president Donald Trump to unfollow her.

Simmons was reinstated after issuing an apology and denying racist intent.

Simmons currently rides for Trek-Segafredo.

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