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2022 Tour de France

109th edition: july 1-24, 2022.

2021 Tour | 2023 Tour | List of stages | Teams presentation photos | Start list | Route details | 2022 route description | Tour de France database Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Transfer | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8 | Stage 9 | Rest Day 1 | Stage 10 | Stage 11 | Stage 12 | Stage 13 | Stage 14 | Stage 15 | Rest Day 2 | Stage 16 | Stage 17 | Stage 18 | Stage 19 | Stage 20 | Stage 21

Map of the 2022 Tour de France. 21 stages totalling 3,343.8 kilometers. It started in Denmark July 1.

Sunday, July 24: The 21st & final stage, La Défense Arena - Paris/Champs Elysées, 115.6 km

Stage 21 map and profile | Stage 21 photos

Jasper Philipsen wins stage 21. ASO photo

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Weather at the finish city of Paris at 1:40 PM, local time: 30C (86F), sunny, with the wind from the south at 13 km/hr (8 mph). No rain is forecast.

• Km 43.3: Côte du Pavé des Gardes, 1.3 km @ 6.5%. Cat. 4

The race: Three riders who made through the previous 20 stages were unable to start today's race: Michael Woods (Covid-19) and Guillaume Boivin (unwell, but negative for Covid-19), both riding for Israel-Premier Tech and Gorka Izagirre (Movistar). No reason is given for Izagirre's withdrawl. That left a starting peloton of 135 riders.

The stage started at 4:46 PM. Starting at the La Défense Arena, this is the Tour's first indoor experience.

Jumbo-Visma had never won the Tour de France in 38 consecutive participations, starting in 1984 with Jan Raas’ Kwantum-Hallen squad. The team was known as Rabobank for a long time.

Here's the race organizer's stage 21 summary:

Jasper Philipsen took the title of most successful sprinter of the 109th Tour de France as he became the only one of them to score for the second time. The Belgian outclassed former Champs-Élysées winners Dylan Groenewegen and Alexander Kristoff to emulate his childhood hero Tom Boonen who also won his second Tour de France stage in Paris at the age of 24 in 2004. Wout van Aert didn’t contest the last sprint to celebrate Jonas Vingegaard’s first overall victory.

135 riders started stage 21 at 16:46 at Paris La Défense Arena. 3 non-starters: Gorka Izagirre (Movistar), Michael Woods and Guillaume Boivin (Israel-Premier Tech).

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), the super combative of the 109th Tour de France, symbolically attacked from the gun one last time but it was for a laugh along with Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar. As per tradition, the peloton rode slowly for the first fifty kilometres or so. Polka dot jersey wearer Simon Geschke was allowed by the rest of the riders to symbolically take the last KOM point up for grab at Côte du Pavé des Gardes. Also as per tradition, Jumbo-Visma, the team of the Maillot Jaune, entered Paris in the lead of the peloton.

Stefan Bissegger (EF Education-EasyPost) and Stan De Wulf (AG2R-Citroën) attacked with 45km to go. They were joined in several waves by Jan Tratnik (Bahrain Victorious), Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), Dani Martinez (Ineos Grenadier), Matteo Jorgenson (Movistar), Max Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Mikkel Honoré (Quick Step).

It was all together again with 33km to go. The next leading group involved Schachmann again. The German was accompanied by Jonas Rutsch and Owain Doull (EF Education-EasyPost), Antoine Duchesne and Olivier Le Gac (Groupama-FDJ). The quintet got a 25’’ lead with 25km to go as their maximum advantage. It went down to 15’’ with 15km remaining. Schachmann and Rutsch were the last to surrender and it was all together again with 6.8km left.

The Tour has reached Paris. Photo: ASO/Charly Lopez

White jersey holder Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) attacked but Filippo Ganna reacted for Ineos Grenadiers and the peloton was strung out in the run in to the last 3-km. Alpecin-Deceuninck seized the reins of the peloton. BikeExchange-Jayco took over at the red flame.

Dylan Groenewegen launched from far out and Jasper Philipsen had the situation under control. He sped up on the right hand side to take his second stage win at the age of 24, eighteen years after Tom Boonen, the last Belgian green jersey winner before Wout van Aert, did so on the Champs-Elysées. Both hail from Mol and Philipsen has often been touted as the next Boonen.

Last year’s Champs-Elysées winner Wout van Aert remained quietly at the back of the pack, along with Jonas Vingegaard who took home his first Tour de France trophy.

Afternote: In August the UCI ruled that GC sixth-place Nairo Quintana was disqualified from the Tour for taking the drug Tramadol. The riders who finished after him were all bumped up one place. For example, Romain Bardet is now the sixth-place finisher of the 2022 Tour de France.

Complete results:

Stage 21 photos

115.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.850 km/hr

• GC winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
• Points classification winner: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Teams classification winner: INEOS Grenadiers

3,343.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.031 km/hr

Teams Classification:

Stage 21 map & profile

Stage 21 map

The Tour posted two profiles of this stage. Here's the original.

And here's the second with more detail.

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

After a leisurely ride into Paris, it's time to race.

Jonas Vingegaard made it to Paris in Yellow

Jasper Philipsen wins the big one.

Team Jumbo-Visma owned this Tour: GC, Points & KOM and a few stage wins.

Jonas Vingegaard celebrates.

Wout van Aert and family, all in green.

Stage winner Jasper Philipsen

INEOS Grenadiers wn the teams classification

Tadej Pogacar won the young rider classification.

Points classification winner Wout van Aert.

Jonas Vingegaard also win the mountains classification.

2022 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard.

The final GC podium, from left: Tadej Pogacar (2nd), Jonas Vingegaard (1st) & Geraint Thomas (3rd)

Saturday, July 23: Stage 20, Lacapelle Marival - Rocamadour 40.7 kilometer individual time trial

Complete stage 20 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Stage winner Wout van Aert. ASO photo

• GC leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountains classification leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma)
• Points classification leader: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
• Teams classification leader: INEOS Grenadiers

Friday, July 22: Stage 19: Castelnau Magnoac - Cahors, 188.3 km

Complete stage 19 results, stage story, photos map & profile

Christophe Laporte takes stage 19. Charly Lopez/ASO photo

Thursday, July 21: Stage 18, Lourdes - Hautacam, 143.2 km

Complete stage 18 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Jonas Vingegaard wins at Hautacam in yellow. Bravo!. ASO photo.

Wednesday, July 20: Stage 17, Saint Gaudens - Peyragudes, 129.7 km

Complete stage 17 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

After a hard duel to the summit finish line with Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar wins the stage. ASO photo

• Mountains classification leader: Simon Geschke (Cofidis)

Tuesday, July 19: Stage 16, Caracassonne - Foix, 178.5 km

Stage 16 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Hugo Houle wins in Foix. Israel-Premier Tech photo

• GC leader: Jonas Vingegaard (Jmbo-Visma)

Monday, July 18: Rest Day Two: Carcassone

The walled city of Carcassonne.

Sunday, July 17: Stage 15, Rodez - Carcassonne, 202.5 km

Complete stage 15 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Jasper Philipsen (center) just beats Wout van Aert (green kit) for the stage win. Photo: ASO

Saturday, July 16: Stage 14, Saint Etienne - Mende, 192.5 km

Complete stage 14 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Michael Matthews enjoys his superb stage win. ASO photo

• GC leader: Jonas Vingegard (Jumbo-Visma)

Friday, July 15: Stage 13, Le Bourg d'Oisons - Saint Etienne, 192.6 km

Complete stage 13 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Mads Pedersen wins stage 13. Photo: ASO

Thursday, July 14: Stage 12: Briançon - Alpe d'Huez, 165.1 km

Stage 12 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Tom Pidcock wins alone atop Alpe d'Huez. INEOS photo

Wednesday, July 13: Stage 11: Albertville - Col du Granon Serre Chevalier, 151.7 km

Complete stage 11 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Jonas Vingegaard wins the stage and becomes the news GC leader. Jumbo-Visma photo

Tuesday, July 12: Stage 10, Morzine Les Portes du Soleil - Megève, 148.1 km

Complete stage 10 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Magnus Cort wins stage 10. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

• GC leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Monday, July 11: Rest Day 1: Morzine Les Portes du Soleil

Sunday, July 10: Stage 9: Aigle - Châtel les Portes du Soleil (Pré-la-Joux), 192.9 km

Stage 9 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Bob Jungels wins stage nine. Photo: ASO

Saturday, July 9: Stage 8, Dole - Lausanne, 186.3 km

Complete stage 8 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Wout van Aert gets his second stage win this Tour. ASO photo

• Mountains classification leader: Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost)

Friday, July 8: Stage 7, Tomblaine - La Super Planche des Belles Filles, 176.3 km

Complete stage 7 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Tadej Pogacar wins stage seven with Jonas Vingegaard just with him.

Thursday, July 7: Stage 6, Binche - Longwy, 219.9 km

Stage 6 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Tadej Pogacar wins the stage and become the new GC leader. ASO photo

Wednesday, July 6: Stage 5, Lille Métropole - Arenberg Porte du Hinaut, 157 km

Complete stage 5 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

After a hard day at the office, Simon Clarke (right) is just barely the winner of stage five. Sirotti photo

• GC leader: Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma)
• Team classification leader: INEOS Grenadiers

Tuesday, July 5: Stage 4, Dunkerque - Calais, 171.5 km

Complete stage 4 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

What a rider! In yellow, alone and winning the stage, Wout van Aert has ridden a simply superb race. Chapeau! Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

• Team classification leader: Jumbo-Visma

Monday, July 4: Transfer: The Tour moves from Denmark to Dunkerque, France

Sunday, July 3: Stage 3, Vejle - Sonderborg, 182 km

Stage 3 complete results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Dylan Groenewegen wins stage three. Photo: Getty Images

• Best yong rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

Saturday, July 2: Stage 2, Roskilde - Nyborg, 202.2 km

Complete stage 2 results, stage story, photos, map & profile

Fabio Jakobsen takes stage two. Photo: Getty Images

Friday, July 1: Stage 1, Copenhagen 13.2 km individual time trial

Complete stage 1 results, stage story, photos, map, profile & start list

Yves Lampaert going faster than anyone else at the Tour de France. ASO photo.

• GC leader: Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Points classification leader: Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Team classification leader: Team Jumbo-Visma

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List of stages, June 23, 2022:

Official start list with back numbers, 6/30/2022:

Some details about the 2022 Tour de France route:

MAP Four countries: Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland and of course France will appear on the Tour map in 2022, the highest number since 2017. Denmark will become the 10th country to host the Grand Départ, and the most northerly in the Tour’s history. In France, the race will visit 8 regions and 29 departments.

STAGES There will be 21 stages:

• 6 flat stages
• 7 hilly stages
• 6 mountain stages with 5 summit finishes (La super Planche des Belles Filles, Col du Granon, Alpe d’Huez, Peyragudes, Hautacam)
• 2 individual time trial stages
• 2 rest days
• 1 transfer day

The 2022 Tour will start on 1st July, on a Friday and not on a Saturday as usual. This is to allow for the transfer to France following the three Grand Départ stages in Denmark.

WELCOME... to the 9 new stage town or sites that will  be hosting the Tour for the first time:

• Copenhagen (start and finish of stage 1)
• Roskilde (start of stage 2)
• Nyborg (finish of stage 2)
• Vejle (start of stage 3)
• Sønderborg (finish of stage 3)
• Aigle (start of stage 9)
• Castelnau-Magnoac (start of stage 19)
• Lacapelle-Marival (start of stage 20)
• Rocamadour (finish of stage 20)

MOUNTAINS The Vosges, Alps, Massif Central and Pyrenees are the four mountain massifs that will feature in this 109th edition, appearing in that order. There’s one climb, the Col de Spandelles (1,378m) in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées.

COBBLES They’ll be making their return after a four-year absence. Stage five Lille Métropole > Arenberg Porte du Hainaut will feature 19.4km of cobbles, split across 11 sectors, ranging in length from 1.3 to 2.8km.

TIME TRIALS 53km is the combined distance of the two individual time trials in the 2022 Tour: 13km on the opening stage in the centre of the Danish capital, and 40km on the penultimate stage between Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour.

TIME BONUSES The first, second and third riders  across the line on each stage willreceive a time bonus of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, respectively.

PRIZE MONEY A total of 2.3 million euros will be awarded to the teams and riders, including €500,000 to the final winner of the overall individual  classification.

Here's the the organizer's explanation of the 2022 Tour route, released October 14, 2021:

2022 ROUTE: ONE FOR THE ATTACKERS

The route of the 109th Tour de France, scheduled for the 1st to the 24th July 2022, has been unveiled in its traditional venue in Paris. The Palais des Congrès again opened its doors to thousands, including the reigning champion, Tadej Pogačar, the joint record holder for most stage wins, Mark Cavendish, and two-time world champion Julian Alaphilippe. 

The big hitters of the next Tour discovered a route filled with opportunities to go on the attack on every terrain following the Grand Départ in Copenhagen. The mountains will then set the stage for a series of showdowns to decide who gets to take the yellow jersey home, including the Super Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges department, the col du Granon and Alpe d'Huez to wrap up the Alpine chapter of the Race, before Peyragudes and the Hautacam in the Pyrenees, where the climbers will have the chance to set the race alight. 

In a historic first, riders from the women's peloton attended the ceremony to witness the birth of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. The race director, Marion Rousse, announced that the inaugural edition of the race will start on 24th July, heading east before finishing on the Super Planche des Belles Filles on 31st July.

As the world of cycling looks forward to the 2022 Tour de France, the powerful scenes from the previous edition are still fresh in the mind. In the first week, viewers were treated to a no-holds-barred contest from riders who have made their mark on cycling’s current era thanks to their aggressive racing style. Riders such as Julian Alaphilippe, Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert set the tone and inspire the rest of the peloton to follow their example with their victorious escapades. There will be plenty of opportunities for them and the rest to go on the attack throughout the Tour, starting with the Danish stages, where the masters of echelons will be right in their element in the 18 km crossing of the Baltic Sea, coming after a time trial for power riders in Copenhagen, the world capital of cycling, and before the sprint stage that will cap the Scandinavian adventure in Sønderborg.

The peloton will return to French soil in the Nord department. Next up, an exhausting ride to Calais, a serving of Roubaix cobblestones, a launch pad for punchers in Longwy and the first clash between the crown pretenders at La Planche des Belles Filles, this time in its "Super" version. Unless the weather turns the race into a war of attrition, the 2022 Tour offers mountain goats a prestigious path to the overall title.

The Alps will start with a summit finish on the col du Granon, 2,413 metres above sea level, on the same road that Bernard Hinault wore the yellow jersey for the last time in his career back in 1986, followed by a carbon copy of the stage from Briançon to the Alpe d'Huez, won by the Frenchman after crossing the finish line hand in hand with Greg LeMond. On the way to the Pyrenees, the Saint-Étienne and Carcassone stages have "sprint finish" written all over them, unlike the one to Mende.

At this point, the bell will call the leaders back into their mountain rings. Tadej Pogačar could soar on the ascent to Peyragudes after the Col d'Aspin and the Hourquette d'Ancizan have softened up the legs of the contenders. Regardless of whether he is in yellow by this point, the reigning champion will have to tame his rivals on the road to Hautacam, which will offer no respite with the climbs up the Aubisque and the Col de Spandelles, making its debut in the race. The final time trial will also enter uncharted waters with its finish on the Rocamadour promontory. It will be time to see where everyone stands… 24 hours later, it’ll be time to celebrate the winner on the Champs-Élysées. A new adventure will then begin with the women in the spotlight.

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Tour de France teams and riders: complete startlist for the 2021 race

Every team and rider at the Tour de France

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Colin Henrys

With a startlist littered with Tour de France icons and some of pro cycling’s best up-and-coming stars, the world’s biggest cycling race will certainly be living up to its billing once again.

Chris Froome and Vicenzo Nibali share 11 Grand Tour wins between them, while defending champion Tadej Pogacar and fellow Slovenian Primoz Roglic represent some of the new era of potential greats on show.

Among the sprinters it is a similar story – Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel have won 70 Grand Tour stages between them, but Caleb Ewan will be looking to add to his tally.

Peter Sagan, as ever, will be among the green jersey contenders but Ewan will be keen to provide competition and Tour debutant Mathieu van der Poel is a rouleur with a reputation showing no sign of slowing.

Of the 184 riders on the startlist, 33 will be flying the home flag and there are 27 nationalities represented in total – with ten Brits and one Irishman among them.

You can find the full list of riders for the 2021 Tour de France below, but first here’s a quick look at the top contenders for this year’s maillot jaune .

Tour de France 2021 favourites

• Tadej Pogacar (UAE-Team Emirates)
• Primoz Roglic (Team Jumbo-Visma)
• Geraint Thomas (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Richard Carapaz (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Miguel Angel Lopez (Movistar Team)
• Richie Porte (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step)

Tour de France 2021 teams and riders

Uae team emirates.

Tadej Pogacar snatched victory at last year’s Tour de France to announce himself on the world stage in style.

Aged just 21, the Slovenian claimed the yellow jersey with victory on the penultimate stage and his winning form has showed no sign of slowing since.

Victories at the UAE Tour, Tirreno-Adriatico, Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Tour of Slovenia are the mark of a man in superb form.

He can climb, he can put down the power in the time trial and he is backed by a strong and experienced UAE-Team Emirates line-up.

Former King of the Mountains Rafal Majka and 2013 world champion Rui Costa are among his domestiques, as is Italian Davide Formolo.

Marc Hischi, Rafal Majka, Brandon McNulty and Vegard Stake Laengen complete the line-up as they look to earn back-to-back Tour victories.

• Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
• Mikkel Bjerg (DEN)
• Rui Costa (POR)
• Davide Formolo (ITA)
• Marc Hirschi (SUI)
• Rafal Majka (POL)
• Brandon McNulty (USA)
• Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR)

Tour de France 2020: Winner (Tadej Pogacar), Youth classification (Tadej Pogacar), King of the Mountains (Tadej Pogacar), Three stage wins (Tadej Pogacar)

Pro wins 2021: 14

Team Jumbo-Visma

Primoz Roglic was cruelly denied victory last year, when he lost the yellow jersey on the penultimate stage, blown away by Tadej Pogacar’s stunning time trial.

Roglic had led since finishing second on stage nine, and he laid bare his form when he then went on to win Liege-Bastogne-Liege and the Vuelta a Espana before the season was up.

He could not defend his Liege title this time around, but won three stages of Paris-Nice and claimed overall victory at the Tour of the Basque Country.

He is not the only Team Jumbo-Visma rider on the hunt for success either – he has a strong team backing him, that includes Steven Kruijswijk and Robert Gesink for the mountains.

Tony Martin will play a big role as domestique if there is a yellow jersey to defend too, and given Wout van Aert – a double stage winner last season – is among the contenders for stage one victory, that could be from the very first weekend.

• Primoz Roglic (SLO)
• Wout van Aert (BEL)
• Mike Teunissen (NED)
• Robert Gesink (NED)
• Jonas Vindegaard (DEN)
• Tony Martin (GER)
• Sepp Kuss (USA)
• Steven Kruijswijk (NED)

Tour de France 2020: Second (Primoz Roglic), Seventh (Tom Dumoulin), Three stage wins (Wout van Aert (2), Primoz Roglic)

Pro wins 2021: 20

INEOS Grenadiers

Since their first win, as Team Sky, in 2012 the team now known as INEOS Grenadiers have dominated this race with four riders contributing to seven wins in the last nine editions.

Egan Arley Bernal could not defend his title last year, but victory at the Giro d’Italia has whet the appetite for yet more INEOS success this season.

They arrive fresh from success at the Tour de Suisse (Richie Porte) and Criterium du Dauphine (Richard Carapaz) and both men join 2018 Tour winner Geraint Thomas in a fiercely-strong line-up.

Tao Geoghegan Hart is another former Grand Tour winner in their strong list – one of three Brits, with Thomas and Luke Rowe.

Michal Kwiatkowski, Jonathan Castroviejo and Dylan van Baarle also line-up. It is the sort of line-up that can dominate the peloton if the Grenadiers get a sniff of the yellow jersey.

The team boasts 27 victories this season in total, and they will be expected to add to that over the next few weeks.

• Richard Carapaz (ECU)
• Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP)
• Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
• Michal Kwiatkowski (POL)
• Richie Porte (AUS)
• Luke Rowe (GBR)
• Geraint Thomas (GBR)
• Dylan van Baarle (NED)

Tour de France 2020: One stage win (Michal Kwiatkowski), 13 th overall (Richard Carapaz)

Pro wins 2021: 27

Astana-Premier Tech

Versatility and freedom to chase stage wins were the key words in Team Performance Manager Dmitriy Fofonov's revealing of Astana-Premier Tech's 2021 Tour de France team.

Newly-crowned Spanish road race champion Omar Fraile, and his compatriot and national time trial champ Ion Izagirre will be among those hunting for stage wins.

Astana had Miguel Angel Lopez finish sixth last year, but Fraile, Izagirre, Denmark's Jakob Fuglsang and, stage winner last year, Alexey Lutsenko will all be targeting success day-by-day this time around.

Lutsenko won the time trial stage of the Criterium du Dauphine ahead of this race and finished second overall to prove his form - he will be one to watch for stage wins, even if the team does shun any wider ambitions as a result.

• Alex Aranburu (ESP)
• Stefan de Bod (RSA)
• Omar Fraile (ESP)
• Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
• Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)
• Hugo Houle (CAN)
• Ion Izagirre (ESP)
• Alexey Lutzenko (KAZ)

Tour de France 2020: Sixth overall (Miguel Angel Lopez)

Pro wins 2021: eight

COFIDIS, Solutions Credits

In the previous two years, Guillaume Martin has finished 12th and 11th at the Tour de France and was crowned King of the Mountains at the Vuelta a Espana.

The 28-year-old Frenchman will now lead Cofidis again in this year's race, as they look to end a barren run of 12 years without a Tour stage win.

The long-standing team will pin their hopes in the mountains on Martin, who will have Spanish climbing pair Ruben Fernandez and Jesus Herrada working for him when the road heads up.

On the flatter stages, Christophe Laporte remains their contender for stage victories.

Cofidis are a fixture of the Tour de France, but success has eluded them far too often in recent memory. Martin has a big task on his hands to end that run, but he can at least target a strong GC finish and some valuable prize money as a result too.

• Guillaume Martin (FRA)
• Christophe Laporte (FRA)
• Jesus Herrada (ESP)
• Anthony Perez (FRA)
• Simon Geschke (GER)
• Ruben Fernandez (ESP)
• Pierre-Luc Perichon (FRA)
• Jelle Wallays (BEL)

Tour de France 2020: 11 th overall (Guillaume Martin)

Pro wins 2021: six

Trek-Segafredo

The only non-Team Sky rider to win the Tour de France between 2012 and 2020, Vincenzo Nibali joins forces with Bauke Mollema for the second consecutive Grand Tour this season.

Injury before and during the Giro d'Italia cost the veteran a shot at a sustained challenge, but he and Mollema will be hunting stage wins and taking each day as it comes regarding a GC challenge too.

Milan-San Remo winner Jasper Stuyven is another rider to look out for as he hunts for stage wins as part of a versatile attack of rouleurs that also features Mads Pedersen and Edward Theuns.

Strength in depth appears to have been the key criteria for this Trek-Segafredo team, and a balanced team for all terrain also includes Kenny Elissonde for the mountain stages and Latvian Toms Skujins as a man to look out for in the breakaways.

The first week could well shape their tactics overall, but even at 36 there should be nobody betting against Nibali winding the clock back on at least one day of this race.

• Julien Bernard (FRA)
• Kenny Elissonde (FRA)
• Bauke Mollema (NED)
• Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
• Mads Pedersen (DEN)
• Toms Skujins (LTV)
• Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
• Edward Theuns (BEL)

Tour de France 2020: Third overall (Richie Porte)

Pro wins 2021: ten

Team Qhubeka-ASSOS

The pre-Tour headlines for Qhubeka-Assos' Tour de France squad have centred on one man who will not be there - namely Fabio Aru.

Unspecified physical problems suffered at the Italian national championships means Aru will not be on the Tour startline and Qhubeka-Assos' ambitions for the race have been shuffled.

Aru's overall form meant he was never going to be in overall contention, but the 2015 Vuelta a Espana winner and multiple Grand Tour stage winner's experience is a loss.

Instead, Simon Clarke serves as a hugely experienced road captain and the likes of Colombian climber Sergio Henao and Belgian time-trial specialist Victor Campenaerts will be chasing stage success.

After some incredible years at this race in their early days, Team Qhubeka-ASSOS - in former guises - has had a bit of a lean patch of late.

They will feature in plenty of breakaways, however, so expect the Qhubeka charity to get plenty of airtime.

• Simon Clarke (AUS)
• Michael Gogl (AUT)
• Victor Campenaerts (BEL)
• Max Walscheid (GER)
• Sean Bennett (USA)
• Nic Dlamini (RSA)
• Sergio Henao (COL)
• Carlos Barbero (ESP)

Tour de France 2020: 73 rd overall

Pro wins 2021: four

Team BikeExchange

Fresh from his third place at the Giro d'Italia, Simon Yates will switch his focus to stage wins for the 2021 Tour de France having been named in the Team BikeExchange line-up.

He and Esteban Chaves will be on the hunt for victory in the mountains, as the Brit looks to add to the two Tour stage wins he earned in 2019.

The 2018 Vuelta a Espana champion and his Colombian team-mate have 13 Grand Tour stage wins between them – though Chaves is still looking to get off the mark at the Tour de France.

He found some form with tenth place at the Tour de Suisse to add to his collection of top-ten results this season.

Michael Matthews, a former green jersey winner, is another option for stage wins, meanwhile - leading the team on the flatter stages and certainly capable of mixing it up over the slightly lumpier stuff too.

It is, all in all, a balanced and experienced line-up and it would be a surprise if they do not return from France without at least a small measure of success to their name.

• Luke Durbridge (AUS)
• Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)
• Luka Mezgec (SLO)
• Simon Yates (GB)
• Esteban Chaves (COL)
• Michael Matthews (AUS)
• Amund Grondahl Jansen (NOR)
• Lucas Hamilton (AUS)

Tour de France 2020: ninth overall (Adam Yates)

Pro wins 2021: seven

Bahrain-Victorious

Bahrain-Victorious have wide-ranging ambitions for the 2021 Tour de France, anchored on ever-improving Australian Jack Haig's GC ambitions.

Haig, 27, has finished seventh at Paris-Nice and fifth at the Criterium du Dauphine so far this season and will have Wout Poels among his top domestiques for this race.

Chris Froome's former Team Sky lieutenant will also be hunting stage wins according to DS Rolf Aldag who wants Bahrain-Victorious to be, well, victorious every single day at this race.

British Tour debutant Fred Wright, 22, will be one of those looking to play his part - the youngest member in a squad that otherwise packs a good level of Grand Tour experience.

• Pello Bilbao (ESP)
• Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)
• Jack Haig (AUS)
• Dylan Teuns (BEL)
• Wout Poels (NED)
• Matej Mohoric (SLO)
• Marco Haller (AUT)
• Fred Wright (GBR)

Tour de France 2020: fourth overall (Mikel Landa)

Pro wins 2021: 16

Ag2r Citroen Team

With Bob Jungels absent through injury, Ag2r Citroen Team still feature an experienced, versatile squad for the 2021 Tour de France.

Greg van Avermaet is one of the stand-out names - the reigning Olympic road race champion having pulled on the yellow jersey in both 2016 and 2018.

The first week looks well suited to Van Avermaet again, while Oliver Naesen is another Belgian that could be in content for the French-sponsored team in that week.

Nans Peters returns after claiming stage success last season, meanwhile.

Balancing Van Avermaet's experience, Ag2r Citroen also feature three Tour debutants - Ben O'Connor, Aurelien Paret-Peintre and Dorian Godon.

• Benoit Cosnefroy (FRA)
• Greg van Avermaet (BEL)
• Aurelien Paret-Peintre (FRA)
• Ben O’Connor (AUS)
• Nans Peters (FRA)
• Oliver Naesen (BEL)
• Michael Schar (SUI)
• Dorian Godon (FRA)

Tour de France 2020: Winner (Tadej Pogacar), Youth classification (Tadej Pogacar), King of the Mountains (Tadej Pogacar)

Pro wins 2021: 26 th overall (Mikael Cherel)

Movistar Team

Movistar are serial winners of the team classification at the Tour de France, but the Spanish team have found individual success has eluded them too often.

Realistically, the star riders that have passed through the team may feel they could - and perhaps should - have done more in years gone by.

But they remain contenders year after year, and flying the flag in 2021 will be Enric Mas - fifth last year - Marc Soler and Miguel Angel Lopez.

Alejandro Valverde lends his considerable experience to the team on the road, and Imanol Erviti and Carlos Verona are among the Spanish climbing stars who will look to crack the peloton in the mountains.

A podium finish is not beyond the realms of possibility for a team who may prefer their Dark Horse status. One thing is certain, it would be dangerous to write off a team with climbing prowess to match the best of them.

• Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
• Carlos Verona (ESP)
• Enric Mas (ESP)
• Imanol Erviti (ESP)
• Ivan Garcia Cortina (ESP)
• Jorge Arcas (ESP)
• Marc Soler (ESP)
• Miguel Angel Lopez (COL)

Tour de France 2020: Fifth overall (Enric Mas), Team Classification winners

Pro wins 2021: 11

BORA-hansgrohe

A balanced BORA-hansgrohe team are sure to enjoy plenty of time at the sharp end of stages at this year's Tour de France.

Peter Sagan is their big-name star, as the rouleur's rouleur looks to swap his newly-reclaimed Slovakian national champion's jersey for yet another Tour de France green jersey.

He topped the points classification at the Giro d'Italia last month to add to the seven points classification titles he has claimed at the Tour de France too.

His stage win at the Giro was the 18th Grand Tour stage of his career, but he is not the only BORA-hansgrohe to look out for at the 2021 Tour de France.

Wilco Kelderman is their top climber, and Emanuel Buchmann finished fourth overall in this race in 2019 to prove his credentials too.

Kelderman has enjoyed top-ten finishes at the Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Romandie and Criterium du Dauphine to hone his form this season.

A pdoum finish at last year's Giro d'Italia was a reminder of what the 30-year-old can do, and the Dutchman will be keen to prove there is more than one string to BORA-hansgrohe's bow in this race.

• Daniel Oss (ITA)
• Lukas Postlberger (AUT)
• Ide Schelling (NED)
• Wilco Kelderman (NED)
• Peter Sagan (SVK)
• Nils Politt (GER)
• Emanuel Buchmann (GER)
• Patrick Konrad (AUT)

Tour de France 2020: 33 rd overall

Pro wins 2021: 13

Lotto-Soudal

Caleb Ewan leads Lotto-Soudal's sprinting charge and the team management have left little doubt that he will be the man in charge at this race too.

The Australian has five stage wins in the last two editions of this race and looks the top contender for the bunch gallops in this race too.

A top sprinter in his own right, he also boasts a strong lead-out train and the pure focus of his team for this race - if he racks up the stage wins, the green jersey will become a target too.

Beyond Ewan, Thomas de Gendt and Philippe Gilbert lend considerable experience to this team and will almost certainly be looking for stage wins throughout the three weeks.

De Gendt is a fixture of the breakaway on the most brutal of days... and there are plenty of those in the offing this year.

• Caleb Ewan (AUS)
• Jasper de Buyst (BEL)
• Tosh van der Sande (BEL)
• Thomas de Gendt (BEL)
• Roger Kluge (GER)
• Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
• Harry Sweeny (AUS)
• Brent van Moer (BEL)

Tour de France 2020: 52 nd overall

Deceuninck-QuickStep

A late call-up in place of injured Sam Bennett - last year's green jersey winner - has presented Mark Cavendish with the chance to enjoy what may well prove to be a final hurrah at this race.

Deceuninck-QuickStep's decision to resign the Manx Missile has already been repaid by five victories so far this season and the 30-time Tour stage winner may yet have one last trick up his sleeve on the biggest occasion.

Cavendish has Michael Morkov for support in the sprints, but the team's focus is split with Julian Alaphilippe the main leader.

Alaphilippe has won the yellow jersey on 16 occasions in total, and the first two stages could present him with a chance to add to that tally.

Two long time trials suit him well too, as he looks to improve on his career-best fifth place overall in 2019.

Alaphilippe will be the team's focus, but between him and Cavendish there could still be plenty of headlines to write.

• Julian Alaphillipe (FRA)
• Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
• Davide Ballerini (ITA)
• Mattia Cattaneo (ITA)
• Mark Cavendish (GBR)
• Tim DeClercq (BEL)
• Dries Devenyns (BEL)
• Michael Morkov (DEN)

Tour de France 2020: Points classification (Sam Bennett), 36 th overall

Pro wins 2021: 32

EF Education-Nippo

Tour de Suisse runner-up Rigoberto Uran is one of two Colombian climbers in the EF Education-Nippo team for the 2021 Tour de France and he remains a rider that can never be written off.

Uran was second in this race in 2017, and his time trial success at the Tour de Suisse, that helped him to that second place, was a reminder of how this year's TDF course could suit him.

The 34-year-old may soon be passing the baton to younger compatriot Sergio Higuita but his knack of returning to fore just as everyone has dismissed as a contender means that time has not come yet.

Higuita himself will be a key ally in the mountains and an alternative for stage wins if the team's attention shifts.

Elsewhere, a balanced team will support the two Colombians and keep the EF Education-Nippo flag flying on the transition days too.

• Sergio Higuita (COL)
• Rigoberto Uran (COL)
• Magnus Cort (DEN)
• Neilson Powless (USA)
• Stefan Bissegger (SUI)
• Michael Valgren (DEN)
• Ruben Guerreiro (POR)
• Jonas Rutsch (GER)

Tour de France 2020: Eighth overall (Rigoberto Uran)

Groupama-FDJ

David Gaudu and Arnaud Demare will hope to fly the home flag for French cycling fans as they share the lead on a dual-focussed Groupama-FDJ roster for the 2021 Tour de France.

Gaudu, 24, leads the team's GC challenge in the absence of Thibaut Pinot and his success at last season's Vuelta a Espana - winning two stages - has showed his capabilities.

Demare, meanwhile, arrives on the back of a strong season and realistically looks Caleb Ewan's biggest sprinting rival in this race.

A first Tour start since 2018, having focussed on - and enjoyed success at - the Giro d'Italia in the previous two seasons follows a campaign which has already brought seven victories.

A full lead-out train boasting the power of Ignatas Konovalovas, Miles Scotson and Stefan Kung and wing-man Jacopo Guarnieri shows where Groupama-FDJ's primary focus lies.

Gaudu is an option for the mountains, but Demare and sprint stage wins are the main goal.

• Bruno Armirail (FRA)
• Arnaud Demare (FRA)
• David Gaudu (FRA)
• Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA)
• Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
• Stefan Kung (SUI)
• Valentin Madouas (FRA)
• Miles Scotson (AUS)

Tour de France 2020: 24 th overall (Sebastien Reichenbach)

Pro wins 2021: 19

Intermarche-Wanty-Gobert Materiaux

Back at the Tour de France, Intermarche-Wanty Gobert Materiaux are looking for time in the breakaway but they have options for different terrain in their eight-man squad.

Louis Meintjes will be their man in the mountains, Jan Bakelants over rolling terrain and the Van Poppels, Danny being led out by Boy, are their sprint contenders.

The team claimed a stage win at the Giro d'Italia last month, and the motivation is there for Tavo van der Hoorn's team-mates to follow suit this year.

The latter's victory was the team's first as a WorldTour team, and they certainly have a versatile enough squad to be in the mix consistently in this year's Tour de France too.

• Jan Bakelants (BEL)
• Jonas Koch (GER)
• Louis Meintjes (RSA)
• Loic Vliegen (BEL)
• Danny van Poppel (NED)
• Boy van Poppel (NED)
• Georg Zimmermann (GER)
• Lorenzo Rota (ITA)

Tour de France 2020: N/A

Pro wins 2021: two

Israel Start-Up Nation

Israel Start-Up Nation make their second Tour de France appearance and, as with last year's race, they have the big names but could well have little to show for it.

Andre Greipel has two wins to his name this season, but his last Tour success was a long time ago - similar to former team-mate and long-standing rival Mark Cavendish.

Chris Froome, meanwhile, is of course a four-time Tour de France winner but his form this season has showed that those days are behind him.

Canadian climber Michael Woods and Irish all-rounder Dan Martin could be the better shouts for stage wins and a strong overall finish.

Martin took a stage at the Giro d'Italia and will be keen for more of the same.

Elsewhere, Israeli time-trial champion Omer Goldstein will wear the national jersey against the clock and will want to give a good showing.

• Rick Zabel (GER)
• Andre Greipel (GER)
• Chris Froome (GBR)
• Omer Goldstein (ISR)
• Reto Hollenstein (SUI)
• Guillaume Boivin (CAN)
• Dan Martin (IRL)
• Michael Woods (CAN)

Tour de France 2020: 41 st overall

Team DSM has undergone several name and sponsor changes, and the outfit are no longer the team they once were.

But where Marcel Kittel and Tom Dumoulin lit up the Tour d France for the team's previous guides, they should not be written off in 2021 either.

Powerhouse sprinters and Grand Tour contenders they are not, but there are riders like Tiesj Benoot who know what it takes to get to the sharp end of a race.

Dutchman Cees Bol took the team's only win so far this season at Paris-Nice, meanwhile.

• Soren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
• Tiesj Benoot (BEL)
• Cees Bol (NED)
• Mark Donovan (GBR)
• Nils Eekhoff (NED)
• Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED)
• Casper Pedersen (DEN)
• Jasha Sutterlin (GER)

Tour de France 2020: 54 th overall, one stage win (Marc Hirschi)

Pro wins 2021: one

Alpecin-Fenix

All eyes are on Tour de France debutant Mathieu van der Poel as he targets the yellow jersey on the first stage of the 2021 race.

The Dutchman has made a seamless transition from cyclo-cross domination to Classics success on the road and he heads a sprinter-packed Alpecin-Fenix squad for this race.

Beyond the first stage, Van der Poel could also prove a contender for the green jersey as he looks to best Peter Sagan and make this is a maiden Tour to remember.

For his team, also at the Tour for the first time, stage wins are clearly the target with a team built to take something from the rolling and flatter stages.

• Petr Vakoc (CZE)
• Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)
• Tim Merlier (BEL)
• Xandro Meurisse (BEL)
• Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
• Silvan Dillier (SUI)
• Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
• Jonas Rickaert (BEL)

Pro wins 2021: 17

Team TotalEnergies

Four of team TotalEnergies' five wins this season arrived in an eight-day period in May.

At the 2021 Tour de France, the goal will be breakaways and stage wins where the opportunity present as they look to take advantage of their airtime.

Edvald Boasson Hagen has prowess on the biggest stage and a huge engine, while Pierre Latour will be one to watch when the mountain heads skywards.

It is a balanced team, full of opportunists, and when the breakaways are let off the leash in the final week, there could be opportunities.

• Pierre Latour (FRA)
• Anthony Turgis (FRA)
• Victor de la Parte (ESP)
• Cristian Rodriguez (ESP)
• Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
• Julien Simon (FRA)
• Fabien Doubey (FRA)
• Jeremy Cabot (FRA)

Tour de France 2020: 31 st overall

Pro wins 2021: five

Team Arkea-Samsic

Team Arkea-Samsic are led by three riders who, just a few years ago, seemed to have the world at their cleated feet.

Warren Barguil and Nairo Quintana have both won the Tour de France's polka dot jersey and the Colombian has claimed both the Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana.

Their stars have faded overt time, however, and with a balanced Tour route - and a lot of time trialling - awaiting, stage wins in the mountain look the better bet than a yellow jersey challenge.

The third of those team leaders is Nacer Bouhanni, a man who looked to set to carry France's sprinting hopes at one time.

He too has never lived up to expectations on the biggest stage, however, and it could be British duo Connor Swift and Dan McLay who stand more chance of earning something on the flatter stages.

• Warren Barguil (FRA)
• Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)
• Nairo Quintana (COL)
• Elie Gesbert (FRA)
• Connor Swift (GBR)
• Anthony Delaplace (FRA)
• Dan McLay (GBR)
• Clement Russo (FRA)

Tour de France 2020: 14 th overall

B&B Hotels p/b KTM

With an all-French team - three of whom share the same first name - B&B Hotels p/b KTM arrive at the Tour de France with one prime goal in mind.

And that goal is to get up the road and earn their sponsors some air time, making each day's break and contesting for victories with the likes of Pierre Rolland and Bryan Coquard where the opportunity presents itself.

This season, their only successes have come in the Tour du Rwanda - Rolland earning one of them.

He will be one to watch in the mountains, and he can never be confidently written off - but realistically the team's goal is airtime and breakaways and little else is expected.

• Pierre Rolland (FRA)
• Quentin Pacher (FRA)
• Maxime Chevalier (FRA)
• Franck Bonnamour (FRA)
• Cyril Barthe (FRA)
• Cyril Gautier (FRA)
• Cyril Lemoine (FRA)
• Bryan Coquard (FRA)

Tour de France 2020: 18 th overall (Pierre Rolland)

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Tour de France 2024 Contender Power Rankings

Three and a half months out from the start of the men’s Tour de France, we ranked the top yellow jersey threats in the peloton.

This is the second edition of Bicycling’ s Power Rankings for the 2024 Men’s Tour de France, where we rank the top contenders leading up to July’s race. This continuously updated list will give you an in-depth look at the riders that have the best shot to stand atop the podium at the end of the Tour—and how they’re performing in the races leading up to July.

These rankings will be constantly refreshed, so you can see who’s up and who’s down on the road to the 2024 Tour de France.

The 2024 Tour de France is expected to bring together the sport’s four best grand tour riders: Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike), winner of the last two Tours de France; Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), winner of the 2020 and 2021 Tours de France; Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick Step), winner of the 2022 Vuelta a España; and Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe), a 3-time winner of the Vuelta and the winner of last year’s Giro d’Italia.

Each rider is taking a different path to the Tour de France, with each choosing to mix race days with extended periods of time spread all over Europe at training camps–either alone or with their teammates. And while some of their paths will cross at certain races throughout the first half of the season, they won’t all race together until the Tour.

Three of the five riders in our last power ranking haven’t raced since, but the other two made headlines in an important Spanish stage race–one for his domination and the other for his continued improvement.

Below, you’ll find the first edition of Bicycling ’s Men’s Tour de France Power Rankings.

Jonas Vingegaard

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Race Days : 11

Race Wins : 7

Best Result : 1st-place, General Classification - Tirreno-Adriatico

Next Race : Tour of the Basque Country, April 1-6

The Tour’s 2-time defending champion, Vingegaard hasn’t raced since winning two stages and the General Classification at the Tirreno-Adriatico stage race in March. Instead of racing, the Dane stayed in Italy to recon the opening stages of the upcoming Tour de France (the race is starting in Italy) [Link to TDF Course Overview.], and then went to his home in Lugano, Switzerland to train for the next race on his program, the Tour of the Basque Country, where he’ll race for the first time against his former teammate, Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (BORA-hansgrohe). 

Tadej Pogačar

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Race Days : 9

Race Wins : 6

Best Result : 1st-place, General Classficiation - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Next Race : Liège-Bastogne-Liège, April 21

Winner of back-to-back Tours in 2020 and 2021–and runner-up to Vingegaard in 2022 and 2023–Pogačar has cemented his place as the Dane’s top challenger with a third-place finish in last Saturday’s Milan-Sanremo and the overall victory at last week’s Volta Ciclista a Catalunya.

The Slovenian left no doubt as to who was the strongest rider in Catalunya, finishing second in an uphill sprint on Stage 1 and then blowing the doors off everyone on back-to-back summit finishes on Stages 2 and 3. 

At that point, with more than a 2-minute lead, most riders would have shifted into defense-mode. But not Pogačar, who said earlier in the week that one of his career goals is to win all seven of the sport’s most important week-long stage races. Instead of riding to defend his lead, Pog continued to attack, winning Saturday’s Stage 6–which took the race over the monstrous Coll de Pradell–and then just for good measure, Sunday’s Stage 7–in a small group sprint. 

By the end of the week Pogačar had a 3:41 advantage over the race’s next-best rider–Spain’s Mikel Landa (Soudal-Quick Step). He’s now won six races in only nine days of racing. Wow. 

That could have been enough of a performance to vault him over Vingegaard at the top of our ranking, but here’s the thing: Pogačar’s first goal of the season is May’s Giro d’Italia, a race which could leave the Slovenian a bit depleted heading into the Tour. No one has won the Giro and the Tour de France in the same season since Italy’s Marco Pantani in 1998, and those were–for many reasons–different days. 

But we can’t ignore how strong the Slovenian is currently (a rider competing against him last week said that everyone is basically racing for second-place whenever he shows up on the start list), and if he maintains–or even improves upon–his current level of fitness, the Italian grand tour will be his race to lose.  

Remco Evenepoel

Race Days : 14

Race Wins : 4

Best Result : 2nd place, General Classification - Paris-Nice

Like Vingegaard, Evenepoel hasn’t raced since our first power ranking. And like Vingegaard, he stuck around after his last race–France’s Paris-Nice–to take an early look at some key stages in the upcoming Tour de France. 

But while Vingegaard focused on the Tour’s opening stages, Evenepoel focused on the Tour’s final weekend, which takes place in and around Nice.

While Evenepoel was training, his team’s big off-season signing, Spain’s Mikel Landa, raced well at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. The Spaniard was by-far the best of the men trying to keep up with Pogačar in the mountains and finished second overall. That’s a good sign for Evenepoel and his team, which will be doing everything it can to measure up to the depth of teams like Visma and UAE at this year’s Tour.

Up next for the Belgian is Spain’s Tour of the Basque Country, where he’ll join forces with Landa to take on Vingegaard and Roglič. It will be interesting to see how Evenepoel approaches the race: he could do everything possible to win the overall, but a better move might be to save a little bit for the Ardennes classics that he’s slated to ride after leaving Spain. 

Primož Roglič

Race Days : 8

Race Wins : 0

Best Result : 3rd place, Stage 7, Paris-Nice

Roglič is the biggest unknown of the riders on this list. He’s raced just once–at Paris-Nice earlier this month–and didn’t do much to make anyone think he has the leg to challenge men like Vingegaard and Pogačar at the Tour.

But the Slovenian has not been shy about the fact that he is taking a slow and steady approach to preparing for the Tour de France, a strategy that could pay off for him if his younger rivals burn too many matches too early in the season.

His next race will be the Tour of the Basque Country. This will be Roglič’s biggest test so far, both because of the terrain–the Tour of the Basque Country is one of the hardest races of the season–and the competition–Vingegaard, Evenepoel, and Egan Bernal are all expected to start the race. 

But here’s the good news: Roglič is a two-time winner of the event, and he knows these roads well. Anything other than a top-3 finish would be a disappointment. 

Egan Bernal

Race Days : 27

Best Result : 3rd place, General Classficiation - Volta Ciclista a Catalunya

Bernal keeps piling on the race days, perhaps trying to make-up for the time he lost when a crash in early 2022 nearly ended his career. 

The Colombian just finished third overall at the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, his fourth stage race of the season, and scored his first WorldTour podium finish since 2021. That’s a big deal for a rider who wasn’t even sure if he’d race again–let alone be a contender in some of the sport’s biggest races. 

But as much as we’re impressed with his consistent improvement so far this season, we’re more excited about the tenacity he’s displayed. Last year he seemed happy just to be racing again, but now he looks like he wants to start winning again–and we love it.

INEOS must love it as well, but the British team is still playing it safe with the Colombian, and they still haven’t announced which grand tour he’ll be targeting this summer. It will be either the Tour de France or the Vuelta a España, but our guess is that the team will ultimately send him to the Tour. 

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A 3-time runner-up at the Tour of Spain, Spain’s Enric Mas (Movistar) has failed to finished the last two Tours de France. But he rode well in Catalunya, finishing fifth overall. If he keeps it up, he could be on track to equal (and possibly better) his fifth-place overall finish at the Tour in 2020.

Denmark’s Mattias Skjelmose (LIDL-Trek) hasn’t raced since winning a stage and finishing fourth overall at Paris-Nice. He’s next slated to race at the Tour of the Basque Country, where we’re eager to see how he does.

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Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard suffered a broken collarbone and several broken ribs after being involved in a "nasty crash" during Stage 4 of the Itzulia Basque Country in Spain, his team confirmed on social media Thursday. 

Several other riders were also badly injured.

The two-time defending Tour de France champion was taken to the hospital after multiple riders were involved in a crash less than 19 miles from the finish line.

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Team Visma provided an update on X that Vingegaard, 27, was conscious and en route to the hospital. He was reportedly wearing an oxygen mask and neck brace and was hardly moving as he was placed into the ambulance. 

In their latest update, Team Visma shared that Vingegaard was stable but had sustained a number of serious injuries. 

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"It was a nasty crash, but fortunately he is stable and conscious," the update reads. "Examinations at the hospital have revealed that he has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs. He remains in hospital as a precaution. Thank you for all your messages." 

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Belgian cyclist Remco Evenepoel, who was also hospitalized as a result of the crash, suffered a fractured right collarbone and scapula. His team, Soudal Quick-Step, said he would travel back to Belgium on Friday to undergo surgery.

The crash was seemingly initiated when one rider's front tire appeared to slip and sent other riders off the road.

The race was later neutralized until the finish line. Six riders who had been in a breakaway stopped to wait in the next town. They were allowed to sprint for the stage win, but their times would count for the general classification.

Among those six was eventual winner Louis Meintjes of the Intermarché Wanty team, who said after the stage that he was thinking of those that were injured.

"It’s a sad day," he said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic among injured in serious crash during Itzulia Basque Country

Numerous riders down, all three abandon after crash rips through race

A horrendous crash in stage 4 of the Itzulia Basque Country has seen numerous riders injured, with Tour de France contenders Jonas Vingegaard, Primož Roglič and Remco Evenepoel amongst the injured.

Six riders were transported to hospital following the incident, including Vingegaard and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates).

For up to date news on the injuries of riders from this crash please read: Jonas Vingegaard suffers broken collarbone, ribs, Evenepoel fractures clavicle, scapula in Itzulia Basque Country crash and Primoz Roglic left without fractures after horrific crash, Vingegaard update reveals collapsed lung

The crash took place with some 35 kilometres to go in the main bunch on a sweeping right-hand bend in dense woodland, with multiple riders falling, some landing in concrete drainage ditches that were not protected by any barriers. Around at least 10 riders were affected by the fall.

Evenepoel came down after powering through the trees, limping with his right arm held close to his side, while Vingegaard ended prostrate on the side of the road, only moving several minutes later.

Race leader Roglič, already a crash victim on Wednesday, fell heavily and was also forced to abandon, but was not injured as seriously and left the race in the team car.

It appeared that one rider slid out in the front half of the pack, bringing more riders down, sparking the mass crash.

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EF Education-EasyPost confirmed that Alexander Cepeda and Sean Quinn were involved in the crash.

"Sean Quinn was forced to abandon. Medical evaluation is ongoing. Further updates to come," the team stated on social media.

Lidl-Trek confirmed that Natnael Tesfatsion was also involved in the incident.

It was initially unclear how the crash happened, although it appeared that one rider slid out in the front half of the pack, bringing more riders down. 

Later, local rider Mikel Bizkarra (Euskatel-Euskadi), who was not taking part in the race, observed on X, formerly Twitter, that “On that road, there are a lot of tree roots under the asphalt, which makes the road very bumpy. It's "easy" to go flying."

Several riders remained inert on the ground as ambulances rushed to attend them, at least three vehicles reaching the stage rapidly in a relatively isolated area.  Riders from UAE Team Emirates were also affected, with UAE reporting, via X, formerly Twitter, that Jay Vine had been taken to hospital.

The race itself was neutralised shortly afterwards after what was one of the worst multiple-rider crashes in a long time. The race organisation stated:

“The mountain pass of Untzilla is canceled and the race is neutralised until Eskoraitza. The race organisers are waiting for the doctors to rejoin the peloton.”

After a lengthy delay following the huge drama, the decision was then made by the organisation that six riders in the break would continue to fight it out for the stage. The peloton itself would simply ride to the finish, with the GC battle effectively neutralised for the day.

Reports continued to trickle in as they did so, with Visma-Lease a Bike saying that Vingegaard was in an ambulance but conscious and messages of support beginning to arrive as well.

“Horrified by the crash we witnessed today. Our team was spared, but we feel for those who got caught. We can only wish that all riders involved are not injured too seriously,” Decathlon-AG2R commented on X.

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Vingegaard, Evenepoel, and Roglič see Tour de France and 2024 Olympic hopes hurt in serious crash at Itzulia Basque Country

A massive crash on Thursday, April 4th, injured several marquee riders on stage 4 of the Itzulia Basque Country road cycling race, including reigning Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard and fellow tour favourites Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič .

It'll now be a race against time for the three champions, and others injured in the accident, to regain full fitness ahead of a European Summer which includes the Tour de France stage race and the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Nasty crash floors three champions

The crash happened on a sharp bend in the road within the final 40 km of the stage. A dozen riders were involved, with many falling on the deck and into concrete ditches alongside the road.

Two-time defending Tour de France champ Vingegaard spent minutes on the ground before leaving the race on a stretcher to be taken to an ambulance.

"It was a nasty crash, but fortunately, he is stable and conscious. Examinations at the hospital have revealed that he has a broken collarbone and several broken ribs," his Danish team Visma Lease a Bike detailed on social media.

"Further examination in the hospital revealed that he also suffered a pulmonary contusion and pneumothorax,' they later added.

Remco Evenepoel, the 2022 Vuelta a Espana winner, had to wear a sling after the fall. His team, Soudal Quick Step, explained that the Belgian had suffered a fractured clavicle and shoulder plates. They announced on social media that he went to the hospital for further examination.

"Remco will travel to Belgium on Friday, where he will undergo an operation on his collarbone and further examination at the hospital in Herentals. Further updates will be given in due course," the team shared.

Roglič had been leading the race, but was also forced to abandon after a heavy fall. The Olympic time trial gold medallist isn't believed to have suffered injuries as serious as his two rivals. Slovenian cycling fans will be hopeful that the 34-year-old will be back on his bike well ahead of the Grand Tours season.

Others injured in the crash include Australian world champion from 2022 Jay Vine, and Eritrean cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion.

The seriously injured riders will face a battle against time to recover in time for the Tour de France. The 111th edition of the famous French race will begin in Florence, Italy, on June 29th, and end three weeks later in Nice on Sunday, July 21st.

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Tour de France in doubt for Jonas Vingegaard and Jay Vine after horrific crash during the Itzulia Basque Country race in Spain

Sport Tour de France in doubt for Jonas Vingegaard and Jay Vine after horrific crash during the Itzulia Basque Country race in Spain

Jonas Vingegaard has been taken to hospital along with leading Australian rider Jay Vine after some of the world's best cyclists suffered injuries in a mass crash at high speed in the Itzulia Basque Country race in Spain. 

The reigning double Tour de France champion Vingegaard was reported to have suffered a broken collarbone and several broken ribs but was "conscious" after the alarming crash that threatens his hopes of a famous treble in July.

Vine, last year's Tour Down Under winner, also ended up crashing heavily in a concrete ditch and was taken away by ambulance.

The 28-year-old was later diagnosed with a fractured cervical vertebra and two fractures in his thoracic spine, with no other major injuries or head trauma. 

It was a disastrous day for another modern-day great too, with Remco Evenepoel, the 2022 world champion, managing to walk away from the crash despite suffering what his Soudal-Quick Step later confirmed was a fracture to his right collarbone and to his right shoulder blade.

He will need surgery on Friday in Belgium.

Giro d'Italia champ Primoz Roglic, who had been the overnight leader, also abandoned the race after giving a thumbs-up to cameras from the team car to show he was OK.

In all, 12 riders near the front of the peloton were involved in the crash, which happened with about 35 kilometres left of the fourth stage between Etxarri Aranatz and Legutio, in northern Spain.

The leaders were making a sweeping right-hand turn on a slight but swift descent, with some sliding off, sending others off the road into the ditch.

Denmark's Vingegaard, who has been in spectacular form and was favourite for the 2024 Tour de France, had to be carried to the ambulance in a neck brace and needed oxygen after treatment at roadside by doctors.

The race was then neutralised until the finish, with only the six riders who had been at the front being allowed to sprint for the finish to try to win the stage, with victory eventually going to the underwhelmed South African Louis Meintjes, who admitted it was a hollow triumph.

"It's a sad day. I wish all the guys who crashed all the best and wish them a fast recovery," Mattias Skjelmose, who took the overall race lead from Roglic, said at the finish.

"My mind is with the guys who crashed, and right now I am not thinking about the leader's jersey."

The crash, which featured three of the world's most outstanding riders in Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Roglic, was also a huge blow for 25-year-old Vine, who has graduated from riding a turbo trainer in his living room to being a peloton star.

He had begun the week-long race on Monday with an exceptional time trial that had left him second behind only Roglic at that stage and revealed afterwards that the Itzulia had been only a late addition to his schedule.

Earlier on Thursday, Roglic's teammate at BORA-Hansgrohe, Lennard Kamna, was reported to be in a "stable condition" in intensive care after he had collided with a car during a training ride in Tenerife.

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Jonas Vingegaard’s Tour de France defence in doubt after Basque crash

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The Tour de France champion, Jonas Vingegaard, was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone after a serious crash on stage four of the Itzulia Basque Country.

Vingegaard also suffered several broken ribs from the high-speed accident that also included Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic among a group of 12 affected riders. “It was a nasty crash, but fortunately he is stable and conscious. He remains in hospital as a precaution. Thank you for all your messages,” Vingegaard’s team Visma-Lease a Bike said in a statement.

Six riders went to hospital after the incident, including the Australian Jay Vine, who was diagnosed with a fractured cervical vertebra and two fractures in his thoracic spine. “Fortunately, there were no neurological problems and there are no other serious injuries or skull injuries,” Vine’s UAE Team Emirates said in a statement.

Evenepoel’s team Soudal-QuickStep revealed the Belgian must undergo surgery on a fractured collarbone and fractured scapula. Roglic was the least affected of the big-name trio involved and he headed for the team car having received medical attention. The incident took place when the peloton was descending around a tight right-hand bend with less than 40km of the stage to go, one riding sliding out of the road and on to the bank, sparking a chain reaction as more followed.

The race was then neutralised until the finish, with only the six riders who had been at the front being allowed to sprint for the finish to try to win the stage, victory eventually going to the underwhelmed South African Louis Meintjes, who admitted it was a hollow triumph.

“It’s a sad day. I wish all the guys who crashed all the best and wish them a fast recovery,” Mattias Skjelmose, who took the overall race lead from Roglic, said at the finish. “My mind is with the guys who crashed, and right now I am not thinking about the leader’s jersey.”

Vingegaard won the Tour de France in 2022 and 2023 but with this year’s event starting on 29 June, doubt now hangs over his ability to defend his crown.

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Vingegaard Has Collapsed Lung After Crash in Basque Country Race. Tour De France Defense Is in Doubt

Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain on Friday, one day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during the Tour of the Basque Country

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Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard pedals on his way to win the fifth stage of the Tirreno Adriatico cycling race, from Torricella Sicura to Valle Castellana, Italy, Friday, March 8, 2024. Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain a day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during the Tour of Basque Country. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP, File)

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two-time defending Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard remained hospitalized in Spain on Friday, one day after he broke his collarbone and several ribs in a bad crash with other top riders during a chaotic Tour of the Basque Country.

The Danish rider’s Visma-Lease A Bike team said further tests revealed that Vingegaard also sustained a collapsed lung and a pulmonary contusion during the crash in Thursday's fourth stage. The team said cycling’s leading rider was “stable and had a good night” but remains in a hospital in the northern Spanish city of Vitoria.

The accident came less than three months before the start of the Tour de France on June 29, when Vingegaard was scheduled to again face off against his leading rival, Tadej Pogačar. The highly anticipated rematch of former champions is now in doubt.

There was more carnage at the weeklong Tour of the Basque Country on Friday, when Mikel Landa and Soudal Quick-Step teammate Gil Gelders crashed in the fifth stage. Landa, the runner-up in the race in Spain a year ago, was put into a neck brace and taken away on a stretcher.

"(Landa) was taken to the local hospital where X-rays revealed that he has suffered a fracture to his clavicle. He will now undergo further investigation to determine the best path for his recovery,” Soudal Quick-Step said later Friday.

Romain Gregoire of Groupama-FDJ won Friday's stage in a reduced sprint. Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl-Trek remained in the overall lead heading into the final stage Saturday, which features a hard climb that could shake up the general classification.

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Vingegaard was hardly moving Thursday when he was put into an ambulance wearing an oxygen mask and neck brace after the harrowing crash with less than 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) remaining in the stage. The pileup also took out Primoz Roglič and Remco Evenepoel, along with several other riders, many of whom needed treatment in hospitals.

Evenepoel broke a collarbone and his right shoulder blade and was set to undergo surgery when he returns to Belgium on Friday, Soudal Quick-Step said. Evenepoel said in a post on social media that “obviously my plans for the short future will change but I hope and think that my long-term goals will not change.”

The 24-year-old Evenepoel, a former road race world champion and the reigning time trial champ, is scheduled to make his Tour debut this summer before he participates in both of those events at the Paris Olympics.

Roglic, a three-time Spanish Vuelta winner, emerged with just scratches, according to his BORA-Hansgrohe team, but the reigning Olympic time-trial champion nevertheless had to abandon the race he was leading.

The accident happened Thursday as riders were making what appeared to be a conventional right-hand, downhill turn. One rider's front tire appeared to slip out and send other cyclists off the road. There were some large rocks and trees in the area, though it wasn’t clear if any of the riders hit them, along with a concrete drainage ditch on the edge of the curve.

Race director Julián Eraso said the accident was a surprise since the organizers considered the curve to be “easy” to handle.

“You never know where an accident can occur,” Eraso told Spanish radio Cadena SER. “This year the roads were good, wide, easy roads. That curve to the right was easy … (and) there was an indication a few meters before to let riders prepare for it.”

AP Sports Writer Dave Skretta contributed to this report.

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