Name means Sunweb is a Dutch package holiday company, making their sponsorship debut this year after taking over from Giant-Alpecin. Tour heritage Have won at least one stage in each of the last four years, with Marcel Kittel taking four each in and and Tom Dumoulin two last year.
Team leader Michael Matthews Aus. Still on an upward trajectory, but so is that guy Sagan. If Alejandro Valverde continues in the same way he has started this season then the Tour could have a new oldest winner. And there are lots of mountains. With Movistar the theory is always impeccable, the tactics spot on and the back up to make that happen in place.
Go on Nairo, what are you waiting for? Name means Movistar is the largest mobile phone operator in Spain, owned by the same company that operates 02 in the UK. Team leader Nairo Quintana Col : The lightweight climber is oft criticised for waiting until the last climb, not attacking enough, riding a defensive race.
With so few time trials and some epic passes to negotiate his chances are good. Normally this Australian outfit would throw itself at the first week of racing, get noticed and then sit back and enjoy the memories. Which must have been a bombshell. He makes his Tour debut this year. Team leader Simon Yates GB : A slightly more explosive version of brother Adam but equally talented when it comes to climbing.
One to watch for sure. First rendezvous Liege and despite leaving Germany Marcel Kittel will be expected to deliver an epic sprint. Belgians like things orderly so Dan Martin will be expected to finish in the top ten of GC and Philippe Gilbert win at least one stage. Team leader Marcel Kittel Ger.
Monumentally sleek, the big German provides lots of shelter so his back wheel is the one all the other sprinters want to be on in the last m. Then they pop out and the realisation hits them that his hair really is styled by speed. Name means Dimension Data are an IT company. Until last year they were known as Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Qhubeka being a bicycle-related African charity, but they trimmed it because the public assumed having their name on a Tour team meant Qhubeka were so rich they no longer required donations.
Team leader Mark Cavendish GB. As a former world TT champion Tony Martin knows all about pain which is just as well because destiny awaits in Dusseldorf. No pressure then. Katusha, or Katyusha, is a diminutive of the Russian name Ekaterina. The team are not to be confused with Katyusha rockets launchers, though they are nearly as fast. Five stage wins in the last three years are promising. Team leader Alexander Kristoff Nor. Almost as good as Kittlel, Cavendish and Greipel; if things go well then he knows he can win a stage.
Name means Trek produce bicycles in America; Segafredo produce more than 50 million cups of espresso a day. Tour heritage Fabian Cancellara is single-handedly responsible for seven of their 10 days in yellow, having led the Tour for the first week in Team leader Alberto Contador Esp.
An oldie but a goodie. The former Lampre set-up saved from extinction by a last minute Emirati takeover. Ben Swift will be given some freedom otherwise their main concern will be keeping Meintjes out of trouble and in sight of a top ten finish. But it isn't all about the overall standings and the battle for yellow at the Tour de France, multiple riders are aiming for stages and the other jerseys available.
World champion, Julian Alaphilippe Deceuninck - Quick-Step has said his dream is to take a stage win while wearing the rainbow jersey, however, in the last couple of years, the French star has shown himself to be a viable option for the GC. His team are likely to be focusing on the sprint stages though with surprise selection Mark Cavendish looking to add to his 30 stage wins at the great race, maybe edge a little bit closer to Eddy Merckx's record of 34 wins.
Cavendish was picked due to last year's green jersey winner, Sam Bennett, getting injured in training. The fight for green, then, is even more wide open than previously thought with Grand Tour debutant Mathieu van der Poel Alpecin-Fenix looking for stage wins, potentially with a hit out at green but he is expected to leave the race to focus on the Olympics where he is riding the cross-country mountain bike race.
Wout van Aert Jumbo-Visma has also said he will go for some stages and have a bit more freedom but said he does not want to focus on the green jersey and put himself in danger during the mass sprints.
But they will be coming up against a stacked sprinters field and seven-time green jersey winner Peter Sagan Bora-Hansgrohe who comes to the race after winning the points jersey and a stage at the Giro d'Italia in the spring. The main sprinting name at the race, though, is Caleb Ewan Lotto-Soudal who is looking to become the fourth rider in history to win a stage in all three Grand Tours. He managed two wins at the Giro before crashing out with a swollen knee.
The squads for the Tour de France are now fully confirmed with the full startlist with race numbers below KUSS Sepp ROWE Luke MAS Enric OSS Daniel Only the two World Wars caused the race to be put on hold, says Thompson. It went on hiatus again during WWII from to , running again in —two years after the end of the war. They ride!
At least, they go for short rides to keep their legs from cramping up. Max Testa , M. Will this event ever expand in the future? Never say never. According to the organizers, around 3. To put that into perspective, the Super Bowl is only watched by about Both distinctions occurred in Henri Paret was the oldest competitor at age 50 when he competed in , while year-old Henri Cornet was the youngest. Cornet was also the youngest winner. The oldest winner was in , when year-old Belgian Firmin Lambot took the yellow jersey.
Traditionally, winners share their prize money with their teammates. Other top prizes go to stage winners, who get 11, Euros, and the winners of the points classification and mountains classification, both of whom receive 25, Euros.
Riders can also win money during intermediate sprints and certain climbs. Every racer and mechanic has a specific usually top-secret tire pressure that he or she considers to be the best, but there are some general guidelines.
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