Jayco-AlUla are entering into the Tour de France with the trio of Simon Yates, Dylan Groenewegen and Michael Matthews to cowl the bases as they chase each the general podium and stage victories on the race from June 29 to July 21.
Yates, who final yr was fourth total, will as soon as once more lead the overall classification cost with key assist rider Chris Harper alongside as he hopes to this yr break Visma-Lease a Bike and UAE Group Emirates’ stranglehold on the rostrum.
“It’s at all times thrilling to be preparing for the TDF and we’re feeling assured going into the race with an analogous crew to 2023,” mentioned Yates in a crew launch. “After final yr with two shut second place stage finishes and fourth total, it will be good to get on to the highest step and total podium.
“I’ve held the chief’s jersey within the Giro and Vuelta and podiumed total in each however not within the TDF but. That’s a giant aim of mine,” mentioned the rider who’s reportedly seeking to transfer on from the Australian crew subsequent season.
Groenewegen – who in his two Tour de France appearances since becoming a member of the crew has netted a stage victory, two seconds and a 3rd – will as soon as once more line up for the sprints with the return of Caleb Ewan to Jayco-AlUla by no means placing Groenewegen’s place on this yr’s squad in query. The Dutch rider has delivered three wins to this point this season, the most recent approaching stage 1 of the Tour de Slovenia however at WorldTour stage races, discovering the rostrum has been his greatest end result.
“I’ve had some wins this season, but additionally a number of second and third locations,” mentioned Groenewegen. “I do know the velocity is there and I need to get it proper on the Tour.”
The pure sprints stands out as the area of Groenewegen however the versatility and quick end of Matthews – who has additionally had a lot of close to misses this season with the tightest of seconds at Milan-San Remo – will give the crew a robust potential stage-winning choice past the seven or eight dash levels.
“I’m feeling in good condition, I had a great begin to the season, I used to be on the rostrum once more at Milan-San Remo and have been near some wins, so after a number of coaching at altitude and a few stage recons I hope all the pieces will fall into place on the Tour,” mentioned Matthews, who received a Tour de France stage throughout his final participation in 2022, two in 2017 and one other in 2016.
Jayco-AlUla Tour de France squad
- Luke Durbridge
- Dylan Groenewegen
- Chris Harper
- Chris Juul-Jensen
- Michael Matthews
- Luka Mezgec
- Elmar Reinders
- Simon Yates
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