2022 Tour de France Team and Rider Guide
22 teams, their targets and the best riders ahead of the 109th edition of the race which starts this Friday in Copenhegen
AG2R CITROEN
Geoffrey Bouchard
Mikael Cherel
Benoit Cosnefroy
Stan Dewulf
Bob Jungels
Oliver Naesen
Ben O’Connor
Aurelien Paret-Peintre
Best Rider: Ben O’Connor - the Australian finished fourth last year and wants to mak eit onto the podium this year.
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
Mathieu van der Poel
Silvan Dillier
Michael Gogl
Alexander Kreiger
Jasper Philipsen
Edward Planckaert
Kristian Sbaragli
Guillaume van Keirsbulck
Best Rider: Mathieu van der Poel - he grabbed the yellow jersey at Mur-de-Bretagne in Stage 2 last year to achieve something that always eluded his grandfather, Raymond Poulidor, the so-called ‘Eternal Second’.
ASTANA KHAZAQSTAN
Alexey Lutsenko
Andrey Zeits
Dmitriy Gruzdev
Fabio Felline
Simone Velasco
Samuele Battistella
Gianni Moscon
Joe Dombrowski
Best Rider: Alexey Lutsenko
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
Damiano Caruso
Kamil Gradek
Jack Haig
Matej Mohoric
Luis Leon Sanchez
Dylan Teuns
Jan Tratnik
Fred Wright
Best Rider: Matej Mohoric
BORA-HANSGROHE
Aleksandr Vlasov
Lennard Kamna
Patrick Konrad
Marco Haller
Felix Grossschartner
Nils Politt
Max Schachmann
Danny Van Poppel
Best Rider: Aleksandr Vlasov – the Russian will be targeting the GC
B&B HOTELS-KTM
Franck Bonnamour
Cyril Barthe
Alexis Gougeard
Jeremy Lecroq
Cyril Lemoine
Luca Mozzato
Pierre Rolland
Sebastian Schonberger
Best Rider: Pierre Rolland - another stage win for the Frenchman
COFIDIS
Bryan Coquard
Ion Izagirre
Simon Geschke
Victor Lafay
Guillaume Martin
Anthony Perez
Benjamon Thomas
Max Walscheid
Best Rider: Guillaume Martin looking for a stage win
EF EDUCATION-EASY POST
Rigoberto Uran
Ruben Guerreiro
Alberto Bettiol
Stefan Bissegger
Owain Doull
Magnus Cort
Neilson Powless
Jonas Rutsch
Best Rider: Rigoberto Uran, three times a Grand Tour runner-up,can he break the jinx this year?
GROUPAMA-FDJ
Antoine Duchesne
Valentin Madouas
Olivier Le Gac
Michael Storer
Kevin Geniets
David Gaudu
Thibaut Pinot
Stefan Kung
Best Rider: Thibaut Pinot – but David Gaudu isn't going tositon his laurels
INEOS GRENADIERS
Jonathan Castroviejo
Filippo Ganna
Daniel Martinez
Thomas Pidcock
Luke Rowe
Geraint Thomas
Dylan van Baarle
Adam Yates
Best Rider: Geraint Thomas won in 2018, can he do it again after his return to form?
INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT MATERIEUX
Alexander Kristoff
Kobe Goossens
Sven Erik Bystrom
Louis Meintjes
Andrea Pasqualon
Adrien Petit
Taco van der Hoorn
Georg Zimmermann
Best Riders: Alexander Kristoff for the sprint and Louis Meintjes for the GC.
ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH
Chris Froome
Hugo Houle
Michael Woods
Simon Clarke
Omer Goldstein
Jakob Fuglsang
Darly Impey
Krists Neilands
Best Riders: Michael Woods, Jakob Fuglsang and Chris Froome all looking to target the GC
JUMBO-VISMA
Wout van Aert
Primoz Roglic
Jonas Vingegaard
Steven Kruijswijk
Sepp Kuss
Tiesj Benoot
Christophe Laporte
Nathan Van Hooydonck
Best Riders: Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard for GC, Wout van Aert for everything else!
LOTTO SOUDAL
Caleb Ewan
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg
Frederik Frison
Florian Vermeersch
Brent Van Moer
Philippe Gilbert
Andreas Kron
Tim Wellens
Best Rider: Caleb Ewan for the sprints
MOVISTAR
Enric Mas
Carlos Verona
Imanol Erviti
Albert Torres
Gorka Izagirre
Matteo Jorgenson
Gregor Muhlberger
Nelson Oliveira
Best Rider: Enric Mas for the GC
QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL
Yves Lampaert
Kasper Asgreen
Mattia Cattaneo
Florian Senechal
Andrea Bagioli
Mikkel Honore
Fabio Jakobsen
Michael Morkov
Star Rider: Fabio Jakobsen for the sprints. Cavendish dropped.
TEAM ARKEA SAMSIC
Nairo Quintana
Warren Barguil
Maxime Bouet
Amaury Capiot
Hugo Hofstetter
Matis Louvel
Connor Swift
Lukasz Owsian
Best Rider: Nairo Quintana for the GC
TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO
Amund Grondahl Jansen
Nick Schultz
Jack Bauer
Chris Juul-Jensen
Luke Durbridge
Luka Mezgec
Michael Matthews
Dylan Groenewegen
Best Rider: Michael Matthews
TEAM DSM
John Degenkolb
Romain Bardet
Alberto Dainese
Nils Eekhoff
Chris Hamilton
Andreas Leknessund
Martijn Tusveld
Kevin Vermaerke
Best Rider: Romain Bardet for stage winds
TOTALENERGIES
Peter Sagan
Maciej Bodnar
Mathieu Burgaudeau
Pierre Latour
Daniel Oss
Edvald Boasson Hagen
Anthony Turgis
Alexis Vuillermoz
Best Rider: Peter Sagan for sprint stage wins
TREK-SEGAFREDO
Jasper Stuyven
Bauke Mollema
Mads Pedersen
Giulio Ciccone
Tony Gallopin
Alex Kirsch
Toms Skujins
Quinn Simmons
Best Rider: Mads Pedersen for GC and Quinn Simmons for the Polka Dot Jersey
UAE TEAM EMIRATES
Tadej Pogacar
George Bennett
Mikkel Bjerg
Marc Hirschi
Vegard Stake Laengen
Rafal Majka
Brandon McNulty
Marc Soler
Best Rider: Tadej Pogacar for the Yellow Jersey