Tour de France 2023: New Jerseys and Start List

A few days before the Grand Départ of the 2023 Tour de France in Bilbao, the 22 teams are gradually revealing their final lists of participants. Some teams are taking advantage of the Tour to present new jerseys, which you can find here along with their rosters.

Jumbo – Visma (Netherlands)

Jonas Vingegaard’s team, the defending champion, presents a dream roster. For the occasion, the Dutch team will wear a new jersey at the Tour.

Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, 26 years old)
Tiesj Benoot (BEL, 29 years old)
Wilco Kelderman (NED, 32 years old)
Sepp Kuss (USA, 28 years old)
Christophe Laporte (FRA, 30 years old)
Wout Van Aert (BEL, 28 years old)
Dylan Van Baarle (NED, 31 years old)
Nathan Van Hooydonck (BEL, 27 years old)

UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates)

No jersey change for the team of two-time Tour winner (2020-2021) Tadej Pogacar, but the world number one, injured in the spring, will start the Tour in the Slovenian champion’s jersey, having just won the national road time trial title on his return to competition.

Tadej Pogacar (SLO, 24 years old)
Mikkel Bjerg (DEN, 24 years old)
Felix Grossschartner (AUT, 29 years old)
Vegard Stake Laengen (NOR, 34 years old)
Rafal Majka (POL, 33 years old)
Marc Soler (ESP, 29 years old)
Matteo Trentin (ITA, 32 years old)
Adam Yates (GBR, 30 years old)

INEOS Grenadiers (Great Britain)

Egan Bernal is attempting his comeback to the Grand Boucle 18 months after an accident that almost cost him his life. The 2019 Tour winner will be supported by a strong team, including Tom Pidcock, winner at Alpe d’Huez in 2022.

Egan Bernal (COL, 26 years old)
Jonathan Castroviejo (ESP, 36 years old)
Omar Fraile (ESP, 32 years old)
Michal Kwiatkoswki (POL, 33 years old)
Daniel Martinez (COL, 27 years old)
Tom Pidcock (GBR, 23 years old)
Carlos Rodriguez (ESP, 22 years old)
Ben Turner (GBR, 24 years old).

AG2R – Citroën Team (France)

Ben O’Connor, fourth in the Tour in 2021, is once again the leader of the French team. But the team will also aim for stage victories, with Felix Gall, Benoît Cosnefroy, and Nans Peters.

Ben O’Connor (AUS, 27 years old)
Stan Dewulf (BEL, 25 years old)
Clément Berthet (FRA, 25 years old)
Felix Gall (AUT, 25 years old)
Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA, 27 years old)
Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA, 27 years old)
Oliver Naesen (BEL, 32 years old)
Nans Peters (FRA, 29 years old).

Alpecin – Deceuninck (Belgium)

The Alpecin – Deceuninck team will once again revolve around Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen, who won the sprint on the Champs-Elysées last year. (roster to come).

Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
Silvan Dillier (SUI)
Michael Gogl (AUT)
Quinten Hermans (BEL)
Soren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
Jasper Philipsen (BEL)
Jonas Rickaert (BEL)
Ramon Sinkeldam (NED)

Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kazakhstan)

Astana will wear a new jersey for the start of the Tour. The Kazakh team will try to help Mark Cavendish (38 years old) break the record for stage wins on the Tour.

Mark Cavendish (GBR, 38 years old)
Cees Bol (NED, 27 years old)
David De La Cruz (ESP, 34 years old)
Yevgeniy Federov (KAZ, 23 years old)
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ, 30 years old)
Gianni Moscon (ITA, 29 years old)
Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP, 39 years old)
Harold Tejada (COL, 26 years old)

Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain)

Mikel Landa and Pello Bilbao’s team will wear a new jersey for the Tour. British rider Fred Wright will wear the British champion’s jersey.

Mikel Landa (ESP)
Pello Bilbao (ESP)
Phil Bauhaus (GER)
Nikias Arndt (GER)
Fred Wright (GBR)
Matej Mohoric (SLO)
Jack Haig (AUS)
Wout Poels (NED).

Bora – Hansgrohe (Germany)

Giro winner in 2022, Australian Jay Hindley will make his Grand Tour debut at the Tour. He will be supported by Bob Jungels, a stage winner last year, and Emanuel Buchmann, German road champion.

Jai Hindley (AUS, 27 years old)
Patrick Konrad (AUT, 31 years old)
Marco Haller (AUT, 32 years old)
Emanuel Buchmann (GER, 30 years old)
Danny Van Poppel (NED, 29 years old)
Jordi Meeus (BEL, 25 years old)
Bob Jungels (LUX, 30 years old)
Nils Politt (GER, 29 years old).

Cofidis (France)

The Cofidis team will be built around Guillaume Martin to try and secure a good position in the general classification, and Bryan Coquard, who will try to win his first stage victory on the Tour.

Guillaume Martin (FRA)
Bryan Coquard (FRA)
Simon Geschke (GER)
Ion Izagirre (ESP)
Victor Lafay (FRA)
Anthony Perez (FRA)
Alexis Renard (FRA)
Axel Zingle (FRA)

EF Education – EasyPost (USA)

Richard Carapaz and Rigoberto Uran are the leaders of the EF Education team for the Tour. They are expected to be supported by Neilson Powless and Esteban Chaves.

Richard Carapaz (ECU)
Rigoberto Uran (COL)
Neilson Powless (USA)
Alberto Bettiol (ITA)
Magnus Cort (DEN)
James Shaw (GB)
Andrey Amador (ECU)
Esteban Chaves (COL)

Groupama – FDJ (France)

David Gaudu is announced as the leader of the Groupama – FDJ team for the Tour, after his fourth place in 2022. After his fifth place in the Giro and for what should be his last Tour de France, Thibaut Pinot will try to make some spectacular moves. Finally, the brand new French champion Valentin Madouas should honor his tricolor jersey.

David Gaudu (FRA, 26 years old)
Thibaut Pinot (FRA, 33 years old)
Valentin Madouas (FRA, 26 years old)
Stefan Küng (SUI, 29 years old)
Kevin Geniets (FRA, 26 years old)
Olivier Le Gac (FRA, 29 years old)
Quentin Pacher (FRA, 31 years old)
Lars Van den Berg (NED, 24 years old).

Intermarché – Circus – Wanty (Belgium)

Biniam Girmay is expected to make a splash in his first Tour. He will be one of the most anticipated sprinters. For the general classification, the Belgian team will once again rely on Louis Meintjes’ consistency.

Louis Meintjes (RSA, 31 years old)
Lilian Calmejane (FRA, 30 years old)
Georg Zimmermann (GER, 25 years old)
Rui Costa (POR, 36 years old)
Dion Smith (NZL, 30 years old)
Mike Teunissen (NED, 30 years old)
Adrien Petit (FRA, 32 years old)
Biniam Girmay (ERI, 23 years old).

Movistar Team (Spain)

Around Enric Mas, the Movistar team will present a new jersey for the Tour de France.

Enric Mas (ESP, 28 years old)
Alex Aranburu (ESP, 27 years old)
Ruben Guerreiro (POR, 28 years old)
Gorka Izagirre (ESP, 35 years old)
Matteo Jorgenson (USA, 23 years old)
Gregor Mühlberger (AUT, 29 years old)
Nelson Oliveira (POR, 34 years old)
Antonio Pedrero (ESP, 31 years old).

Soudal – Quick Step (Belgium)

Julian Alaphilippe will be the leader of the Soudal – Quick Step team, alongside sprinter Fabio Jacobsen.

Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
Kasper Asgreen (DEN)
Rémi Cavagna (FRA)
Tim Declercq (BEL)
Dries Devenyns (BEL)
Fabio Jakobsen (BEL)
Yves Lampaert (BEL)
Michael Morkov (DEN).

Team Arkéa – Samsic (France)

Warren Barguil will be the leader of the Arkéa – Samsic team, and he will try to repeat his feat of 2017 with his two stage victories.

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Warren Barguil (FRA, 31 years old)
Luca Mozzato (ITA, 25 years old)
Jenthe Biermans (BEL, 27 years old)
Simon Guglielmi (FRA, 25 years old)
Anthony Delaplace (FRA, 33 years old)
Clément Champoussin (FRA, 25 years old)
Matis Louvel (FRA, 23 years old)
Laurent Pichon (FRA, 36 years old)

Team DSM-Firmenich (Netherlands)

Team DSM becomes Team DSM-Firmenich from July 1st, and the jersey should therefore bear the name of the new sponsor for the start of the Tour, with a team dedicated to Romain Bardet’s cause.

Romain Bardet (FRA, 32 years old)
Andreas Leknessund (NOR, 24 years old)
Nils Eekhoff (NED, 25 years old)
John Degenkolb (GER, 34 years old)
Alex Edmonson (AUS, 29 years old)
Sam Welsford (AUS, 27 years old)
Chris Hamilton (AUS, 28 years old)
Kevin Vermaerke (USA, 22 years old)

Team Jayco – AlUla (Australia)

Simon Yates will represent the best chances for the general classification for the Australian team, but Dylan Groenewegen should also show his speed in the sprints.

Simon Yates (GBR, 30 years old)
Dylan Groenewegen (NED, 30 years old)
Luka Mezgec (SLO, 35 years old)
Elmar Reinders (NED, 31 years old)
Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN, 33 years old)
Chris Harper (AUS, 28 years old)
Luc Durbridge (AUS, 32 years old)
Lawson Craddock (USA, 31 years old).

Lidl – Trek (USA)

Trek – Segafredo becomes Lidl – Trek from July 1st. Former world champion Mads Pedersen, recent Danish champion Mattias Skjelmose, and US champion Quinn Simmons will be riders to watch, alongside Giulio Ciccone.

Giulio Ciccone (ITA, 28 years old)
Tony Gallopin (FRA, 35 years old)
Alex Kirsch (LUX, 31 years old)
Juan Pedro Lopez (ESP, 26 years old)
Mads Pedersen (DEN, 27 years old)
Quinn Simmons (USA, 22 years old)
Mattias Skjelmose (DEN, 22 years old)
Jasper Stuyven (BEL, 31 years old)

Lotto Dstny (Belgium)

The Belgian second-division team will try to win sprint stages with Caleb Ewan.

Caleb Ewan (AUS, 28 years old)
Maxim Van Gils (BEL, 23 years old)
Florian Vermeersch (BEL, 24 years old)
Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA, 35 years old)
Frédérik Frison (BEL, 30 years old)
Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED, 26 years old)
Jasper De Buyst (BEL, 29 years old)
Victor Campenaerts (BEL, 31 years old)

TotalEnergies (France)

The TotalEnergies team arrives at the Tour with a strong roster, which should be seen in breakaways and can hope for at least one stage victory.

Peter Sagan (SVK, 33 years old)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR, 36 years old)
Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA, 24 years old)
Steff Cras (BEL, 27 years old)
Valentin Ferron (FRA, 25 years old)
Pierre Latour (FRA, 29 years old)
Daniel Oss (ITA, 36 years old)
Anthony Turgis (FRA, 29 years old)

Israel – Premier Tech (Israel)

The Israel – Premier Tech team has decided to do without Chris Froome, four-time winner of the event and still third in a stage at Alpe d’Huez last year, to focus on stage victories with a strong roster, which should be seen at the front of the race on multiple occasions.

Michael Woods (CAN, 36 years old)
Simon Clarke (AUS, 36 years old)
Hugo Houle (CAN, 32 years old)
Guillaume Boivin (CAN, 34 years old)
Krists Neilands (LAT, 28 years old)
Corbin Strong (NZL, 23 years old)
Dylan Teuns (BEL, 31 years old)
Nick Schultz (AUS, 28 years old)

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (NOR)

For its first participation in the Tour de France, the Uno-X team will rely on six Norwegian riders and two Danish riders, led by the experienced Alexander Kristoff.

Alexander Kristoff (NOR, 35 years old)
Rasmus Tiller (NOR, 26 years old)
Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR, 23 years old)
Torstein Traeen (NOR, 27 years old)
Soren Waerenskjold (NOR, 23 years old)
Anthon Charmig (DEN, 25 years old)
Jonas Gregaard Wilsly (DEN, 26 years old)
Jonas Abrahamsen (NOR, 27 years old)

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