Jumbo-Visma name strong team in search of Tour de France victory
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Jumbo-Visma, whose riders have finished second in the last two editions of the Tour de France, have named a powerful core of riders for this year’s race.
Star-studded Dutch team Jumbo-Visma, whose riders have finished second in the last two editions of the Tour de France, on Tuesday announced a powerful core of riders for this year’s race.
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They said they had already decided on six members of its eight-man squad for the race in July.
Primoz Roglic, who finished less than a minute behind Tadej Pogacar in 2020 after being overtaken by his fellow Slovenian in a time trial on the penultimate day, and Dane Jonas Vingegaard, a distant second to Pogacar last year, are joint leaders.
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They are backed by a powerful quartet: Belgian Wout van Aert, a cyclo-cross world champion and winner of four one-day classics over the last season, Dutchman Steven Kruijswijk, US climber Sepp Kuss and new Australian signing Rohan Dennis, a former world time trial champion.
Jumbo-Visma said they will announce the other two riders in May.
Taking on the challenge
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