Jonas Vingegaard will be supported by final yr’s inexperienced jersey winner Wout van Aert within the Jumbo-Visma group because the Danish rider begins the defence of his Tour de France title this weekend.
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Vingegaard can rely on 5 of the team-mates who helped him triumph a yr in the past, with Christophe Laporte, Tiesj Benoot, Sepp Kuss and Nathan Van Hooydonck additionally named Monday within the Jumbo-Visma squad.
Only Primoz Roglic, who’s resting after successful the Giro d’Italia in May, and Steven Kruijswijk are lacking from the 2022 line-up. Kruijswijk crashed closely ultimately month’s Criterium du Dauphine.
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The pair might be changed by final yr’s Paris-Roubaix winner and Dutch nationwide champion Dylan van Baarle, and Wilco Kelderman for the July 1-23 race which begins within the Basque port of Bilbao.
Jumbo-Visma gained six levels of the 2022 Tour de France, with Vingegaard taking total victory in addition to the king of the mountains title. Van Aert gained the inexperienced factors jersey for greatest sprinter.
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“We exceeded our wildest dreams last year with six stage victories, the polka dot jersey, and most importantly, the green and yellow jersey,” stated sporting director Merijn Zeeman.
“This year we are dreaming big too. Our ambition is to bring the yellow jersey back to Paris.”
Jumbo-Visma group:
Jonas Vingegaard (DEN), Tiesj Benoot (BEL), Sepp Kuss (USA), Christophe Laporte (FRA), Wout Van Aert (BEL), Nathan Van Hooydonck (BEL), Dylan van Baarle (NED), Wilco Kelderman (NED)
By Garrin Lambley © Agence France-Presse
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