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The Tour de France is the single most important cycling race in the world and features most of the best riders in the world. This includes riders from a wide spectrum of ages; we take a look into the youngest and oldest riders in this year's race.The respective exact ages are taken on the 27th June...

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CyclistRating all 22 Tour de France teams on paperThe Tour de France is here. Teams are announced and ready. All 22 of them have varying ambitions over the next three weeks, from general classification hopes to stage wins only. Lets see who wants what and judge how well theyre set up for it Related Posts Cyclists Tour de France predictions 2024 Who actually are the underdogs for the Tour de France? The key climbs of the 2024 Giro dItalia Mens Tour de France 2024: Route, how to watch and all you need to know Alpecin-DeceuninckA.S.O./Charly LopezThe Alpecin-Deceuninck squad line up for stage hunting with leaders Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen. They say should this go well, Jasper Philipsen could have another shot at the green jersey. Theres no doubt Philipsen will be thinking about defending his maillot vert with a challenge from Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) among others. The Belgian won four stages last year in the process and feels like a lock for a sprint stage or two this year should he avoid any dangerous moves and relegation in the process.The team balances a mix of seasoned pros with Tour de France debutants in Axel Laurance, Robbe Ghys and Gianni Vermeersch.Full team: Silvan Dillier, Robbe Ghys, Sren Kragh Andersen, Axel Laurance, Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Rickaert, Mathieu van der Poel, Gianni VermeerschRating: 7.5/10Arkea-B&B HotelsArka-B&B HotelsArkea-B&B Hotels also have the goal of winning a stage on the biggest stage of all. They hope Arnaud Dmare will be the man to do so, with a leadout train of Amaury Capiot, Luca Mozzato and Dan McLay.But away from Dmare, riders will have carte blanche on targeted stages to maximise chances of a stage win. This Tour de France will be a learning experience for debutants Kvin Vauquelin and Ral Garca.Full team: Amaury Capiot, Clment Champoussin, Arnaud Dmare, Ral Garca, Dan McLay, Luca Mozzato, Cristian Rodriguez, Kvin VauquelinRating: 6/10Astana QazaqstanSprint CyclingWere all thinking it. Will Mark Cavendish win #35 to hold the record of most stage victories at the Tour outright? It was harrowing to see how his hunt for victory ended last year after coming so, so close on Stage 7 when his gears slipped at a critical moment before crashing out on an innocuous stretch of road the next day. The shot of him staring into the distance in the back of the ambulance is seared into my brain. For that was, of course, meant to be his last Tour de France.But Cavendish has unfinished business and wants to complete this chapter on his own terms. He re-signed on a one-year deal with Michael Mrkv in tow, an important addition for Astanas lacking leadout train. The duo have an incredible amount of experience together, with Mrkv leading out Cavendish to victory most recently at the 2021 Tour de France, where the Dane helped position Cavendish perfectly for four stage wins.Astana also take Davide Ballerini, Cees Bol and Alexey Lutsenko.Full team: Davide Ballerini, Cees Bol, Mark Cavendish, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Michele Gazzoli, Alexey Lutsenko, Michael Mrkv, Harold TejadaRating: 7/10Bahrain VictoriousSprint CyclingStage success was the name of the game for Bahrain Victorious in 2023, with three different winners in Pello Bilbao, Wout Poels and Matej Mohori. Now they have an eye on GC, with debutant 24-year-old Santiago Buitrago as the key man for the upcoming Tour de France. Its start in Italy will be more familiar for Buitrago, who has won two stages at the Giro dItalia and will be supported by Bilbao, Poels and Mohori.Despite making his debut, Buitrago is no rookie. In 2023 after a podium finish at Lige-Bastogne-Lige, he finished 13th overall at the Giro dItalia with victory on a mountainous Stage 19 atop the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. He cracked the top ten at the Vuelta a Espaa too. Buitrago arrives at the Tour de France with consistent top ten finishes throughout the Critrium du Dauphin.Jack Haig and Fred Wright are expected to hunt stages when the opportunity arises while Nikias Arndt is the final leadout man for sprinter Phil Bauhaus.Full team: Nikias Arndt, Phil Bauhaus, Pello Bilbao, Santiago Buitrago, Jack Haig, Matej Mohori, Wout Poels, Fred WrightRating: 8/10CofidisCAMEMB'RCofidis ended a 15-year win drought in the Tour de France last year thanks to the breakaway exploits of Victor Lafay. He wont be here this year, but theyll take the beloved Bryan Coquard who recently won at the Tour de Suisse Simon Geschke, whose stage victory at the 2015 Tour de France is still embedded in my consciousness, and Guillaume Martin.Like always, Cofidis will be looking for stages at their home Grand Tour and also bring Spanish duo Jess Herrada and Ion Izagirre, the latter also victorious on Stage 12 at the last Tour de France. You wait 15 years for a winFull team: Piet Allegaert, Bryan Coquard, Simon Geschke, Jess Herrada, Ion Izagirre, Guillaume Martin, Alexis Renard, Axel ZingleRating: 6.5/10Decathlon-AG2R La MondialePauline BalletDecathlon-AG2R have been flying this season with 25 victories so far, a fact that ultimately coincides with the ditching of the iconic brown bibs and the majority of which comes from Benot Cosnefroy (7), Sam Bennett (5), and Paul Laperia (4). They have mixed ambitions, supporting Felix Gall on GC while hoping for at least one stage win that could come from Bennett, Lapeira or Dorian Gordon .After four long years, Bennett returns to the Tour de France after winning four stages of the six-stage 4 Jours de Dunkerque (I know) while Cosnefroy will miss his home race to focus on the home Olympics.Full team: Bruno Armirail, Sam Bennett, Felix Gall, Dorian Godon, Paul Lapeira, Oliver Naesen, Nans Peters, Nicolas ProdhommeRating: 7/10EF Education-EasyPostA.S.O./Jonathan BicheEF Education-EasyPost have had a less-than-ideal build-up to the Tour de France. They fired Andrea Piccolo after he was stopped by Italian authorities on suspicion of transporting human growth hormone into the country.Their Tour de France team includes Alberto Bettiol, Nielson Powless, Ben Healy and Stefan Bisegger, who are aiming for stages, and theyre taking Richard Carapaz who could do well on GC. He has admitted his form will arrive late after being withdrawn early from the Tour de Suisse following a crash.Keep an eye on Bettiol early on, as the newly crowned Italian Champion will depart from home roads in Florence.Full team: Alberto Bettiol, Stefan Bissegger, Richard Carapaz, Rui Costa, Ben Healy, Neilson Powless, Seann Quinn, Marijn van den BergRating: 8/10Groupama-FDJGroupama-FDJA Tour de France without Thibaut Pinot. Pain. The French squad bring 20-year-old debutant Lenny Martinez, who led the Vuelta a Espaa for two days last year, to support David Gaudu in the mountains, alongside Valentin Madouas and Stefan Kng.Full team: David Gaudu, Kevin Geniets, Romain Grgoire, Stefan Kng, Valentin Madouas, Lenny Martinez, Quentin Pacher, Clment RussoRating: 7/10Ineos GrenadiersAlex DuffillIm really looking forward to seeing how Carlos Rodrguez gets on at this Tour de France. The Tour de Romandie winner will be one of two leaders for Ineos Grenadiers alongside Egan Bernal, who suffered a life-threatening crash on a training ride in 2022, breaking 20 bones.Rodrguez also climbed to a second place overall at the Tour of the Basque Country this season and, at 23 years old, is still developing as a rider. He might not be in the big four discussion, but hes still a big name to follow.The Ineos Grenadiers squad are not the dominating Team Sky they once were but have still achieved Grand Tour success under their current guise with Bernal and Geraint Thomas, and have experienced riders in Micha Kwiatkowski and Jonathan Castroviejo. Tom Pidcock should also be entertaining to watch given his devilish descending as fellow cyclocrossing Brit Ben Turner starts his second Tour.Full team: Egan Bernal, Jonathan Castroviejo, Laurens de Plus, Micha Kwiatkowski, Tom Pidcock, Carlos Rodrguez, Geraint Thomas, Ben TurnerRating: 8.5/10Intermarch-WantyA.S.O./Jonathan BicheStage wins are in sight for Intermarch-Wanty, headlined by Biniam Girmay. The Eriteran became the first African winner of a one-day classic in Gent-Wevelgem in 2022 and his star has been rising ever since. At 22 years old, he was the first Black rider to win a Grand Tour stage at the 2022 Giro dItalia, though celebrations were soon ended after the cork from the podium Prosecco went into his eye.Girmay will be looking to turn his fortune around after abandoning the Giro early on Stage 4 this season. Hes joined by Louis Meintjes, Le Samyn winner Laurenz Rex, Mike Teunissen and Gerben Thijssen.Full team: Biniam Girmay, Kobe Goossens, Louis Meintjes, Hugo Page, Laurenz Rex, Mike Teunissen, Gerben Thijssen, Georg ZimmermannRating: 6/10Israel-Premier TechIsrael-Premier TechIf a breakaway opportunity arises Im looking at you, Derek Gee. The man who helped light up the 2023 Giro dItalia with attacks and second places galore is about to make his Tour de France debut after a breakthrough performance at the Dauphin. Fellow Canadian Hugo Houle is alongside him, already a Tour stage winner in 2022, as is British duo Jake Stewart and Stephen Williams.Fast man Pascal Ackermann is looking to the flatter stages for the sprints.Full team: Pascal Ackermann, Guillaume Bovin, Jakob Fuglsang, Derek Gee, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands, Jake Stewart, Stephen WilliamsRating: 7/10Lidl-TrekDario Belingheri/Getty ImagesLidl-Trek had to switch their Tour de France plans after expected leader Tao Geoghegan Hart crashed out of the Criterium du Dauphin and then caught Covid. Theyve bolstered their support for Mads Pedersen in the hope of stage victories and bring Giulio Ciccone as well, who won the polka dot jersey last year and previously wore the maillot jaune in 2019.Full team: Julien Bernard, Giulio Ciccone, Tim Declercq, Ryan Gibbons, Mads Pedersen, Toms Skujins, Jasper Stuyven, Carlos VeronaRating: 8/10Lotto DstnyASO/Charly LopezNewly crowned Belgian champion Arnaud de Lie is making his debut at the Tour de France and arrives with no pressure or expectations. It had been a rough start to the year for De Lie after being diagnosed with Lyme disease, but he won his first race back at the Famenne Ardenne Classic.Maxim van Gils also makes the squad for his second appearance in the race. He has had a brilliant year so far, podiuming at Strade Bianche and La Flche Wallonne, as well as finishing fourth at Lige-Bastogne-Lige and seventh at Milan-San Remo. The resilient Victor Campenaerts also starts.Full team: Cdric Beullens, Victor Campenaerts, Arnaud de Lie, Jarrad Drizners, Sbastien Grignard, Maxim van Gils, Brent van Moer, Harm VanhouckeRating: 7/10MovistarTim de Waele/Getty ImagesEric Mas is Movistars leader as the squad look to attack the general classification while keeping options open for stage wins in their 42nd participation of the Tour de France. Mas has not had the best of luck at the race, abandoning with Covid in 2022 and breaking his shoulder on the opening stage in 2023. His best result has been fifth in 2020. Hell be joined by Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne podium-maker and former Spanish road race champion Oier Lazkano, as well as Davide Formolo.Fernando Gaviria makes his return after a six-year absence from the race.Full team: Alex Aranburu, Davide Formolo, Fernando Gaviria, Oier Lazkano, Enric Mas, Gregor Mhlberger, Nelson Oliveira, Javier RomoRating: 7/10Red Bull-Bora-HansgroheJoerg MitterThis will be Primo Roglis first Tour de France since departing Jumbo-Visma at the end of 2023, with whom he won three editions of the Vuelta a Espaa and one Giro dItalia. The Tour de France has evaded him thanks to a pesky rider named Tadej Pogaar and he will begin these three weeks as the sole leader at the newly named Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe.They have a strong team to help his efforts, with 2022 Giro dItalia winner Jai Hindley and superdomestique Aleksandr Vlasov.Full team: Nico Denz, Marco Haller, Jai Hindley, Bob Jungels, Primo Rogli, Matteo Sobrero, Danny van Poppel, Alexsandr VlasovRating: 9/10Soudal-QuickStepA.S.O./Charly LopezRemco Evenepoel is making his Tour de France debut at long last. The 2022 Vuelta a Espaa winner had early success this season at the Volta ao Algarve but was involved in the same Itzulia Basque Country crash as Vingegaard, breaking his shoulder.The 24-year-old maintained his focus on the Tour de France and recently finished seventh overall at the Critrium du Dauphin with a stage victory too. Hes ready and raring to go with the likes of Mikel Landa and Jan Hirt to help him; there are expectations of a strong showing on GC with a potential podium finish.Full team: Remco Evenepoel, Jan Hirt, Yves Lampaert, Mikel Landa, Gianni Moscon, Casper Pedersen, Ilan van Wilder, Louis VervaekeRating: 7/10Team DSM-Firmenich-PostNLA.S.O./Jonathan Biche This will be Romain Bardets final Tour de France. Hell want to go out with a bang in his home race ideally with a stage win as he lines up alongside fellow Frenchman Warren Barguil.DSM-Firmenich-PostNL will look to Fabio Jakobsen in the sprints. The Dutchman won a stage in 2022 but was forced to abandon last year after crashing early on; he has had a quiet season so far this year. Hell receive support from John Degenkolb and Nils Eekhoff. Young duo Frank van den Broek and Oscar Onley will make their debuts in the race.Full team: Romain Bardet, Warren Barguil, John Degekolb, Nils Eekhoff, Fabio Jakobsen, Oscar Onley, Frank van den Broek, Bram WeltenRating: 7/10Team Jayco-AlUlaA.S.O./Charly LopezSimon Yates is rumoured to be joining Visma-Lease a Bike next year, so this is likely his last shot at a maillot jaune with Jonas Vingegaard firmly the top dog over there. He was fourth overall last year behind Vingegaard and the UAE Team Emirates duo (Pogaar and Yatess twin brother, Adam), and a podium spot is possible again.But Jayco-AlUla will target stages as well with Dylan Groenewegen and Michael Matthews, the latter finishing second at Milan-San Remo this season.Full team: Luke Durbridge, Dylan Groenewegen, Chris Harper, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Michael Matthews, Luka Mezgec, Elmar Reinders, Simon YatesRating: 8/10Team Visma-Lease a BikeASO/Charly LopezOne of the two strongest GC teams in the race, Visma-Lease a Bike want to win their third consecutive Tour de France title and pack the firepower to help Vingegaard do it. It has been a long road to the start line for the Dane, who faced a race against time to be fit after the Itzulia Basque Country crash left him with a broken collarbone and ribs, but sightings of him at the teams last altitude camp in Tignes proved positive.The same goes for Wout van Aert, who suffered multiple fractures at Dwars door Vlaanderen but has been building up fitness and returned to action at the Tour of Norway last month. Theyre bolstered by Paris-Nice winner Matteo Jorgenson, as well as Christophe Laporte, Tiesj Benoot and Jan Tratnik. Sepp Kuss was slated to start but has been ruled out with Covid, which could be their undoing as the current iteration of the team has never won a Grand Tour without the American.Full team: Tiesj Benoot, Matteo Jorgenson, Wilco Kelderman, Christophe Laporte, Bart Lemmen, Jan Tratnik, Wout van Aert, Jonas VingegaardRating: 10/10TotalEnergiesTim de Waele/Getty ImagesRecipient of a Tour de France wildcard, French ProTeam TotalEnergies have a plethora of riders making their debut, including Thomas Gachignard and Matto Vercher. Steff Cras was another involved in the crash at the Itzulia Basque Country and suffered a perforated lung and broken rib, but has recovered in time for the Tour.If theres a breakaway, TotalEnergies will certainly be in it. Keep an eye on Anthony Turgis especially.Full team: Mathieu Burgaudeau, Steff Cras, Sandy Dujardin, Thomas Gachignard, Fabien Grellier, Jordan Jegat, Anthony Turgis, Matto VercherRating: 6/10UAE Team EmiratesUAE Team EmiratesHere they are. The other strongest team in the peloton. UAE Team Emirates are the one to watch heading into the Tour de France with Tadej Pogaar primed to be the first man since Marco Pantani in 1998 to complete the Giro-Tour double. The 25-year-old dominated the Giro dItalia on his debut, topping the general classification on 20 out of 21 stages (that Jhonatan Narvez breakaway was really something) and winning the maglia rosa by over ten minutes.Hell be alongside Adam Yates and Joo Almeida, 1-2 on the Tour de Suisse general classification respectively, Itzulia Basque Country winner Juan Ayuso, German ITT Champion Nils Politt, Belgian ITT Champion Tim Wellens, plus the experienced Marc Soler and Pavel Sivakov.Theyre all in on Pogaar to get his first maillot jaune since 2021.Full team: Joao Almeida, Juan Ayuso, Tadej Pogaar, Nils Politt, Pavel Sivakov, Marc Soler, Tim Wellens, Adam YatesRating: 10/10Uno-X MobilityA.S.O./Jonathan BicheThe other Wildcard for the Tour de France, Uno-X have a knack for lighting up Grand Tours and getting into breakaways, and should be doing the same this year with stage wins in mind, potentially for Magnus Cort, Alexander Kristoff or both. Tobias Halland Johannessen particularly impressed last year in the mountains but has suffered setbacks this season with a couple of bad crashes. He makes the squad with an eye on the final week especially as climber Johannes Kulset is also lining up in Florence.Full team: Jonas Abrahamsen, Magnus Cort, Odd Christian Eiking, Tobias Halland Johannessen, Alexander Kristoff, Johannes Kulset, Rasmus Tiller, Sren WrenskjoldRating: 8/10For more on the Tour de France, visit our hub page.The post Rating all 22 Tour de France teams on paper appeared first on Cyclist.

Tim Wellens has proven to be a very effective teammate for Tadej Pogacar in the spring classics and although the team has other weapons for the high mountains, the Belgian is looking to be an important rider for the flat and hilly days, and assured the Slovenian is in great form entering the race."...

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After teasing us with the down country Murmur, UKs Starling Cycles has announced that they are making it official and released the Mini Murmer. The Mini Murmur is a 120mm rear-travel trail/XC/down country/do-whatever bike that Starling says is seriously fun and seriously fast.(Photos/Starling Cycles)Adding to the Mega Murmur and the Murmur, the Mini Mumur takes Starlings award-winning, steel, handmade, single-pivot frame and morphs it into a zippy trail rocket. Saying that it has all of the feel of steel, built around 120mm rear travel, go-for-it geometry, and lightweight components.The Mini Murmur will be available as a frame-only or complete bike option. The complete bikes will be specd with DT Swiss F232 ONE air suspension, fast Michelin rubber, DT Wheels, and lightweight Hope components.Not everyone needs a blaze o glory, coil-sprung enduro bike, and thats where the Mini Murmur steps in. Starling hopes the Mini will offer an extra avenue into Starling for more riders. It offers a load of versatility, making it perfect for a shreddy lunch run or a quick lap on the local loop. Starling says its a strong climber and zippy singletrack shredder and that its made for all-day, big climbing, epic adventures for huge days of up and down.Mini Murmur DetailsThe Mini Murmur is built around Starlings handmade steel frame. It uses their adjustable shock mount which translates to Starling achieving huge versatility from their design. They can adapt their frames into long-travel, big mountain crushers or short-travel razzers, like the Mini Murmur.The complete-build Mini Murmur uses a lightweight, DT shock in 210x50mm length, which provides 120mm rear travel. The frames front triangle is handmade in the UK using Reynolds 853 heat-treated tubing. The rear triangle is also handmade, but by ORA in Taiwan, using heat-treated chromoly. Like all of Starlings Core full suspension bikes, the Mini has a UDH drop out, through axle, adjustable shock mount, and all of their V3 frame features. Its a steel frame, so it can be repaired, refurbished, recycled, and repainted. Starling points out that its made to last and to reject throw-away, new-bike-every-season bullshit. Mini Murmur Spec List and RetailRetail: 2150 (frame without shock)Frame with DT shock: 2549Complete bike, incl. VAT: 7650 Fork: DT Swiss F323 One 120mmShock: DT Swiss R535 120mmWheels: DT Swiss XMC 1501 Tires: F/R Michelin Wild XCCrankset: Hope Carbon 165mm / 32T Hope 30mmBottom Bracket: Hope 30mmChain: Shimano 8100 (XT)Cassette: Shimano 8100 (XT)Derailleur: Shimano 8100 (XT)Shifter: Shimano 8100 (XT)Brakes: Hope XCR 4 Piston F/RRotors: 180mm Hope Floating F/RGrips: Sensus LiteBar: Renthal Fatbar Lite V2 T6 AlloyStem: Hope TR 40mmHeadset: HopeTop Cap: HopeSeat Clamp: HopeSeat Post: Bike Yoke DivineDropper Remote: Bike YokeSaddle: Fizik Alpaca X5Starling Cycles Mini Murmur GeoStarling Customer Support DetailsIn an age of folding brands and brutally fussy warranty departments, we want to show the customer that they come first. And we want to make simple and beautiful things that last for years, dont become obsolete overnight, and dont need to be scrapped when you crash them.All Starlings V3 frames come with a 7-year warranty against manufacturer defects. they are also covered by a crash-replacement service. Crash it and damage it, and theyll fix it. You pay for shipping, they pay for labor and materials.The warranty and crash replacement service applies to the original owner. However, all owners, new or non-original, have access to their repaint, refurbish and repair services. If your frame is looking worn out and tired, you can send it to Starling for fresh bearings, paint, and graphics. If your frame is damaged, they can repair it and sometimes even upgrade it. They can repair flared head tubes, dented tubes, and broken or bent frame features, such as. tabs or brackets. Saying that they cant do everything, but theyre confident that they can keep your frame running for several years.Check out all of the Murmurs at the link below. StarlingCycles.comThe post Starling Cycles Launches the Mini Murmur a Steel Full Suspension XC/Trail Bike appeared first on Bikerumor.

Weve spotted a new Van Rysel aero bike, the FCR, at the Tour de France.Van Rysel, Decathlons premium bike brand, entered the WorldTour at the start of 2024, with the European multi-sport retailer also assuming co-sponsorship of the DecathlonAG2R La Mondiale team.Until now, the team has been riding the Van Rysel RCR Pro, the brands all-rounder. Like many of the latest Tour de France race bikes, it attempts to balance aerodynamics and low weight, with the frame weighing a claimed 790g.While a growing number of brands are simplifying their ranges by offering one do-it-all race bike Trek is the latest to jump on board with that trend by redesigning the Madone and discontinuing the monda Van Rysel appears to be heading in the other direction.We spotted the new aero bike at the DecathlonAG2R La Mondiale team hotel ahead of the 2024 Tour de France, which kicks off in Florence on Saturday.Felix Gall has been riding the new Van Rysel FCR ahead of the Grand Dpart. - David Pintens / Getty ImagesWhile we were quickly shooed away from the new bike, we did get an initial look, and one of the teams riders, Felix Gall, has also been spotted on the FCR during DecathlonAG2R La Mondiale's final pre-Tour shakedown ride.The new bike appears to be named the FCR (its on the top tube). This bike was first teased by Van Rysel last year although we dont know if the machine being ridden at the Tour de France has evolved any further. Van Rysels aero road helmet is also named the FCR, so theres a theme here.The head tube is notably deeper and more heavily truncated than the RCR Pro, while the down tube and seat tube also sport a more rectangular design than the teams current bike.The team's current bike, the Van Rysel RCR Pro (pictured), is more of an all-rounder. - Simon von Bromley / Our MediaThe aero touches continue at the rear of the bikes, with knife-like, bladed seatstays on the FCR.Compared to the RCR Pros more flowing, rounded design, the fork has a deeper profile, with a squared-off base at the dropouts. The bike weve seen at the Tour de France has a Deda integrated cockpit.Thats all we know for now, but look out for this one over the next three weeks. You cant miss it, thanks to the distinctive camouflage paint job.Well bring you more, when we know more.

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