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Astana Qazaqstan Team for Tour de France 2023

Astana Qazaqstan Team is ready for the biggest cycling race in the world – the Tour de France, which will be held between 1st and 23rd July with the Grand Depart in Bilbao and the finish, traditionally, in Paris.

Rider roster: Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Cees Bol (NED), Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ), David De La Cruz (ESP), Gianni Moscon (ITA), Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP), Harold Tejada (COL).   Sports directors in race: Alexandr Shefer (KAZ), Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ), Stefano Zanini (ITA).

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Born from the ashes of the Liberty-Seguros team in the wake of the Operación Puerto scandal in 2006, Astana Qazaqstan entered the sport of cycling during a hugely turbulent time.

The team’s primary purpose is to promote its home country of Kazakhstan and give Kazakh riders a platform upon which they can showcase their talents to the world. Their biggest victories, however, have been taken by their foreign riders, namely Spain’s Alberto Contador and Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali who each won a Tour de France while riding in the team’s iconic sky-blue livery.

While Astana may have won the biggest race in the sport, twice, their glory days are long over and in recent years they’ve looked more like startlist fillers than big race winners, though they will be hoping to change that in 2024.

After the departure of Vincenzo Nibali at the end of 2022, Astana brought in a new talisman in the form of Mark Cavendish, who joined the squad at the start of 2023, ostensibly for one final year. However, after a crash derailed the Manxman's hopes of beating the Tour de France stage wins record, he reversed his decision to retire and will race again for Astana in 2024.

With hopes of finally getting that 35th stage win at the Tour de France, Astana have built a strong team around Cavendish, bringing in Michael Mørkøv, Davide Ballerini and Max Kanter as lead-out men, as well as Mark Renshaw as a sports director.

Their 2024 overhaul - which saw no fewer than 14 new signings - also welcomed Ide Schelling, Lorenzo Fortunato and Anton Charmig, who will round out the team's ambitions outside of the sprints.

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Astana reveals roster for Tour de France 2023

Rider roster includes Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Cees Bol (NED), Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ), David De La Cruz (ESP), Gianni Moscon (ITA), Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP), Harold Tejada (COL).

Alexandr Shefer (KAZ), Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ), and Stefano Zanini (ITA) will serve as sports directors in race.

Astana-Qazaqstan Offers Mark Cavendish a Do-Over

Astana-Qazaqstan is offering the sprinting legend another chance to break the record in 2024.

“Someone changed line, and he just hit the rear wheel of the guy in front of him and went down,” said teammate Gianni Moscon according to NPR .

This untimely injury comes months after Cavendish, 38, announced at Giro d’Italia that 2023 would be his final season in the pro peloton. Days later, his team, Astana-Qazaqstan, is offering the sprinting legend another chance to break the record in 2024.

“We want Mark to go on to 2024 and race his 15th Tour de France to win his 35th stage,” said Astana-Qazaqstan general manager Alexander Vinokourov according to L’Equipe.

Vinokourov, like Cavendish, suffered a broken femur during the 2011 Tour-the same year he announced that he would be retiring from professional cycling.

“It was to be my last year. But I didn't want to stop like that,” Vinokourov told L’Equipe. “I extended and fought to win the Olympic Games in London the following year. Mark has the same mind, the same will to achieve his ultimate goal. We are ready to offer him this possibility. But it is he who will decide.”

Cavendish’s fracture is complicated by “an ostesynthesis screw in the acromioclavicular joint (being there since his crash in 2017 Tour de France) is loose,” according to his team’s Twitter post . He is expected to undergo surgery.

Though his prognosis is unknown, Vinokourov echoes what many cycling fans feel.

“This really hurts. Especially one day after coming so close to a stage win. It’s like this, we need to accept it, but it’s hard after all the sacrifices he did to get to his current level,” said Vinokourov in an Astana-Qazaqstan team post . “In last Giro he crashed more often and in the end he won a stage, now his first crash immediately ends in a nightmare for him.”

Despite the nightmare, what a comeback it would be if Cavendish took Astana-Qazaqstan up on their offer.

After Cavendish’s departure, sports reporter Orla Chennaoui reflected on a conversation with The Manx Missile. “Mark said he’d want people to look at his story and realize the importance of never giving up,” Chennaoui posted on Instagram . “From unbeatable phenomenon, to entirely human and vulnerable to the same illnesses and difficulties as the rest of us, Mark Cavendish simply never gave up.”

As fans wish him a speedy recovery, many hope that he will accept Astana-Qazaqstan’s offer and return next year for another shot at his 35th stage win.

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Vinokurov Talks Development of Astana Qazaqstan Team, Challenges and Plans in Exclusive Interview

By Assel Satubaldina in Nation , Sports on 15 April 2023

ASTANA – The Astana Qazaqstan Team, a professional road cycling racing team based in Kazakhstan, aims to enter the world’s top 18 teams, said Alexander Vinokurov, former professional road cyclist and the team’s general manager, in an exclusive interview with The Astana Times.

Alexander Vinokurov. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

Astana Qazaqstan Team was founded in 2006 and has since then competed in many major cycling events around the world, including Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España. 

The team has had several notable victories in these races. Some of the most successful cyclists to have competed for the Astana Qazaqstan Team include Alberto Contador, Vincenzo Nibali, Fabio Aru, Alexey Lutsenko, and Jakob Fuglsang.

Vinokurov, who retired from professional cycling after winning gold at the London Olympics in 2012 and has led the team since 2013, said it struggles to reach the results of 2014-2015 because of multiple challenges. 

“Look at our stats from 2014-2015 when we were top level, and riders were trying to join the Astana [team] to win a grand tour. After 2018, we just stayed at the same level while other competitors kept growing, investing in the team, having big budgets, and signing good cyclists,” said Vinokurov. 

The main team. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

He recalled 2018, when the team had 40 wins in the season and was fourth in the Union Cycliste Internationale team rankings. Now the team has dropped to the 25th position. 

The past two years were pivotal for the team, from the change of staff to the dismissal of Vinokurov as a team leader in June 2021. He returned to his post later in August of the same year. 

“The team was feeling it,” he explained. 

Latest races  

At the beginning of the year, the team’s management discusses the schedule with each rider and member of staff. This is when it is decided in which race the team members will participate in.

Mark Cavendish, Cees Bol, Dmitriy Gruzdev, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Martin Laas, Igor Chzhan, and Gleb Syritsa participated in the Scheldeprijs race in Belgium on April 5. Cavendish finished third, leading at first, but at the end, falling behind the eventual winner Jasper Philipsen and second-placed Sam Welsford.

Britain’s Mark Cavendish, who has joined Astana Qazaqstan for the 2023 season, finished third in the 111th Scheldeprijs, the oldest race in Flanders. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

The team also took part in the Paris-Roubaix on April 9 in France, the third of the five Monument one-day races.

Astana Qazaqstan Team also participated in the UCI World Tour stage race Itzulia Basque Country from April 3 to April 8.

Vinokurov said it is tough for the team to compete in several locations at once.

Paris Roubaix 2023. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

“This year, we got off to a good start in February. In March, it was difficult. There was not a day when someone was not sick. Sometimes we have to change the program for riders at the very last moment. We have to adapt. We are not shining with results so far,” he said. 

The goal is to survive

“Now we need to adjust. But it takes time. It is easy to break, we have been building [the team] for at least ten years. In 2019, we dropped to sixth place in the overall rankings and in 2020 to 11th place,” he said. 

The team during the training. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

The top teams are now British Ineos Grenadiers and the UAE Team Emirates, which has Tadej Pogačar, a Slovenian cyclist, on its team. Pogačar is the world’s No. 1 in the UCI individual rankings, breaking for the first time in history the 6,000-point barrier. 

“It is hard to compete when teams have very big budgets that are two to three times larger than yours,” said Vinokurov. 

The team is seeking a co-sponsor, something it has tried to accomplish since 2020 following criticism from Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the inexpediency of maintaining professional sports clubs entirely at the expense of the state. 

Alexey Lutsenko of Kazakhstan and Astana Qazaqstan Team celebrates winning during the first Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior 2022 on Feb. 14, 2022, in Ubeda, Spain. Photo credit: Tim de Waele/Getty Images

Back then, Samruk Kazyna, the general partner of the cycling team, set a goal to cut half of the funding and introduce a co-sponsor to share the financial expenditure with Kazakhstan.

“But this is a difficult period not only for Kazakhstan but also for the world, given what is happening. We hope we will attract a second sponsor who will raise the budget to $25-$30 million, then we will be able to compete. Today, $25 million is the average budget of a world cycling team. We do not even come close to this average,” Vinokurov said.

He added Kazakhstan is still number one in Asia.

Strength and weaknesses

When asked about the team’s biggest strength, Vinokurov said the staff. 

“Riders come and go, but the personnel remain. You work together with them every day, sometimes for one and a half months, you live in one room, they become like a second family,” said Vinokurov. 

Kazakhstan’s Yevgeniy Fedorov wins a gold medal at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong, Australia. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

The team lacks a leader, he added, yet finding one requires a budget. 

“The team clearly lacks a leader. It used to be Vincenzo Nibali and Alberto Contador. But Nibali has already retired. When you have an obvious leader, it is easier to build a team around him. The team’s wings spread, the guys can do the impossible. But to find a leader, you need a budget,” said Vinokurov.  

Among the near-term goals for the national team is preparing for the Asian Road Cycling Championship on June 7 in Thailand.

Raising hopes for juniors

Looking to the future, Vinokurov expressed great hope for juniors. There are currently two youth teams in Kazakhstan – the Vino SKO team based in the North Kazakhstan Region, where Vinokurov is from, and the Apple City team of Almaty, funded by the city akimat (administration) and Astana Group holding. 

Astana Qazaqstan Development Team 2023. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

Vinokurov said they found the right person in Spain, a cycling fan, who is ready to train the junior cyclists. The first group will depart for Granada in May. 

“Young riders are from 19 to 23 years old, and if they show results, they are then promoted to the youth Astana team [referring to a UCI Continental team for under-23 riders, named Astana Qazaqstan Development Team]. If we see talent, we will sign them into the professional team, so we do not have to look for riders outside [Kazakhstan] or hire them,” said Vinokurov. 

He also emphasized the importance of involving women in the sport. Globally, women still face challenges in terms of representation and gender equity compared to men’s cycling.

“Women are more represented [in cycling] now. I have always said that you have to give women in Kazakhstan a chance. There used to be disagreement just ten years ago about why we need girls and women [in this sport], but I always knew that [it is necessary],” he added. 

Dream big and work hard

Vinokurov said dreaming big and working hard are key to success. Young riders, however, should not aim to get into a team but rather show results, he said. 

“Dream and work hard. If you have the desire, you can achieve more,” he stressed. “I tell the guys to not think about contracts. You have to think about the result – if you manage to achieve it, the contract and the money will follow.”

Vinokurov himself is a demonstration of how strong will and perseverance can bring accomplishments. The Kazakh rider has overcome numerous obstacles and setbacks in his career to become one of the most prominent cyclists of his generation.

Alexander Vinokurov wins the cycling road race at London 2012 London Olympics. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

Born on Sept. 16, 1973, in Bishkul, Vinokurov began cycling at a young age, honing his skills on the rugged terrain of his homeland. It was in February 1984 when a 23-year-old novice coach Sergey Kruchina walked into a class in a secondary school in the village of Bishkul in the North Kazakhstan Region and announced the opening of a cycling section at a local sports school. Many kids agreed to visit the section. Fourth grader Alexander Vinokurov was one of them.

“When I first started [cycling], there was no professional sport. We did it because we just liked it. We never dreamed of getting into professional sports. Today the kids have all the steps and stages [laid out for them],” he said. 

Vinokurov won more than 60 high-profile races, including overall classification and three stages of the Vuelta a España grand tour, four stages and podium (third place) of the overall classification of the Tour de France grand tour, overall classification of the Paris-Nice stage race two times, Criterium Dauphine and Giro del Trentino stage races, Liege – Bastogne – Liege classical race two times, Amstel Gold Race classical race, silver medal at 2000 Olympic Games and the 2012 Olympic Games, just a year after he suffered a serious injury.

Vinokurov sings the national anthem of Kazakhstan at the Olympic Games in 2012. Photo credit: Sprint Cycling

“The hardest moment was in 2011, when I broke my femoral neck and became an Olympic champion a year later. I felt like something wasn’t finished,” he said. 

Meeting with President Tokayev last year

Vinokurov noted that the support he received from President Tokayev during their meeting in April 2022 meant a lot to him. 

Preparing to meet Tokayev, there was only one question in his mind – what is the future of the team. 

“He told me, ‘Alexander Nikolaevich, we are not going to end this. Astana is a recognizable brand in the world. We have invested money for 17 years. We should continue to move forward.’ I was happy to hear this and I’m ready to work to raise another Olympic champion for my country,” said Vinokurov, recalling his meeting with Tokayev.  

Vinokurov and Tokayev during their meeting in April 2022. Photo credit: Akorda.kz

For him, it was a sign that “things are getting better.” 

“Astana [team] is indeed the calling card of our country. In any country that we visit, everyone knows Astana. Our project lives on and our riders are showing results,” concluded Vinokurov.

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Astana Qazaqstan Team for Tour de France 2023

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Astana Qazaqstan Team (France) - Press Release: Astana Qazaqstan Team is ready for the biggest cycling race in the world – the Tour de France, which will be held between 1st and 23rd July with the Grand Depart in Bilbao and the finish, traditionally, in Paris.

Rider roster:

Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Cees Bol (NED), Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ), David De La Cruz (ESP), Gianni Moscon (ITA), Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP), Harold Tejada (COL).

Sports directors in race:

Alexandr Shefer (KAZ), Dmitriy Fofonov (KAZ), Stefano Zanini (ITA).

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Mark Cavendish and Mark Renshaw are to be reunited at Astana Qazaqstan, as the latter joins the team as a sprint consultant for the Tour de France . Renshaw said he cancelled other jobs in July to take the chance to make history.

Cavendish will head to the Tour next week, his 14th, hoping to break the record for stage wins; his record currently stands at 34, tied with Eddy Merckx. Just one more victory would see the Manxman top the standings.

To help with this goal, his Astana Qazaqstan team has brought in Renshaw, Cavendish's long-term former leadout man to consult on sprint finishes. He led Cavendish to many of his famous wins, including helping him to six in 2009, when both rode for Columbia HTC.

The pair rode for HTC Highroad together, and then rejoined forces at Etixx Quick-Step and then latterly Dimension Data. Renshaw retired in 2019, while Cavendish is still riding.

“I am really thrilled to return to the Tour de France with Astana Qazaqstan Team and Mark Cavendish as a sprint and lead-out consultant," the 40-year-old said in a statement from Astana. 

"After discussing the possibility to join Astana Qazaqstan Team with Alexandr Vinokurov and my ex-teammate Dmitriy Fofonov, I am really looking forward to bringing my skillset to help the team chase success. 

"Our goal is to secure victories in the sprint stages, and I am eager to share my knowledge and experience gained as a lead-out rider and teammate of Mark Cavendish."

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Cavendish's first - and only - win of the season came in May at the Giro d'Italia , where the 38-year-old won the final stage in Rome . He only needs a single similar opportunity to go top in the all-time stage win ranking.

“Mark’s recent victory in the Giro d'Italia is proof that he still possesses the speed, power, and determination needed to win Grand Tour stages," Renshaw continued. "With the support of Astana Qazaqstan Team and the talented riders selected for the race, I am confident that he has what it takes to win in this year’s Tour de France. 

"I cancelled other jobs in July which shows my confidence in him. As we prepare for the important sprint stages, I am excited to work with the team’s Sports Directors to develop effective tactics and strategies, analysing and breaking down sprint stages is something I absolutely love to do.

"Mark’s career is already a big success, but I am excited to have the opportunity to help Mark finish his career on an absolute high and chase his 35th victory in the Grand Boucle ."

Cavendish wrote on Instagram : "Sooo buzzing about this.... Apart from so many years together, so many victories & so many memories, the analytical view that Mark has on sprinting is ridiculously valuable. With the added bonus of knowing first hand how both my legs and mind work. Myself and everyone at Astana are proud and excited to have you on board mate."

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Tour de France 2023: full team-by-team guide

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Ag2R-Citroën

Veteran French Tour battlers notorious for wearing brown shorts. Their Australian climber Ben O’Connor had a nightmare in 2022, ripping a muscle in a crash, but O’Connor is back on form this season so they need a repeat of his 2021 feats, with Paret-Peintre and Cosnefroy likely to target hilly stages.

Team Stan Dewulf, Clément Berthet, Felix Gall, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Ben O’Connor, Benoît Cosnefroy, Oliver Naesen, Nans Peters

Main man Ben O’Connor – Aussie mountain man still out to prove 2021’s fourth overall was not a fluke

Alpecin-Deceuninck

From a relatively small cyclo-cross squad this cannily managed Dutch team has grown into a force to be reckoned with, mainly due to the presence of Mathieu van der Poel, the most charismatic racer in the bunch, but also because the team has recruited wisely around him. At the Tour they focus on Jasper Philipsen for the sprints and perhaps the green points jersey, with VdP targeting everything bar the high mountains; he will be a favourite on stage one’s short steep hills. Van der Poel took a long rest after his Classics campaign which seems to have paid off given his form in late June.

Team Silvain Dillier, Michael Gogl, Søren Kragh Andersen, Mathieu van der Poel, Quinten Hermans, Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Rickaert, Ramon Sinkeldam

Main man Mathieu van der Poel – flying this year, with two major Classic wins and a dominant display in the Tour of Belgium: expect fireworks.

Arkea-Samsic

This Breton-centred squad don’t have enough firepower to thrive in cycling’s most competitive milieu. Leader Warren Barguil was the future once but now looks like just another plucky contender. They will put riders in the daily daring moves but it’s hard to foresee a great deal more.

Team Warren Barguil, Clément Champoussin, Simone Guglielmi, Anthony Delaplace, Luca Mozzato, Jenthe Biermans, Matîs Louvel, Laurent Pichon

Main man Warren Barguil. “Wawa” was King of the Mountains and double stage winner in 2017, but there’s only so long you can live off past glories.

Astana Qazaqstan

Kakakhstan’s finest have changed tack by hiring Mark Cavendish; a stage win for the Manxman is the obvious target but there’s not a lot of sprint support here apart from Cees Bol, with Moscon for the grunt work beforehand. To hedge their bets, Federov and Lutsenko will target mountain stages.

Team Mark Cavendish, Aleksei Lutsenko, Cees Bol, David de la Cruz, Yevgeniy Federov, Luis Leon Sanchez, Gianni Moscon, Harold Tejada

Main man Mark Cavendish – the greatest sprinter of all needs one Tour stage win for the absolute record but it won’t be simple given the dearth of sprint stages.

Bahrain Victorious

Likely to be scarred mentally by the shocking death of Gino Mäder in the Tour of Switzerland, but if that tragedy brings them together, most of the riders look to be coming to form and they have a raft of chances to be “victorious” with new British champion Wright, Poels, Bilbao and Mohoric.

Team Niklas Arndt, Phil Bauhaus, Jack Haig, Pello Bilbao, Fred Wright, Mikel Landa, Matej Mohoric, Wout Poels

Main man Mikel Landa – the Basque climber is a cult figure due to his enigmatic, tragic mien; he could make the top five or fall apart. That’s “Landismo”.

Bora-Hansgrohe

Multiple opportunities for Germany’s finest, who pulled an excellently crafted Giro d’Italia win out of the bag last year with Australian climber Jai Hindley – quite the progression since their humble beginnings as team NetApp more than 10 years ago. Once again there is no place for the sprinter Sam Bennett, who has not ridden the Tour since winning two stages and the points prize in 2020. Around Hindley there’s plenty of climbing strength with Konrad, Buchman and Higuita plus a 2022 stage winner in Jungels, and a sprinter who can look after himself in Meeus.

Team Emanuel Buchman, Marco Haller, Jai Hindley, Bob Jungels, Patrick Konrad, Nils Politt, Jordi Meeus, Danny van Poppel, plus one to be named by Friday 30 June

Main man Jai Hindley. Fourth in the recent Criterium du Dauphiné bodes well but can he step up into cycling’s most hostile environment?

A team of options and caveats. Zingle, Martin, Lafay, Izaguirre and Geschke can hope for an opportunistic stage win, while Coquard is competitive in a small group finish. But they will struggle to rival the heavyweights so will probably end up with the French fallback: the daily suicide break.

Team Bryan Coquard, Simon Geschke, Ion Izaguirre, Victor Lafay, Guillaume Martin, Anthony Perez, Alexis Renard, Axel Zingle

Main man: Guillaume Martin – a cerebral climber who has written a book on philosophy; he could scrape into the top 10 overall but that looks like his limit.

DSM-Firmenich

This squad doesn’t have the biggest budget but it has a knack of landing key wins when it matters. They split neatly into a climbing half around the evergreen Romain Bardet, and Degenkolb, Edmondson and Eeckhoff in the sprint half in support of Sam Welsford – one of the surprises of this season.

Team Nils Eeckhoff, John Degenkolb, Kevin Vermaerke, Alex Edmondson, Sam Welsford, Matthew Dinham, Chris Hamilton, Romain Bardet.

Main man Romain Bardet. No longer the force he was when he finished second in the 2016 Tour but still capable of a solid top 10 overall.

EF Education-Easypost

The American team that loves to act the kooky underdogs but the facts belie this. They had a great Tour in 2022 thanks to Magnus Cort’s stage win; this year they had notched up 20 race wins by late June. The Olympic champion Carapaz, Bettiol, Uran and Powless could all land a stage.

Team Richard Carapaz, Rigoberto Uran, Neilson Powless, Alberto Bettiol, Esteban Chaves, Magnus Cort, James Shaw, Andrey Amador

Main man Magnus Cort – behind the (sponsored) fighter pilot moustache is a ruthless stage hunter chasing his 10th Grand Tour stage win.

Groupama-FDJ

In their 27th Tour, as usual it’s going to be fly or flop, with a bit more pressure after leader David Gaudu’s spat with sprinter Arnaud Démare sidelined this proven winner. Much loved Thibaut Pinot starts his final Tour; expect tears aplenty, hopefully on the Champs Elysées rather than before.

Team David Gaudu, Kevin Geniets, Stefan Küng, Olivier Le Gac, Valentin Madouas, Quentin Pacher, Thibaut Pinot, Lars Van den Berg

Main man David Gaudu – is France’s best hope for a podium finish but can he bear the weight of a nation?

Ineos Grenadiers

Once upon a time, the squad reputed to be the richest in cycling were the ones to beat in the Tour, but they have lost direction since Chris Froome’s departure and Egan Bernal’s horrific crash in 2022, and are now scrabbling to keep up with Jumbo and UAE. That’s reflected in a victory haul this season of around half that of the Big Two. A lot hangs on Tom Pidcock, winner at l’Alpe d’Huez last year; with Bernal struggling to return to his best, this line-up prompts a mild chin stroke rather than a sense of shock and awe.

Team Dani Martínez, Tom Pidcock, Michal Kwiatkowski, Jonathan Castroviejo, Carlos Rodriguez, Egan Bernal, Omar Fraile, Ben Turner

Main man Tom Pidcock. Super talented and a terrifyingly good bike handler, the 23-year-old Yorkshireman needs to build on a great 2022 race.

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

Seamless progress for the Walloon team since their Tour debut in 2018. No Belgians in their squad which won’t go down well at home, but they have a real stage win hope in Girmay, a potential top 10 finisher in Meintjes and wildcards such as Calmejane, Costa and Teunissen.

Team Lilian Calmejane, Rui Costa, Biniam Girmay, Louis Meintjes, Adrien Petit, Dion Smith, Mike Teunissen, Georg Zimmerman.

Main man Biniam Girmay – after landing a sprint stage of the Giro last year, the Eritrean is a good bet to become the first black African Tour stage winner.

Israel-PremierTech

With only five wins this year, they need to buck that trend with climber Woods, the punchy Teuns, sprinter Strong or all-rounder Clarke. They will have to box clever, because none of these is the very best at their speciality. No place for Chris Froome after his poor start to 2023.

Team Guillaume Boivin, Simon Clarke, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands, Nick Schultz, Corbin Strong, Dylan Teuns, Michael Woods

Main man Michael Woods – 36 years old and a four-minute miler in the past, the Canadian is a decent outside bet on any steep uphill finish.

Jayco-AlUla

All in for sprinter Groenewegen and climber Yates. Yates has had a lean 2023, but he’s notched up 10 Grand Tour stages since 2018 and will have plenty of chances in a very hard Tour. Harper and Craddock support him in the mountains; Mezgec will deliver Groenewegen in the sprints.

Lawson Craddock, Luke Durbridge, Dylan Groenewegen, Chris Harper, Chris Juul-Jensen, Luka Mezgec, Elmar Reinders, Simon Yates

Main man Dylan Groenewegen. Looking for his sixth career Tour stage win, the Dutchman has had a strong season with half a dozen wins to his name already.

Jumbo-Visma

One of the two “superteams” in the race; there are times when Jumbo seem to win when, how and where they want. Here it’s all in for Vingegaard with Küss, Van Baarle and Kelderman his mountain support crew. The biggest asset is Wout van Aert, the most powerful all-rounder in cycling, who could probably hope to win half a dozen stages if he was the team leader. What’s disconcerting is that Jumbo put out a strong squad to win this year’s Giro with Primoz Roglic, and they can afford to leave all of them out of the Tour including the Slovene.

Team Wilco Kelderman, Dylan van Baarle, Wout van Aert, Tiesj Benoot, Christopher Laporte, Nathan van Hooydonck, Sep Küss, Jonas Vingegaard

Main man Jonas Vingegaard – wraith-like Dane who had the climbing legs to break Tadej Pogacar when it mattered last year, but the second Tour win never comes easy

There’s plenty of value for money here. It’s all about stage wins. The 2019 world champion Mads Pedersen is the best bet, but Skjelmose took the recent Tour of Switzerland while Ciccone landed stages in Catalonia and the Dauphiné. They boast three newly crowned national champions in Skjelmose, Kirsch and Simmons.

Giulio Ciccone, Tony Gallopin, Alex Kirsch, Juan Pedro Lopez, Mads Pedersen, Quinn Simmons, Mattias Skjelmose, Jesper Stuyven

Main man Mads Pedersen – he has stage wins at the Giro and Paris-Nice to his name this year, and will have a good chance on the hillier days at the Tour

Lotto-Dstny

Relegated to the second division last season, Belgium’s oldest team put most of their eggs in a basket labelled Caleb Ewan. Most of the team will be dedicated to ensuring he is in the right place at sprint finishes; strongmen Vermeersch and Campenaerts may be let off the leash on the non-sprint days.

Team Caleb Ewan, Jasper de Buyst, Jacopo Guarnieri, Florian Vermeersch, Frederik Frison, Victor Campenaerts, Pascal Eenkhorn, Maxim van Gils

Main man Caleb Ewan – five Tour stages to his name so far, one more would make Lotto’s Tour.

There’s a mid-table look to cycling’s oldest team, a far cry from when Miguel Indurain won five Tours in a row. Mas can target the podium, and Jorgensen is one of the most exciting prospects in the sport, but the fact he’s rumoured to be moving on in 2024 speaks volumes.

Team Alex Aranburu, Ruben Guerreiro, Gorka Izaguirre, Matteo Jorgensen, Enric Mas, Gregor Mühlberger, Neilson Oliveira, Antonio Pedrero

Main man Enric Mas – often the bridesmaid never the bride, the Spaniard is one of the big group targeting third place behind the Big Two while aiming for better if they falter.

Soudal-Quickstep

Belgian winning machine have converted themselves to a Grand Tour team led by Remco Evenepoel, who sits this one out. Here it’s about fidgety Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe and sprinter Fabio Jakobsen. “Juju” is under pressure from manager Patrick Lefevère and needs to find his former magic touch, while Jakobsen needs to at least repeat his stage win of last year; his five victories this year suggest that’s on the cards with the support of top lead-out man Mørkøv. Asgreen, Lampaert and Cavagna will support Alaphilippe in the hills and go in the breaks when he’s having a recovery day.

Team Julian Alaphilippe, Yves Lampaert, Tim Decelercq, Dries Devenyns, Fabio Jakobsen, Kasper Asgreen, Michael Mørkøv, Remi Cavagna

Main man Julian Alaphilippe – double world champion endured a torrid 2022 but has won twice this year and will be a favourite for stage one.

TotalEnergies

Once a reservoir of developing French talent, now a home for stars past their sell-by dates such as Boasson-Hagen, Oss and Sagan, while French riders Turgis and Latour are no longer cutting edge. Between them they will deliver various near misses, while a stage win would be a miracle.

Team Edvald Boasson-Hagen, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Steff Cras, Valentin Ferron, Pierre Latour, Daniel Oss, Peter Sagan, Anthony Turgis

Main man Peter Sagan. Once a mega star, the multiple world champion, Tour stage winner and record points winner is now on his farewell Tour.

UAE Team Emirates

Cycling’s other “super team”, with a wealth of strong men to rival Jumbo-Visma in support of double Tour winner Tadej Pogacar, who had taken on another dimension this year with his wins in the Tour of Flanders, Amstel Gold and Flèche Wallonne before his untimely crash in Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Behind “Pog”, Adam Yates has hit form in the Critérium du Dauphiné and won the Tour de Romandie back in May, so should prove a decent understudy. After illness ripped through their ranks in last year’s Tour, arguably contributing to Pogacar’s defeat to Vingegaard, every cough, sniffle and minor headache will be viewed with suspicion.

Team Mikkel Bjerg, Felix Grossschartner, Vejgard Stake Langen, Rafal Majka, Tadej Pogacar, Marc Soler, Matteo Trentin, Adam Yates

Main man Tadej Pogacar – cycling’s biggest winner is targeting a third Tour; wins in his national road and time trial titles suggests the form has returned after a hiatus to nurse a broken wrist.

Invited to their first Tour, the Norwegian squad have a solid reputation for developing new talent and making the most of their resources. They bring a promising line-up fronted by veteran sprinter Kristoff, climbers Johanneson and Traeen, a strong all rounder in Waerenschold, plus the gritty Rasmus Tiller at the helm.

Team Jonas Abrahamsen, Torsten Traeen, Søren Waerenschold, Anton Charmig, Jonas Gregaard, Rasmus Tiller, Tobias Halland Johannesen, Alexander Kristoff

Main man Alexander Kristoff – is long in the tooth but could still snag a stage win; in a team of Tour debutants his experience will be crucial.

Changes can be made until Friday 30 June. Team line-ups correct at time of publication

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Tour de France 2023: Teams and riders for the 110th edition of the Grand Tour as Chris Froome misses out

Updated 29/06/2023 at 19:37 GMT

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Ag2r-Citroen - France

• Ben O'Connor (Aus)
• Clement Berthet (Fra)
• Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra)
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• Felix Gull (Aut)
• Oliver Naesen (Bel)
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Alpecin-Deceuninck - Belgium

• Mathieu van der Poel (Ned)
• Jasper Philipsen (Bel)
• Jonas Rickaert (Bel)
• Silvan Dillier (Swi)
• Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned)
• Quinten Hermans (Bel)
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• Michael Gogl (Aut)

Arkea-Samsic - France

• Warren Barguil (Fra)
• Clement Champoussin (Fra)
• Simon Guglielmi (Fra)
• Anthony Delaplace (Fra)
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Mark Cavendish of The United Kingdom and Astana Qazaqstan Team celebrates at podium as stage winner during the 106th Giro d'Italia 2023, Stage 21 a 126km stage from Rome to Rome / #UCIWT / on May 28, 2023 in Rome, Italy.

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Astana Qazaqstan - Kazakhstan

• Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz)
• Yevgeniy Fedorov (Kaz)
• Mark Cavendish (Gbr)
• Cees Bol (Ned)
• David de la Cruz (Esp)
• Luis Leon Sanchez (Esp)
• Gianni Moscon (Ita)
• Harold Tejada (Col)

Bahrain Victorious - Bahrain

• Nikias Arndt (Ger)
• Phil Bauhaus (Ger)
• Pello Bilbao (Esp)
• Jack Haig (Aus)
• Mikel Landa (Esp)
• Matej Mohoric (Svn)
• Wout Poels (Ned)
• Fred Wright (Gbr)

Bora-Hansgrohe - Germany

• Emanuel Buchmann (Ger)
• Marco Haller (Aut)
• Jai Hindley (Aus)
• Bob Jungels (Lux)
• Patrick Konrad (Aut)
• Jordi Meeus (Bel)
• Nils Politt (Ger)
• Danny van Poppel (Ned)

Cofidis - France

• Bryan Coquard (Fra)
• Simon Geschke (Ger)
• Ion Izagirre (Spa)
• Victor Lafay (Fra)
• Guillaume Martin (Fra)
• Anthony Perez (Fra)
• Alexis Renard (Fra)
• Axel Zingle (Fra)

DSM-Firmenich - Germany

• Chris Hamilton (Aus)
• Alex Edmondson (Aus)
• Kevin Vermaerke (USA)
• John Degenkolb (Ger)
• Sam Welsford (Aus)
• Matthew Dinham (Aus)
• Romain Bardet (Fra)
• Nils Eekhoff (Ned)

EF Education-EasyPost - USA

• Richard Carapaz (Ecu)
• Rigoberto Uran (Col)
• Neilson Powless (USA)
• Alberto Bettiol (Ita)
• Magnus Cort (Den)
• James Shaw (Gbr)
• Andrey Amador (Cri)
• Esteban Chaves (Col)

Groupama-FDJ - France

• David Gaudu (Fra)
• Kevin Geniets (Hol)
• Stefan Küng (Swi)
• Valentin Madouas (Fra)
• Thibaut Pinot (Fra)
• Lars van den Berg (Ned)
• Olivier Le Gac (Fra)
• Quentin Pacher (Fra)

Ineos Grenadiers - United Kingdom

• Egan Bernal (Col)
• Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp)
• Omar Fraile (Esp)
• Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol)
• Daniel Martinez (Col)
• Tom Pidcock (Gbr)
• Carlos Rodriguez (Esp)
• Ben Turner (Gbr)

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty - Belgium

• Biniam Girmay (Eri)
• Louis Meintjes (SA)
• Adrien Petit (Fra)
• Loïc Vliegen (Bel)
• Georg Zimmermann (Ger)
• Rui Costa (Por)
• Lilian Calmejane (Fra)
• Mike Teunissen (Ned)

Jayco-Alula - Australia

• Simon Yates (Gbr)
• Dylan Groenewegen (Ned)
• Luka Mezgec (Slo)
• Elmar Reinders (Ned)
• Lawson Craddock (US)
• Luke Durbridge (Aus)
• Chris Harper (Aus)
• Christopher Juul-Jensen (Den)

Jumbo-Visma - Netherlands

• Jonas Vingegaard (Den)
• Wout van Aert (Bel)
• Dylan van Baarle (Ned)
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• Sepp Kuss (USA)
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Lidl-Trek - USA

• Mads Pedersen (Den)
• Jasper Stuyven (Bel)
• Alex Kirsch (Lux)
• Juanpe Lopez (Esp)
• Giulio Ciccone (Ita)
• Tony Gallopin (Fra)
• Quinn Simmons (USA)
• Mattias Skjelmose (Den)

Movistar - Spain

• Enric Mas (Esp)
• Matteo Jorgenson (USA)
• Nelson Oliveira (Por)
• Antonio Pedrero (Esp)
• Ruben Guerreiro (Por)
• Gregor Muhlberger (Aut)
• Gorka Izagirre (Esp)
• Alex Aranburu (Esp)

Soudal-Quick Step - Beligum

• Julian Alaphilippe (Fra)
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• Tim Declercq (Bel)
• Dries Devenyns (Bel)
• Fabio Jakobsen (Nld)
• Yves Lampaert (Bel)
• Michael Morkov (Den)

UAE Team Emirates - UAE

• Tadej Pogacar (Slo)
• Rafal Majka (Pol)
• Mikkel Bjerg (Den)
• Felix Grossschartner (Aus)
• Marc Soler (Spa)
• Matteo Trentin (Ita)
• Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor)
• Adam Yates (GB)

Lotto-Dstny - Belgium

• Victor Campenaerts (Bel)
• Jasper de Buyst (Bel)
• Pascal Ennkhoorn (Ned)
• Frederik Frison (Bel)
• Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita)
• Maxim van Gils (Bel)
• Florian Vermeersch (Bel)
• Caleb Ewan (Aus)

TotalEnergies - France

• Mathieu Burgaudeau (Fra)
• Edvald Boasson-Hagen (Nor)
• Steff Cras (Bel)
• Valentin Ferron (Fra)
• Pierre Latour (Fra)
• Daniel Oss (Ita)
• Peter Sagan (Svk)
• Anthony Turgis (Fra)

Israel-Premier Tech - Israel

• Guillaume Boivin (Can)
• Simon Clarke (Aus)
• Hugo Houle (Can)
• Krists Neilands (Lat)
• Nick Schultz (Aus)
• Corbin Strong (NZ)
• Dylan Teuns (Bel)
• Michael Woods (Can)

Uno-X Pro - Norway

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• Soren Waeenskjold (Nor)
• Anthon Charmig (Den)
• Jonas Gregaard (Den)
• Rasmus Tiller (Nor)
• Tobias Halland Johannessen (Nor)
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11 e of the National Championships Colombia U23 - Road Race

23 e of the tenth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Val d'Isère>Saint-Colomban-des-Villards Col du Glandon)

25 e of the ninth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Séez>Val d'Isère)

2019. Medellín

1 er of the seventh stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Grésy-sur-Isere>La Giettaz), of the National Championships Colombia U23 - Road Race, of the National Championships Colombia U23 - ITT

3 e of the sixth stage of the Vuelta Independencia Nacional Rep. Dom. (Moca>Constanza)

4 e of the third stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Montignac-Lascaux>Mauriac), of the Vuelta Independencia Nacional Rep. Dom.

6 e of the Continental Pan-Am Championships U23 - ITT

8 e of the Continental Pan-Am Championships U23 - Road Race, of the sixth stage of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (Melo>Melo [ITT]), of the first stage of the Vuelta Independencia Nacional Rep. Dom. (Santo Domingo>San Jose de Ocoa)

18 e of the eighth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Brides-les-Bains>Col de la Loze/Méribel)

19 e of the fifth stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Espalion>Saint-Julien-Chapteuil)

20 e of the Tour Colombia 2.1

21 e of the first stage of the Tour de l'Avenir (Marmande>Marmande), of the ninth stage of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (San Jacinto>Durazno)

22 e of the second stage of the Vuelta Ciclista del Uruguay (Colonia>Mercedes)

23 e of the fifth stage of the Tour Colombia 2.1 (La Union>La Union)

2020. Astana Pro Team

6 e of the CIC - Mont Ventoux

15 e of the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France (Lyon>Grand Colombier)

22 e of the second stage of the Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta (Sagres>Alto da Fóia)

23 e of the Volta ao Algarve em Bicicleta

25 e of the ninth stage of the Tour de France (Pau>Laruns)

2021. Astana - Premier Tech

18 e of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var

19 e of the twentieth stage of the Giro d'Italia (Verbania>Valle Spluga-Alpe Motta), of the first stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (Calella>Calella)

20 e of the fifth stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya (La Pobla de Segur>Manresa)

21 e of the first stage of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var (Biot>Gourdon)

22 e of the second stage of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var (Fayence>Fayence)

23 e of the third stage of the Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var (Blausasc>Blausasc)

2022. Astana Qazaqstan Team

12 e of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol

13 e of the fourth stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (Cúllar Vega>Baza), of the second stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (Archidona>Alcalá la Real), of the sixth stage of the Tour de Pologne (Nowy Targ (Gronków)>Stacja Narciarska Rusiński [ITT])

14 e of the Tour de Pologne

18 e of the third stage of the Vuelta a Andalucia Ruta Ciclista Del Sol (Lucena>Otura), of the nineteenth stage of the La Vuelta Ciclista a España (Talavera de la Reina>Talavera de la Reina)

20 e of the Tour de Romandie

21 e of the fifth stage of the Tour de Romandie (Aigle>Villars [ITT])

2023. Astana Qazaqstan Team

8 e of the third stage of the Tour of Oman (Al Khobar>Jabal Hatt)

9 e of the fourth stage of the Tour de Suisse (Monthey>Leukerbad)

10 e of the Tour de Suisse

12 e of the third stage of the Tour de Suisse (Tafers>Villars-sur-Ollon)

13 e of the first stage of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional (San Juan>San Juan)

14 e of the third stage of the Tour de Romandie (Châtel-Saint-Denis>Châtel-Saint-Denis [ITT]), of the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse (Fiesch>La Punt)

17 e of the fourth stage of the Tour of Oman (Izki>Yitti Hills)

18 e of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional

19 e of the second stage of the Tour de Romandie (Morteau>La Chaux-de-Fonds)

20 e of the Tour of Oman

21 e of the fifth stage of the Vuelta a San Juan Internacional (Chimbas>Alto Colorado), of the Tour de Romandie

23 e of the fifth stage of the Tour of Oman (Samail>Jabal Al Akhdhar)

24 e of the fifth stage of the Tour de Romandie (Vufflens-la-Ville>Genève), of the fourth stage of the Tour de Romandie (Sion>Thyon 2000)

25 e of the second stage of the Tour of Oman (Muscat (Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex)>Qurayyat), of the eighth stage of the Tour de Suisse (St. Gallen>Abtwil [ITT])

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WorldTour bikes and tech: What are teams using in 2023?

Jumbo-Visma jump from Shimano to Sram, UAE go from Campagnolo to Shimano, while elsewhere, Bianchi and Look make their return to the WorldTour and women's equipment parity improves

Welcome to the  Cyclingnews  WorldTour bikes guide for 2023: A complete and comprehensive round-up of the bikes and tech used by the men's and women's UCI WorldTeams for the upcoming cycling season. 

The 2022 season saw the UCI points ranking three-year cycle come to a close with the controversial ranking system drawing teams threatened by WorldTour relegation into a desperate late-season chase for points in an effort to avoid the drop. Israel-Premier Tech and Lotto Soudal (now Lotto-Dstny) were unsuccessful in their attempts and drop down a tier to ProTeam status whilst Alpecin-Deceuninck and Arkéa-Samsic graduate to the WorldTour, though Israel Premier Tech was offered something of a reprieve at the death by the UCI.

The modern pro cycling race season is a long one. It barely feels like the season is over before the new year rolls around and the first races of January are nearly upon us once again. As 2023 begins, we move further away from the troubled times of COVID-19, which means races that haven't taken place for two years in Australia, such as the Santos Tour Down Under, can be held again in January , kicking off the WorldTour seasons. 

WorldTour teams require a range of sponsors and companies to invest in the team and partner with them to achieve their goals. Multiple companies and equipment manufacturers are needed to put together a complete bike package for a professional team, not to mention everything else a WorldTour team needs; this includes cycling kit, nutrition products, helmets, as well as technical sponsors that provide things like tools, turbo trainers, and team cars. These suppliers often change every few years or even each year as budgets are confirmed, relationships change, or teams want to use different equipment to help deliver the best possible performance.

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Team sponsorship and partner deals vary. Some will be based on a cash payment alongside equipment supply, whilst companies will just supply a team with the product. There are also full technical partnerships where rider feedback and testing will be used to develop a certain product to improve it for the mainstream public and professional demands. Rarely though are we privy to the details of specific sponsorship agreements. 

For example, Specialized's partnership with QuickStep-AlphaVinyl is much more than just a shipment of bikes. Representatives from the brand are almost always present at winter training camps and big races to help riders and receive feedback. The team are given access to the brand's wind tunnel, its team of bike fit specialists at sister brand Retül, and its range of footwear, helmets, and components in more of an all-encompassing package. 

The bigger - or best-funded - teams can enjoy selecting all of their equipment purely based on performance advantages. Even choosing equipment off the back of their own independent testing. UAE Team Emirates for instance will be racing on Enve wheels for 2023 after testing the top brands at the Milan Polytechnic wind tunnel and deciding on the American manufacturer.

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Sponsorship deals are never permanent and most teams work with brands for a minimum of a year before things change. Some of the longest-running partnerships are with frame manufacturers, with some teams such as Ineos Grenadiers (previously Sky) enjoying over a decade of partnership with their frame sponsor Pinarello. However, for most WorldTour teams every few years will see a change-up of suppliers and sponsors and every so often, completely new bikes. 

Our 2023 guide covers all the new bikes and kit from every WorldTour men's and women's team. With have managed to cover several 2023 bikes already at launches or winter training camps already, but below you will find every bike in the peloton for the 2023 season.

Men's Teams

Of the 18 WorldTour men's teams for 2023, there are two new frame supplier changes with Cofidis moving to Look bikes from De Rosa, and Arkéa-Samsic moving to Bianchi from Canyon. The rest of the men's WorldTour bike brands remain the same but there are some equipment changes which are outlined below. 

Women's Teams

There are 15 women's WorldTour teams this year. In the women's peloton some teams have evolved or brought on board new title sponsors, but only one team will be on different bikes. The Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad will see a name change to Israel-Premier Tech Roland in 2023 and will switch from Look to Factor bikes, mirroring the Israel-Premier Tech men's squad. 

There aren't too many kit and clothing shake up's on the men's side of things. Major kit changes come at Movistar and Team UAE Emirates. Movistar, after one year with La Passione, has partnered with Spanish supplier Gobik for 2023. Elsewhere, Team UAE Emirates will partner with Italian brand Pissei, switching from Gobik clothing for 2023.

There is an off-the-bike change for Ineos Grenadiers, which has partnered with Castore for its off-bike wear. Castore also supplies kit to a range of football, cricket and motorsport teams. Belstaff is also still part of the Ineos portfolio, so perhaps we can expect to see riders in both brands off the bike. 

Minor clothing manufacturer changes also seem to be the order of the day for the Women's WorldTour teams. At this point, the two teams that looked to have changed suppliers are Movistar who, like the men's squad, have also switched to Gobik from La Passione. Similarly, women's team UAE Emirates ADW have switched to Pissei from Gobik kit for 2023. 

There have been three key groupset changes for 2023. One of these is Jumbo Visma switching to Sram components from Shimano, which will be a major change for the team. 

Another is Team UAE Emirates moving from Campagnolo to Shimano groupsets in a move that is sure to upset a few die-hard Colnago and Campagnolo fans. 

Cofidis have also switched to Shimano groupsets from Campagnolo, though it appears that they will use chainsets from their frame supplier Look, as shown on their new as-yet-unreleased Look bikes . 

There are a few groupset supplier changes in the women's peloton this year. 

Team UAE Emirates ADW makes the switch to Shimano from Campagnolo groupsets for 2023, whilst the Jumbo Visma riders also move from Shimano to Sram equipment. 

Israel Premier Tech Roland used Sram groupsets with their Look frames in 2022, but as well as the switch to Factor bikes they will also move onto Shimano groupsets for 2023. 

Men's teams and bikes 

Ag2r citröen team.

• Bikes : BMC Teammachine SLR01, BMC Timemachine Road, BMC Timemachine TT 
• Groupset : Campagnolo Super Record EPS
• Wheels : Campagnolo
• Tyres: Pirelli P Zero Race
• Clothing : Rosti
• Saddles : Fizik
• Finishing Kit : BMC
• Computers : Wahoo

There's no change at AG2R Citröen, meaning the French team will continue aboard Swiss brand BMC, equipped with Campagnolo's Super Record EPS 12-speed groupset and Campagnolo wheels. They become the only team running Campagnolo equipment in the WorldTour for 2023. 

The Campagnolo deal also means AG2R will use the very bling Campagnolo Bora wheels shod in Pirelli P Zero rubber. The team bikes will also change to an electric blue from the red and white of last year. 

Astana Qazaqstan Team

• Bikes : Wilier Zero SLR, Wilier Filante SLR, Wilier Turbine TT
• Groupset : Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Disc 12 Speed
• Wheels : Corima
• Tyres: Vittoria Corsa 
• Clothing : Giordana
• Saddles : Prologo
• Finishing Kit : Wilier
• Computers : Garmin

Aside from the departure of sponsor Premier Tech and the consequent name change, the Astana team see no major equipment changes. They will continue aboard Wilier bikes with Corima wheels, wearing Giordana clothing, and using Garmin computers. Team riders will be able to choose from the Zero and Filante SLR models. The new paint scheme for 2023 is really striking and is bound to turn heads.

Bahrain Victorious

• Bikes : Merida Reacto, Merida Scultura, Merida Warp TT
• Groupset : Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Disc (12 Speed TBC)
• Wheels :  Vision
• Clothing : Alé
• Finishing Kit : FSA, Vision

There's also little change at Bahrain Victorious. The team did start the 2021 campaign in Nalini clothing before they switched to Alé during the summer, but that new partner remains along with the use of Merida Bikes, Shimano groupsets, and Vision/FSA componentry. 

Matej Mohorič  drew headlines in March when he used a dropper seatpost to help him win Milan San Remo, keep your eyes peeled for more new tech or marginal equipment gains from the team, and particularly Mohoric, in 2023. His race bike also featured a larger 180mm disc rotor which meant a custom fork was needed and some special wheel bearings to help him go even faster. 

Bora-Hansgrohe

• Bikes : Specialized S-Works Tarmac SL7, Specialized S-Works Shiv TT
• Wheels : Roval
• Tyres: Specialized
• Clothing : Le Col
• Saddles : Specialized
• Finishing Kit : PRO, Specialized

Bora Hansgrohe regrouped after the departure of Peter Sagan at the end of 2021 and haven't seen any wild changes since then regarding bikes or equipment. Specialized remains in place as a frame sponsor, whilst also providing finishing kit, wheels, and tyres. 

Shimano also continues to supply groupsets, and British brand Le Col remains as clothing supplier. 

• Bikes : Look 795 Blade, 796 Monoblade RS (TT)
• Clothing : Van Rysel
• Saddles : Selle Italia
• Finishing Kit : FSA/Vision

Cofidis are a team that has seen some of the biggest equipment changes for 2023. Switching from De Rosa to Look, they also swap from Campagnolo to Shimano and onto Corima wheels; French frames and wheels for a French team, which is always satisfying to see. In the clothing department, the team stick with Van Rysel for 2023, which is owned by the Decathlon chain. 

EF Education-Easypost

• Bikes : Cannondale SuperSix Evo, SystemSix, SuperSlice (TT)
• Wheels : Vision
• Clothing : Rapha
• Computers : TBC

For the most part it appears EF Education-Easypost are sticking with what they know in 2023, continuing aboard Cannondale bikes, Vision/FSA components, and Prologo saddles. There will be an upgrade to the latest Dura-Ace groupset, too.

Keep your eyes peeled for a new version of the SuperSix and/or SystemSix this year, new bikes have been spotted in the wild but not released officially yet. 

The team's opinion-dividing limited edition team kits have gained the team plenty of exposure throughout previous seasons. We can probably expect to see more of the same on at least one of this year's grand tours. 

Groupama-FDJ

• Bikes : Lapierre Aircode, Xelius SL, Aerostorm DRS (TT)
• Wheels : Shimano C50, C60
• Finishing Kit : Lapierre

FDJ have been working together with Lapierre for a long time, with what is one of the longest-running equipment partnerships in the WorldTour. They also have a long-running relationship with Shimano. Not much looks to be changing for 2023 with the Aircode and Xelius framesets being the weapons of choice for the team, as well as Shimano Dura-Ace equipment.

Ineos Grenadiers

• Bikes : Pinarello Dogma F, Bolide (TT)
• Groupset : Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 12 Speed (Disc brakes TBC)
• Wheels : Shimano (Princeton Carbonworks & Aerocoach will be present as non-sponsored additions)
• Tyres: Continental 
• Clothing : Bioracer
• Finishing Kit : MOST

Not much has changed for Ineos since their big move to disc brakes in 2021. They are still using the same mix of equipment providers and have developed the Pinarello Dogma frame with Pinarello over many years. They use a mix of Shimano, Princeton Carbonworks, and Aerocoach wheels for road and TT disciplines. The 2023 frame has surfaced online and features an orange, purple and red diamond pattern on the top tube and fork legs in its paint scheme this year. 

The team also switched clothing supplier in 2022, waving goodbye to Castelli and launching a new partnership with Bioracer, which remains into 2023. The team has also recently announced a switch to Sungod sunglasses for 2023, leaving longstanding partner Oakley. 

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty

• Bikes : Cube Litening C:68X, Aerium C:68 (TT)
• Wheels : Newmen
• Clothing : Nalini 
• Finishing Kit : Cube
• Computers : Bryton

Intermarché-Circus-Wanty has a slight name change for 2023. But stick with all of their current sponsors and equipment. Cube, Shimano and Newmen make up the package for the WorldTour team. 

Their kit features fluorescent yellow in abundance and we can expect to see breakaway specialist Taco Van der Hoorn standing out in solo and breakaway escapades this year with his famed aero trickery . 

Alpecin-Deceuninck

• Bikes : Canyon Aeroad CFR / Ultimate CFR / Speedmax (TT)
• Wheels : Shimano
• Tyres: Vittoria 
• Clothing : Kalas
• Finishing Kit : Canyon / Selle Italia 
• Computers : Wahoo 

Alpecin-Deceuninck graduated to the WorldTour in 2023. The team has had a similar package for a few years now, With the team built around Mathieu van der Poel and riding the Canyon Aeroad CFR with Shimano groupset and wheels package. Van der Poel was recently seen on a prototype Canyon so we will be keeping our eyes peeled for an updated model. 

Jumbo-Visma

• Bikes : Cervélo S5, R5, Caledonia, P5 (TT)
• Groupset : Sram Red eTap
• Wheels : Reserve 
• Tyres: Vittoria
• Clothing : Agu
• Finishing Kit : Cervelo / FSA

Jumbo Visma sees a big change for 2023 with the team switching from Shimano to Sram equipment. The team will also use Oakley sunglasses and Nimbl shoes this year. New shoes and contact points to get used will make for a big change for the riders so we expect the team will be helping them get used to these key changes before the racing starts in 2023. 

Arkéa-Samsic

• Bikes : Bianchi Oltre RC, Specialissima, Aquila (TT)
• Wheels : Shimano / Vision (TT)
• Clothing : Ekoi
• Finishing Kit : Reparto course by Vision / FSA

Big changes are afoot for team Arkéa-Samsic in 2023. Graduation to the WorldTour also means a new partnership with Bianchi and a new equipment package. The team will have a choice of either the aero Oltre RC or Specialissima models for road use and the Aquila for time trials. They will use Shimano Dura Ace 9200 groupsets and wheels which the Arkea riders will be familiar with, and Vision wheels for time trials. 

Movistar Team

• Bikes : Canyon Aeroad CFR, Ultimate CFR, Speedmax CFR (TT)
• Groupset : SRAM Red eTap AXS
• Wheels : Zipp
• Clothing : Gobik
• Finishing Kit : Canyon

The only change at Movistar is the deal signed with Gobik to supply the team's kit, replacing La Passione. Almost all else remains the same, meaning the continued use of Canyon's bikes, Sram's wireless Red eTap AXS groupsets - for which they've already been spotted using a new version - and Zipp wheels, with saddles courtesy of Fizik and computers supplied by Garmin. The team have also announced a new partnership with four years old Spanish brand Blub Lube which will provide the team's chain lubricant and bike cleaning products. 

Soudal-QuickStep

• Clothing : Castelli

Soudal becomes the title sponsor of Soudal-Quickstep for 2023. The team continue with all of their equipment and sponsors into 2023. Their Specialized / Shimano package has proven successful over many seasons and seems to be a tried and tested combination, with world champion Remco Evenepoel's bike getting a fancy white paint job ahead of the 2023 season. 

Specialized is able to provide more than just frames to the team, with riders using its shoes, helmets, tyres and in some cases cockpits as well. There are rumours of a new Tarmac SL8 Specialized model on the way which we will be looking out for. Top secret Specialized 'Project Black' prototype equipment is also out in the wild, but Specialized remains tight-lipped on all fronts. 

Team Jayco-AlUla

• Bikes : Propel Advanced SL, TCR Advanced SL, Trinity (TT)
• Wheels : Cadex
• Saddles : Cadex
• Finishing Kit : Giant
• Computers : Dash

Team BikeExchange have changed names for 2023 with the team being renamed Jayco-AlUla. 

Although the name has changed the team's equipment package remains largely the same. Team colours are still light blue and white and this is the same for the bike's paint scheme. Giant remains the bike sponsor and provides its own Cadex wheels, Dash computers (albeit these are simply Giant-branded Stages Dash computers ) and Cadex finishing kit. 

Interestingly the 2023 Propel and TCR still use an integrated seat mast which isn't something we see on many high-end road bikes anymore.

• Bikes : Scott Addict RC, Plasma (TT)
• Wheels : Shimano C36, C50, C60
• Clothing : Nalini
• Saddles : Syncros
• Finishing Kit : Syncros

Almost everything looks set to remain the same at Team DSM for 2023 ahead of their official team launch. 

Just announced, in fact, is the fact that the team will continue to ride Scott bikes until 2025. For this year at least, and likely beyond, that will also be complete with Shimano groupsets and wheels, especially as Team DSM is one of the few teams actually sponsored by Shimano, unlike others who are forced to buy it (or have it supplied by their bike sponsor).

Elsewhere, data will be handled by Wahoo as it has been since 2021. The team's clothing system is interesting, with the kit custom manufactured by Nalini, but in collaboration with DSM with the integration of the material Dyneema. 

Trek–Segafredo

• Bikes : Trek Madone, Emonda, Domane, Speed Concept (TT)
• Wheels : Bontrager
• Clothing : Santini
• Saddles : Bontrager
• Finishing Kit : Bontrager

Like last year, nothing much changes at Trek Segafredo for 2023. The only real change to mention has been the update to the Trek Madone race bike which was rolled out ahead of the Tour de France last year with a radical new seatstay / seatpost junction, and a swap to Time pedals for both the men's and women's teams.

That means the team will continue on Trek's range of road bikes, Sram groupsets, Bontrager components, Wahoo computers and clothing from Santini. 

UAE Team Emirates

• Bikes : Colnago V4Rs, TT1 (TT)
• Wheels : Enve 
• Finishing Kit : Colnago

Team UAE Emirate has been through a period of change recently. Colnago unveiled the new TT1 time trial bike ahead of the Giro d'Italia last year, and the Prototipo frame Tadej Pogačar was riding for the majority of last year has been officially launched as the new V4Rs, which we test rode late last year. 

Change is afoot elsewhere as the team switches from Campagnolo to Shimano Dura-Ace, and to Enve wheels and Continental tyres. Computers are also swapped from the SRM head unit, which was rumoured to be problematic, for Wahoo computers. 

All this new equipment means quite a lot of new kit for team riders to become familiar with and comfortable on ahead of the new season.

Women's teams and bikes 

Canyon-sram racing.

• Bikes: Canyon Aeroad CFR / Ultimate CFR / Speedmax 
• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 Disc 12 Speed
• Wheel s: Zipp
• Clothing: Canyon
• Saddles: Cadex
• Computers: Wahoo

With Canyon and Sram being the title sponsors, nothing changes too much for Canyon Sram with the same equipment being used. Zipp provides the wheels for the team with the brand also being in the Sram family.  

British rider Alex Morrice gained a place on the team this year after winning the Zwift Academy finals.

EF Education Tibco-SVB

• Bikes: Cannondale Supersix, SystemSix 
• Wheels: Vision
• Clothing: Rapha 
• Saddles: Prologo 
• Finishing Kit: FSA

After graduating to the WorldTour and garnering 13 victories in 2022, EF-Education Tibco SVB retain nearly all of the same equipment sponsors this year. 

The 15-rider squad will continue to ride Cannondale Supersix Evo frames but we may start to see them using the new Supersix model when it is officially launched - or perhaps even before. Rapha remains as a clothing sponsor and the team uses Shimano Dura-Ace groupsets with Vision wheels. 

FDJ-Suez-Futuroscope 

• Bikes: Lapierre Xelius SL3
• Wheels: Shimano 
• Clothing: Gobik
• Saddles: Prologo
• Finishing Kit: Lapierre

Even though they share a name and many sponsors, the FDJ-Suez-Futurescope team is an entirely separate entity from the men's team. However, like their male namesakes, they too continue their partnership with Lapierre and Shimano into 2023. 

The team will ride the Xelius SL3 with Shimano wheels and a groupset package too. Saddles will be provided by Prologo and computers will come from Wahoo. 

Fenix-Deceuninck 

• Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 12 Speed
• Wheels: Shimano
• Clothing: Alé
• Saddles:  Selle Italia 
• Finishing Kit: Canyon

The Plantur-Pura team becomes Fenix-Deceuninck for 2023 as they step up to the WorldTour level. Canyon will remain in place as a bike sponsor and the team will most likely race on the Aeroad model like the Alpecin-Deceuninck men's squad, although the recent launch of the Canyon Ultimate 2023 will interest the climbers in the squad. 

The team will also continue to use Shimano groupsets and wheels this year.  

Human Powered Health

• Bikes: Felt AR Aero Road / FR Race / IA (TT)
• Groupset: SRAM Red eTap AXS
• Clothing: Pactimo
• Saddles: Selle Italia 
• Finishing Kit: FSA 

Human Powered Health has been using Felt bikes since 2019 and 2023 sees no change to this partnership. 

The team will also use Sram Red AXS eTap groupsets and Vision wheels. Colorado-based company Pactimo will also supply the team clothing. Interestingly, the team is being trained by Frank Overton, formerly of USA Cycling, implementing the new app from his company FasCat coaching , which aggregates data from both training and recovery apps. 

Israel Premier Tech Roland

• Bikes: Factor Ostro, One, Hanzo (TT)
• Wheels: Black Inc
• Clothing: Jinga
• Finishing Kit:  Black Inc
• Computers: Hammerhead

The Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad morphs into Israel Premier Tech Roland for 2023, with the team switching to Factor bikes from Look. The equipment package will look very similar to the men's Israel Premier Tech Team that was relegated from the WorldTour at the end of 2022. 

Team riders will have a choice of Factor bikes to choose from with Factor's in-house brand Black Inc taking care of the cockpit and wheels. 

Liv Racing TeqFind 

• Bikes: Langma, Envie, Avow (TT)
• Groupset: Sram Red eTap AXS 
• Wheels: Cadex 36/50
• Clothing: GSG 
• Saddles: Liv Alacra SLR/ CADEX Boost
• Finishing Kit:  Giant Contact SLR (handlebar), Langma/ Envie (stem)
• Computers: Giant Dash M200/ L200

Liv Racing Xstra becomes Liv Racing TeqFind in 2023. Aside from the name change the only two new additions to the team are Caroline Andersson and Mavi García. 

The team will be riding Liv bikes, being able to choose between the Avail and aero Envie models as well as using the Avow for time trials. Giant - as well as the in-house brand Cadex - supplies a large portion of the rest of the bike with in-house wheels, rebranded Stages Dash computers and finishing kits being used. 

• Bikes: Canyon Aeroad CFR, Ultimate CF SLX, Speedmax CFR (TT)
• Wheels: Zipp
• Saddles: Fizik
• Finishing Kit: Canyon / Lizard Skins
• Computers: Garmin

Like the men's squad, the only change at Movistar is the deal signed with Gobik to supply the team's kit, replacing La Passione. Everything else remains the same, meaning the continued use of Canyon's bikes, Sram's wireless Red eTap AXS groupsets and Zipp wheels, with saddles courtesy of Fizik and computers supplied by Garmin. They have also announced a new partnership with four years old Spanish brand Blub Lube which will provide the team's chain lubricant and bike cleaning products. 

• Bikes: Scott Addict, Foil, Plasma 
• Clothing: Keep pushing by Nalini 
• Saddles: Pro 
• Finishing Kit: Scott 

Ahead of their team launch, everything looks to be staying for same for Team DSM in 2023. Riders can opt between the Scott Foil and Addict models depending on terrain, with the Plasma being used for time trails. 

The team's clothing system is interesting with the kit custom manufactured by Nalini under the team's 'keep challenging' in-house custom label. Which allows the team to design and have the kit manufactured to meet their exact specifications.

Team Jayco AlUla

• Wheels: Cadex
• Saddles: Giant, Liv, Cadex
• Finishing Kit: Giant Custom
• Computers: Dash

BikeExchange Jayco becomes team Jayco AlUla for 2023 .Their equipment package remains largely unchanged however with Giants Liv brand supplying frames and Shimano Dura-Ace taking care of the groupset.

Giants in-house Cadex components complete the build, whilst Dash computers take care of navigation. 

Team Jumbo-Visma 

• Bikes: Cervélo S5, R5, Caledonia, P5 (TT)
• Groupset: Sram Red eTap AXS
• Wheels: Reserve 
• Clothi ng: Agu
• Finishing Kit: Cervelo / FSA

Team Jumbo Visma has made several equipment changes for 2023. The team have made the switch from Shimano to Sram groupsets and Reserve wheels. 

They will also swap to Nimbl shoes and Oakley sunglasses. This means the riders will have a larger amount of new equipment to become comfortable with ahead of the race season's beginning.  

Team SD Worx  

• Bikes: Specialized Tarmac SL7 / Shiv (TT)
• Wheels: Roval 
• Clothing: Specialized 
• Saddles: Specialized 
• Finishing Kit: Specialized / Sram 

Team SD Worx will be hoping for better fortune in 2023 after a break-in saw a large number of team bikes stolen in November 2022. 

The team's equipment package stays largely the same with Specialized Tarmac SL7 frames and finishing kits as well as Sram Red AXS eTap groupsets. Roval comes aboard to provide wheels and complete the Specialized package after the team used Zipp wheels last year. 

Trek - Segafredo 

• Bikes: Trek Madone, Domane, Emonda, Speed Concept (TT) 
• Wheels: Bontrager RSL
• Clothing: Santini 
• Saddles: Bontrager 
• Finishing Kit: Bontrager 

Like the men's squad, nothing changes at Trek Segafredo for 2023. The only real change to mention has been the update to the Trek Madone race bike which was rolled out ahead of the Tour de France last year with a radical new seatstay / seatpost junction. There will be a set of Time pedals at the end of each rider's cranks to get used to however.

That means the team will continue on Trek's range of road bikes, SRAM groupsets, Bontrager components, Wahoo computers and clothing from Santini.

UAE Team ADQ 

• Bikes: Colnago V4Rs, TT1 (TT)
• Wheels: Enve 
• Finishing Kit: Colnago
• Computers: Wahoo 

UAE Team ADQ like team UAE Emirates has been through a period of change regarding equipment recently. Colnago unveiled the new TT1 time trial bike ahead of the Giro d'Italia last year, and the Prototipo frame Tadej Pogacar was riding for the majority of last year has been officially launched as the new V4Rs, which we test rode late last year. 

Change is afoot elsewhere as the team switches from Campagnolo to Shimano Dura-ace, and to Enve wheels and Continental tyres. Computers are also swapped from the SRM head unit which was rumoured to be problematic for Wahoo computers. 

All this new equipment means quite a lot of new kit for team riders to become familiar with and comfortable with ahead of the new season. 

Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

• Bikes : Dare
• Wheels : DT Swiss
• Clothing : Bio Racer
• Saddles : Shimano Pro
• Finishing Kit : Dare
• Computers : Garmin 

The Uno-X Women's pro team begins its second season in 2023. 

Technical partners have remained the same with Dare bikes providing the frames and finishing kits for the team bikes. Groupsets are Shimano Dura-Ace but the team can also count CeramicSpeed as an official partner to provide upgraded ceramic bearings and derailleur arms with the OSPW System. 

DT Swiss takes care of the team's wheel requirements whilst BioRacer provides clothing. 

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Tom joined the Cyclingnews team in late 2022 as tech writer. Tom has over 10 years experience as a qualified mechanic with 5 or so of those being spent running an independent workshop. Tom has ridden and raced bikes from an early age up to a national level on the road and track and has ridden and competed in most disciplines, even the odd bit of bike polo. Tom is as happy tinkering away in the garage as he is out on the road bike exploring the Worcestershire lanes.

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