Team Sunweb is pleased to announce the riders that will be competing at the 2019 Tour de France, bringing a well-balanced squad, aiming for stage success at La Grand Boucle. The race offers various opportunities for the team throughout the three weeks of racing; both in the sprints and from the breakaway.
Team Sunweb’s Tour de France coach Aike Visbeek discussed the line-up: “This year our focus at the Tour de France will be to go for stage success throughout the race. We have been in this situation before when we have had to change from a GC goal to focusing on stage results and I am confident we can do well again.”
“We’ll have opportunities for good results with Michael in the sprint stages and reduced bunch sprints. Nikias will be our captain and with Giro stage winner Chad, we bring extra power for the both the TTT and TT. With Wilco, Nicholas and Søren we aim for opportunities in the more difficult hilly and mountain stages.”
“We are also happy and proud that we bring two talented debutants to this year’s Tour with Lennard and Cees. Lennard has showed both in lead out work and in the mountains that he is very strong and with him we are aiming to make the next step in his development. Cees has made big steps this spring with several victories, but maybe even more impressive has been his dedication to working in a support role on different occasions. Cees will get the opportunity to gain more experience and develop at what is the highest level.”
Line-up
- Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN)
- Nikias Arndt (GER)
- Cees Bol (NED)
- Chad Haga (USA)
- Lennard Kämna (GER)
- Wilco Kelderman (NED)
- Michael Matthews (AUS)
- Nicholas Roche (IRL)
Coaches
- Luke Roberts (AUS)
- Arthur van Dongen (NED)
- Aike Visbeek (NED)
- Matt Winston (GBR)
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