There is little left for the start of the Tour de France 2023 and some teams have started to confirm their cyclite blocks. Bilbao will host the start of the gala round on July 1 and the first three stages will be held in Euskal Herria.

The countdown has already begun. Groupama-FDJ and Lotto-Dstny have been the first teams to announce their respective eight cyclists that they will be in the gala round.

The leader of Groupama-FDJ will be David Gaudu. The French team will seek the best possible position with their leader. For the mountain stages Gaudu will have Thibaut Pinot as his main assistant, although the latter will also try to achieve stage wins. Both will have the collaboration of their classmates Valentin madouas, Stefan Kung, Quentin Pacher, Kevin Geniets, Olivier LeGac and Lars van den Berg.

As for the Lotto-Dstnythe main objective of the Belgian team will be Sprint stage wins with Caleb Ewan. The Australian pitchers will be Jasper de Buyst and Jacopo Guarnieri. They will try to make things easier for the best sprinter in the group. mMaxim Van Gils will try to do well in the mountain stages, while Victor Campenaerts He will look for escapes. In addition, they will complete the team Pascal Eenkhorn, Frederik Frison, and Florian Veermersch.

The eight Groupama-FDJ cyclists for the 2023 Tour: David Gaudu, Thibaut Pinot, Valentin Madouas, Stefan Kung, Quentin Pacher, Kevin Geniets, Olivier Le Gac and Lars van den Berg.

The eight Lotto-Dstny riders for the 2023 Tour: Caleb Ewan, Jasper de Buyst, Jacopo Guarnieri, Maxim Van Gils, Victor Campenaerts, Pascal Eenkhorn, Frederik Frison, and Florian Veermersch.

Source: Eitb

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