For its first participation in the Tour de France, the Swiss team Tudor will line up Julian Alaphilippe and Marc Hirschi well, who find the big loop after two and three years of absence respectively.
The Tudor team has not reserved a unpleasant surprise. Invited for the first time to participate in the Tour de France, The training led by Fabian Cancellara has decided to align Julian Alaphilippe this Saturday in Lille to start the big loop. Not selected last year while he was still in the colors of the Sudal-Quick Step team, the native of Saint-Amand-Montrond will participate in the July meeting for the seventh time in his career, he who wore the yellow jersey for 18 days and especially during a 2019 edition which saw him take fifth place in the general classification.
The former double world champion will share the responsibilities of the role of leader with Marc Hirschi, another emblematic recruit this winter. The former teammate of Tadej Pogacar will also have the main objective of gleaning a stage victory, especially in the stages with a more marked relief. The Franco-Swiss duo can count on a weight ally within the Tudor team.
Storrer and Trentin also present
This is Michael Storer. The Australian, who took place in the Giro top 10 for the second year in a row last May, will also be able to take place in escapes if the opportunity arises. Alberto Dainese, on the other hand, will play the role of sprinter and will be able to count on all of his teammates on the stages of the plain. To complete its selection, the Tudor training will count on the experience of Matteo Trentin as a road captain when Marco Haller will take part in his tenth Tour de France.
After having already experienced the experience of playing the Giro and the Vuelta, Fabian Lienhard will discover the Grande Boucle this year in a role of everything. Marius Mayrhofer will also be a beginner on the Tour de France, he who is the youngest runner selected in the Swiss training. The latter intends to make the most of all the occasions that will present themselves to honor the invitation entrusted by the organizers of the event.
