Team Visma | Lease a Bike has presented its team for the 2025 Tour de France. The team is led by two-time Tour winner Jonas Vingegaard, who is aiming for his third success after 2022 and 2023. At his side is Wout van Aert, one of the most versatile riders in the peloton. Matteo Jorgenson is another extremely strong all-rounder in the squad, which also includes Giro winner Simon Yates. The Dutch squad is completed by the US mountain specialist Sepp Kuss, the Belgian classics ace Tiesj Benoot and the two time trial experts Victor Campenaerts from Belgium and Edoardo Affini from Italy. This will be Affini's first Tour de France participation. He replaces Frenchman Christophe Laporte, whose non-nomination was announced earlier.
The Tour de France line-up from Visma | Lease a Bike
Special jerseys as a tribute to the fans
A special feature of this year's Tour de France will be the jersey design of Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The team will start in a special jersey called "The Swarm". This jersey is a tribute to the team's fans and includes the names of all supporters who purchased it during the pre-sale phase.
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Focus on your own strengths
Grischa Niermann, Sporting Director at Team Visma | Lease a Bike, is confident about the upcoming Tour of France: "With these eight very strong riders, we believe in the plan we have made for the Tour de France. From day one, we will have to be there as a team to give Jonas the best possible support in the overall classification. In addition, there will be opportunities for several riders to go for stage wins."
The German sporting director emphasises the focus on his own abilities: "We are very consciously focussed on ourselves and our own plan. We have optimised our preparation and think that we can achieve the best possible result."
