Official Tour De France Race Guide Magazine

Celebrate the build-up to the summer's biggest sporting event with the Official Tour de France Guide magazine. This year's Official Guide comes packed with profiles of every team, exclusive interviews with the contenders, stats for every rider, maps of every stage and lots more...

Official Tour De France Race Guide Magazine

There’s plenty to spice things up… • The Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will both celebrate our great sport, says Tour general director Christian Prudhomme

THE JERSEYS • Although most riders dream of the maillot jaune, it’s not the only coloured jersey being contested…

PRIZE MONEY • The breakdown of the cash prizes up for grabs across the 21 stages

TOUR TALK • The key words and phrases to help you navigate the Tour de France

Unbeatable? • Winner of the last two editions, the 23-year-old Slovenian, the epitome of passion and lucidity, will once again start the Tour de France as the favourite for the title

Double targets • THE DUTCH TEAM WANTS TO FINALLY REACH ITS ELUSIVE HOLY GRAIL BY TAKING OVERALL VICTORY IN THE TOUR DE FRANCE. THANKS TO ITS ARRAY OF TALENT, IT’S ALSO HOPING THAT IT CAN TAKE THE GREEN JERSEY

PARIS IN HIS SIGHTS • A stage winner and the yellow jersey for nearly a week in his first Tour de France in 2021, Mathieu van der Poel has every intention of finishing the race this year

GUNNING FOR GC • While Tadej Pogačar versus Primoz Roglic is arguably the main event, many other riders have shown they’ve got the qualities to thwart their plans. Who will the Slovenians have to watch out for?

TEAMS • Twenty-two of the strongest teams on the planet head to France with 176 world-class riders…

AG2R Citroën Team • Established 1992 Team manager Vincent Lavenu DS Julien Jurdie, Cyril Dessel, Stéphane Goubert, Didier Jannel, Arturas Kasputis, Nicolas Guille

Alpecin-Fenix • Established 2008 Team manager Philip Roodhooft DS Christopher Roodhooft, Bart Leysen, Frederik Willems, Gianni Meersman, Kristof De Kegel, Michel Cornelisse

Arkéa-Samsic • Established 2005 Team manager Emmanuel Hubert DS Yvon Ledanois, Arnaud Gérard, Flavien Soenen, Kévin Rinaldi, Roger Trehin, Sébastien Hinault, Yvon Caer

Astana Qazaqstan Team • Established 2007 Team manager Alexandre Vinokourov DS Alexandre Shefer, Bruno Cenghialta, Dmitriy Fofonov, Giacomo Notari, Giuseppe Martinelli, Stefano Zanini

B&B Hotels-KTM • Established 2018 Team manager Jerome Pineau DS Didier Rous, Gilles Pauchard, Jimmy Engoulvent, Jimmy Turgis, Samuel Dumoulin, Steve Arbault, Yvonnick Bolgiani

Bora-Hansgrohe • Established 2010 Team manager Ralph Denk DS Rolf Aldag, Bernhard Eisel, Christian Pomer, Christian Schrot, Enrico Gasparotto, Helmut Dollinger, Hendrik Werner, Jens Zemke

Cofidis • Established 1996 Team manager Cédric Vasseur DS Christian Guiberteau, Alain Deloeuil, Bingen Fernández, Gorka Guerricagoitia, Jean-Luc Jonrond, Roberto Damiani, Vincent Terrier

EF Education-Easypost • Established 2005 Team manager Jonathan Vaughters DS Charlie Wegelius, Andreas Klier, Juan Manuel Garate, Ken Vanmarcke, Matti Breschel, Tom Southam

Groupama-FDJ • Established 1997 Team manager Marc Madiot DS Yvon Madiot, Frank Pineau, Frédéric Guesdon, Jussi Veikkanen, Martial Gayant, Philippe Mauduit, Sébastien Joly

Ineos Grenadiers • Established 2010 Team manager Sir Dave Brailsford DS Oliver Cookson, Brett Lancaster, Carsten Jeppesen, Christian Knees, Gabriel Rasch, Matteo Tosatto, Servais Knaven

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert • Established 2008 Team manager Jean-Francois Boulart DS Aike Visbeek, Bart Wellens, Frederik Veuchelen, Hilaire Van der Schueren, Ioannis Tamouridis, Jean-Marc Rossignon

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