Ineos Grenadiers have confirmed their team for the 2025 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour de France, with 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Rodríguez, Filippo Ganna and 2018 yellow jersey winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Geraint Thomas as the standout leaders, focused on🍷 stage wins and a strong general classification p🐬lacing with the Spaniard.
As the oldest rider at the start, it wiꦫll be 39-year-old Thomas' final Tour before he retires a🗹t the end of the season, having raced the French Grand Tour 13 times since his debut appearance in 2007.
There were fears Thomas wouldn't start after he crashed ou🧸t of his lastౠ race at the Tour de Suisse, suffering injuries to his knee and hamstring, but even that wasn't enough to keep him out 🌞of one last lap around France with the team where he's spent 16 year💜s of his career.
"It’ll be my 14th [Tour], which sounds mad, I nevꦅer thought that when I first lined up for it back in 2007, I’d still be going. I’ve certainly had my ups and downs but it’s an amazing race; the biggest and best in the world, and my favourite," sai🍸d Thomas in the team announcement.
"It’s never straightforward, but this year my approach will be as it always is - to give everything out on the road for the team to be as successf🌠ul as possible. We’ll all have important roles to play and I will definitely be playing mine.
"I just can’t wait to get to Lille and into the spirit of what’s always a rollercoaster of an event. A three-week all-inclusive bike holiday around France, what’s not to like𝐆?!"
Team captain Thomas will be one of 24-year-old Rodríguez's key helpers in 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Ineos Grenadiers' GC challenge. The Spaniard finished𝔉 fifth on his Tour debut in 2023 and seventh last season.
Rodríguez has had mixed fortunes in 2025, suffering a collarbone break at the UAE Tour before finishing sixth at the Tour de Romandie and ninth at the recent 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Critérium du Dauphiné. But he ꦏhas consistently stepped up at the Grand Tours, finishing in the top 10 of all four of his three-week race appearances.
"Carlos will be our leader, given his consistent climbing performances and his unwavering drive and resilience. He has been focussed on building towards the Tour all year and he is coming into the race in good form," said Performance Director, Dr🔯. Scott Drawer.
“Of course, it’s going to be a tough r🥂ace against the best in the world but we will be coming out fighting and aim to be right up there at the front," added Rodríguez.
Alongside Rodríguez, Thomas, and Ganna, Ineos' roster includes 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Thymen Arensman, Tobias Foss, Axel Laurance, Connor Swift, and newly-crowne♚d British champion Sam Watso♒n.
"Supporting Carlos is a group that have the experience to handle whate꧂ver the race throws at us," said Drawer. "Geraint, as a previous winner, with all his knowledge an𒀰d his cool, calm head will be critical support to Carlos and the whole team, both on and off the bike.
"As a team, we have been racing this se🌜ason in the way we love - aggressively and with freedom and flair - and we are ready to bring more of the same to the biggest race of the year."
As the last to announce their eight riders, tꦜhe 184 starters for the 2025 Tour are now confirmed.
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