Team snapshot
UCI WorldTeam · NCI · United Kingdom
Tour goal
Rebuild GC credibility around Thymen Arensman — target a podium run without conceding minutes in the TTs.
Role · Protect Arensman on long climbs; lean on Ganna and Ineos rouleurs to set rhythm before the decisive ascents.
Key riders
Stage targets
Technical discipline could outperform raw favorite status.
Ineos can post a reference time without risking the whole GC plan.
Roster desk
Provisional squad — official eight-rider start list pending — merged from rider desk profiles, last Tour GC where it matches this squad, and enrichment highlights. Tap a name for rider desk when available.
GC
Time-trial engine
Today's squad read · Stage 1
Execute a clean TTT — GC time is on the line from km zero. Thymen Arensman as rising GC anchor with Filippo Ganna’s TT and rouleur strength.
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GC
97 · #5
UCI team #8 plus gc leader strength on Barcelone > Barcelone.
Sprint / leadout
57 · #4
UCI team #8 plus sprint train depth on Barcelone > Barcelone.
Climbing support
74 · #6
UCI team #8 plus climbing support on Barcelone > Barcelone.