Tour goal
What is this team trying to do?
Target breakaway and sprint-adjacent stages while keeping the GC group protected.
Role · Organised sprint train on bunch finishes; send puncheurs into moves when the finish is not a pure sprint.
Team snapshot
Lotto Intermarché
UCI WorldTeam · LOI · Belgium
Key riders
Who matters on this squad
Bikes & gear
- Bike
- Trek Madone / Émonda
- Groupset
- Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
- Wheels
- Bontrager Aeolus RSL
- Tires
- Vittoria
- Cockpit
- —
- Saddle
- Prologo Follow Us On Facebook In
- Pedals
- —
- Kit
- Santini
- Helmet
- Lazer Vento
- Eyewear
- EKOÏ
- Nutrition
- Virtuoos
Roster
Provisional squad — official eight-rider start list pending
Official letour.fr startlists will replace this desk list when the eight-rider squads are confirmed.
Squad read
- Why to watch
- Why to watch: squad-specific read will publish with the official Tour start list.
- Best stage types
- Stage profile data pending
How they race
- Strengths
- Belgian sprint heritage and experience on flat Tour stages · Can prioritise bunch finishes while keeping a modest GC option safe · Puncheurs suited to reduced sprints after climbs · Aggressive on transition days when the peloton fractures
- Weaknesses
- Sprint train not at Alpecin/Lidl-Trek level on pure flat days · GC ambitions typically secondary — limited mountain control · Dependent on avoiding crashes in hectic opening week
- Recent wins
- Results pending
- Tour history
- History note pending
Public record
- Belgian sprint heritage (Lotto / Intermarché lineage)
Franchise totals include predecessor team names where ProCyclingStats rolls history together. Prize pools follow UCI / race organiser published tables for the cited season. Confirm live totals on linked palmares pages before publishing.
References
- Official website
- Partners page
- Equipment page
- letour.fr team page
- Tour de France 2026 — teams at the start
- Team profile on letour.fr
Desk update 5/20/2026, 5:11:57 PM
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