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Team snapshot

Team Picnic PostNL

UCI WorldTeam · TPP · Netherlands

Tour goal

What is this team trying to do?

Develop Oscar Onley in his first full Tour GC bid — limit early losses, then let the legs talk on the longest climbs.

Role · PostNL set a steady tempo for Onley; use experienced domestiques to keep him out of the wind on transition stages.

Key riders

Who matters on this squad

Stage targets

Which stages fit them

Stage 5 · Lannemezan > Pau
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.
Stage 7 · Hagetmau > Bordeaux
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.
Stage 8 · Périgueux > Bergerac
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.
Stage 11 · Vichy > Nevers
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.
Stage 12 · Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours > Chalon-sur-Saône
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.
Stage 17 · Chambery > Voiron
Picnic PostNL can steal a flat day if the favorites hesitate.

Bikes & gear

Bike: Orbea Orca / Orca Aero
Groupset: Shimano Dura-Ace Di2
Wheels: Vision Metron
Tires: Vittoria Corsa Pro
Cockpit: —
Saddle: —
Pedals: —
Kit: Bioracer
Helmet: Lazer Vento
Eyewear: DRIIVE
Nutrition: up4 (dsm-firmenich)

Roster desk

Riders to know

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.

Oscar Onley
GC rider
gcclimber
Warren Barguil
Role TBC when startlist publishes
climber

Squad read

Why to watch: Why to watch: PostNL are betting on Oscar Onley's first full Tour as a GC rider — his limit will show on the longest climbs.
Best stage types: Stage profile data pending

How they race

Strengths: Oscar Onley — young GC talent with strong climbing numbers · Dutch rouleur tradition for pacing and wind positioning · Experienced domestiques to keep the leader out of trouble · Can grow into a high overall finish in a controlled three-week plan
Weaknesses: First full Tour as team leader — limited margin for tactical inexperience · Not yet at the climbing speed of the top two GC favourites · Limited sprint programme
Recent wins: Official games · 2025 edition · Tour Culture · Team Picnic PostNL · Netherlands
Tour history: History note pending

Public record

Dutch sprint school (Rabobank / DSM / PostNL lineage)

WorldTour stage wins (all-time): 200+
Tour de France stage wins (franchise): 35+
Prize money (2025 season, published tables): €4M+

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

Desk update 5/20/2026, 5:11:55 PM

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