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Team snapshot

Team Visma | Lease a Bike

UCI WorldTeam · TVL · Netherlands

Tour goal

What is this team trying to do?

Put Jonas Vingegaard back on the top step — disciplined climbing blocks and no gift days in the crosswinds.

Role · Collective Visma control for Vingegaard in the Alps and Pyrenees; Aert adds punch on semi-selective days.

Key riders

Who matters on this squad

Stage targets

Which stages fit them

Stage 1 · Barcelone > Barcelone
Squad cohesion matters as much as raw power.
Stage 2 · Tarragone > Barcelone
Their helpers need to make the finale boring for their leader.
Stage 3 · Granollers > Les Angles
Visma historically responds hardest when the road turns upward.
Stage 6 · Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre
Visma historically responds hardest when the road turns upward.
Stage 10 · Aurillac > Le Lioran
Visma historically responds hardest when the road turns upward.
Stage 14 · Mulhouse > Le Markstein Fellering
Visma historically responds hardest when the road turns upward.

Bikes & gear

Bike: Cervélo S5 / R5
Groupset: SRAM Red eTap AXS
Wheels: Reserve 57/65
Tires: Vittoria Corsa Pro
Cockpit: —
Saddle: —
Pedals: —
Kit: AGU
Helmet: Lazer Vento KinetiCore
Eyewear: Oakley
Nutrition: Amacx

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.

GC leader
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All-rounder / classics engine
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Sepp Kuss
Role TBC when startlist publishes
climber
Matteo Jorgenson
Role TBC when startlist publishes

Today's squad read · Stage 1

Execute a clean TTT — GC time is on the line from km zero. Jonas Vingegaard.

Squad read

Why to watch: Why to watch: Visma matter most when the race rewards collective discipline — tempo, positioning, and patience before the decisive climbs.
Best stage types: Stage profile data pending

How they race

Strengths: — two-time Tour winner with elite high-mountain tempo · Matteo Jorgenson and Sepp Kuss add depth on long climbs and hilly transitions · Collective mountain pacing and experience in defending a GC leader · Deep support roster accustomed to riding as a unit in the Alps and Pyrenees
Weaknesses: Overall plan still hinges on reaching peak form after disrupted seasons · ruled out — less punch on semi-selective days and crosswind control · Less pure sprint firepower than Alpecin or Lidl-Trek on flat finishes · Must avoid early time losses before the race reaches the decisive climbs
Recent wins: Official games · 2025 edition · Tour Culture · Team Visma | Lease a Bike · Netherlands
Tour history: History note pending

Public record

3 Tour wins in the Vingegaard / Roglič era
Deep classics + stage-race palmares

WorldTour stage wins (all-time): 200+
WorldTour wins (2025 season): 20+
Tour de France stage wins (franchise): 45+
Tour de France overall wins: 3
Grand Tour overall wins (franchise)

References

Desk update 6/8/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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