As of July 1, the Tour de France will mark its 120th edition, rolling through the Basque Country to kick off a three-week spectacle. The defending champion Jonas Vingegaard enters as the bookmakers’ favourite, leading a field that remains packed with talent and ambition across Europe and North America.
Teams, riders and favourites of the Tour de France 2023
On the streets of Bilbao next July 29, twenty-two teams will line up for the grand start, featuring a strong contingent of French squads alongside eight other outfits. Eighteen teams compete at the highest level of the sport, the UCI World Tour, with two earning entry by invitation and two by wildcard status. This mix guarantees a battlefield of strategy, stamina and sprinting prowess across the continent.
- AG2R Citroën Team (France): Sten Dewulf, Clément Berthet, Felix Gall, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Ben O’Connor, Benoit Cosnefroy, Oliver Naesen, Nans Peters.
- Alpecin-Deceuninck (Belgium): Silvan Dillier, Michael Gogl, Quinten Hermans, Soren Kragh Andersen, Jasper Philipsen, Jonas Rickaert, Ramon Sinkeldam, Mathieu van der Poel.
- Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kazakhstan): Alexey Lutsenko, Yevgeniy Fedorov, Mark Cavendish, Cees Bol, David de la Cruz, Luis León Sánchez, Gianni Moscon, Harold Tejada.
- Bahrain Victorious (Bahrain): Niki Terpstra, Phil Bauhaus, Pello Bilbao, Jack Haig, Mikel Landa, Matej Mohoric, Wout Poels, Fred Wright.
- Bora-Hansgrohe (Germany): Jai Hindley, Emanuel Buchmann, Marco Haller, Bob Jungels, Patrick Konrad, Jordi Meeus, Nils Politt, Danny van Poppel.
- Cofidis (France): Guillaume Martin, Ion Izagirre, Victor Lafay, Bryan Coquard, Axel Zingle, Alexis Renard, Anthony Perez, Simon Geschke.
- EF Education-Easypost (USA): Andrey Amador, Alberto Bettiol, Richard Carapaz, Esteban Chaves, Magnus Cort, Neilson Powless, Rigoberto Uran, James Shaw.
- Groupama-FDJ (France): David Gaudu, Kevin Geniets, Stefan Küng, Valentin Madouas, Thibaut Pinot, Olivier Le Gac, Quentin Pacher, Lars Van der Berg.
- Ineos Grenadiers (UK): Egan Bernal, Jonathan Castroviejo, Omar Fraile, Michal Kwiatkowski, Daniel Martínez, Tom Pidcock, Carlos Rodríguez, Ben Turner.
- Intermarché-Circus-Wanty (Belgium): Biniam Girmay, Louis Meintjes, Adrien Petit, Rui Oliveira, Lilian Calmejane, Dion Smith, Mike Teunissen, Georg Zimmermann.
- Israel-Premier Tech (Israel): Michael Woods, Dylan Teuns, Guillaume Boivin, Simon Clarke, Hugo Houle, Krists Neilands, Corbin Strong, Nick Schultz.
- Jumbo-Visma (Netherlands): Jonas Vingegaard, Tiesj Benoot, Wilco Kelderman, Sepp Kuss, Christophe Laporte, Wout van Aert, Nathan Van Hooydonck, Dylan van Baarle.
- Lotto Soudal (Belgium): Caleb Ewan, Victor Campenaerts, Jasper de Buyst, Pascal Eenkhoorn, Frederik Frison, Jacopo Guarnieri, Maxim Van Gils, Florian Vermeersch.
- Movistar Team (Spain): Enric Mas, Matteo Jorgenson, Nelson Oliveira, Antonio Pedrero, Ruben Guerreiro, Gregor Mühlberger, Gorka Izagirre, Álex Aranburu.
- Soudal Quick-Step (Belgium): To be confirmed for the squad as the team lines up its riders.
- Team Arkéa-Samsic (France): Warren Barguil, Jenthe Biermans, Clément Champoussin, Anthony Delaplace, Simon Guglielmi, Matis Louvel, Luca Mozzato, Laurent Pichon.
- Team DSM (Netherlands): Romain Bardet, Matthews Dinham, John Degenkolb, Alex Edmondson, Nils Eekhoff, Chris Hamilton, Kevin Vermaerke, Sam Welsford.
- Team Jayco AlUla (Australia): Simon Yates, Dylan Groenewegen, Lawson Craddock, Luke Drubridge, Chris Harper, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Luka Mezgec, Elmar Reinders.
- TotalEnergies (France): Peter Sagan, Daniel Oss, Anthony Turgis, Edvald Boasson-Hagen, Pierre Latour, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Steff Cras, Valentin Ferron.
- Trek-Segafredo (USA): Tony Gallopin, Giulio Ciccone, Quinn Simmons, Juan Pedro Lopez, Jasper Stuyven, Mads Pedersen, Mattias Skjelmose, Alex Kirsch.
- UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates): Mikkel Bjerg, Felix Großschartner, Vegard Stake Laengen, Rafal Majka, Tadej Pogacar, Marc Soler, Matteo Trentin, Adam Yates.
- Uno-X Pro Cycling Team (Norway): Alexander Kristoff, Tobias Halland Johannessen, Jonas Abrahamsen, Anthon Charming, Jonas Gregaard, Rasmus Tillier, Torstein Traaen, Soren Waerenskjold.
*Invited teams.
The Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard returns as defending champion and stands as the principal favourite for the overall win. Wout van Aert, a Dutch-speaking Belgian rider, remains a key threat in sprint stages and time trials. The duo from Jumbo-Visma approaches the race with a blend of relentless pace and tactical discipline. In parallel, Tadej Pogačar is set to lead UAE Team Emirates, a squad with historic wins in 2020 and 2021 and a potent mix of climbing and sprinting talent. Other significant contenders include Mikel Landa, Enric Mas, David Gaudu, Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodríguez, all poised to challenge for podium places and stage victories. The field is deep, with specialists in breakaways, time trials, and mountainous terrain all ready to influence the outcome as the race weaves through varied terrains across France and neighboring regions.