Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race is only five days long instead of the usual eight this year. However, each of those five stages is a tough mountain stage and they all end with a summit finish. Sounds like a hell lot of fun, doesn’t it?
The defending champion, Jakob Fuglsang, decided to focus on different races this year. Instead of him, Miguel Ángel López will lead the Astana team. He will be challenged by the Team Ineos’ celebrity line-up: Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal, they are all coming. And to challenge them, there will be the likes of Primož Roglič, Steven Kruijswijk, Tom Dumoulin, Nairo Quintana, Warren Barguil, Rigoberto Urán, Adam Yates, Thibaut Pinot, Julian Alaphilippe, Emanuel Buchmann, Romain Bardet… The list just goes on and on.
Who do you favour for the win? One thing is certain – the cycling fan cannot lose here.
AG2R La Mondiale
Romain Bardet, Pierre Latour, Tony Gallopin, Benoît Cosnefroy, Mikaël Cherel, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Nans Peters
Astana Pro Team
Miguel Ángel López, Alexey Lutsenko, Fabio Felline, Luis León Sánchez, Gorka Izagirre, Omar Fraile, Merhawi Kudus
Bahrain McLaren
Mikel Landa, Dylan Teuns, Matej Mohoric, Pello Bilbao, Rafael Valls, Damiano Caruso, Sonny Colbrelli
BORA – Hansgrohe
Peter Sagan, Emanuel Buchmann, Lennard Kämna, Daniel Oss, Felix Großschartner, Gregor Mühlberger, Andreas Schillinger
Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
Nicolas Edet, Guillaume Martin, Victor Lafay, Luis Ángel Maté, Anthony Perez, Pierre-Luc Périchon, Stéphane Rossetto
CCC Team
Michael Schär, Jan Hirt, Victor de la Parte,, Fausto Masnada, Pavel Kochetkov, Serge Pauwels, Łukasz Wisniowski
Deceuninck – Quick-Step
Julian Alaphilippe, Bob Jungels, Kasper Asgreen, Tim De Clercq, Mauri Vansevenant, Rémi Cavagna, James Knox
EF Pro Cycling
Rigoberto Uran, Daniel Felipe Martínez, Sergio Higuita, Hugh Carthy, Jens Keukeleire, Tejay van Garderen, Tanel Kangert
Groupama – FDJ
Thibaut Pinot, Stefan Küng, Valentin Madouas, Antoine Duchesne, Sébastien Reichenbach, Bruno Armirail, Matthieu Ladagnous
Israel Start-Up Nation
Daniel Martin, André Greipel, Daniel Navarro, Hugo Hofstetter, Krists Neilands, Guy Niv, Nils Politt
Jumbo – Visma
Primoz Roglic, Tom Dumoulin, Steven Kruijswijk, Robert Gesink, Wout Van Aert, Tony Martin, Sepp Kuss
Lotto Soudal
Carl Fredrik Hagen, Stan Dewulf, Harm Vanhoucke, Jelle Wallays, Sander Armée, Rémy Mertz, Brent Van Moer
Mitchelton-Scott
Adam Yates, Brent Bookwalter, Jack Haig, Daryl Impey, Christopher Juul-Jensen, Damien Howson Nick Schultz
Movistar Team
Enric Mas, Marc Soler, Alejandro Valverde, José Joaquin Rojas, Carlos Verona, Antonio Pedrero, Nelson Oliveira
NTT Pro Cycling
Roman Kreuziger, Domenico Pozzovivo, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Michael Valgren, Louis Meintjes, Michael Gogl, Ben O’Connor
Team Ineos
Chris Froome, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Jonathan Castroviejo, Pavel Sivakov, Dylan van Baarle, Michal Kwiatkowski
Team Sunweb
Tiesj Benoot, Sam Oomen, Søren Kragh Andersen, Nicolas Roche, Marc Hirschi, Jasha Sütterlin, Mark Donovan
Trek – Segafredo
Richie Porte, Pieter Weening, Michel Ries, Niklas Eg, Kenny Elissonde, Juan Pedro López, Toms Skujins
UAE-Team Emirates
Tadej Pogacar, Davide Formolo, Alexander Kristoff, Marco Marcato, David de la Cruz, Jan Polanc, Sven Erik Bystrøm
Arkéa Samsic
Nairo Quintana, Warren Barguil, Maxime Bouet, Dayer Quintana, Diego Rosa, Winner Anacona
B&B Hotels – Vital Concept p/b KTM
Pierre Rolland, Tom-Jelte Slagter, Cyril Gautier, Quentin Pacher, Maxime Chevalier, Arnaud Courteille, Sebastian Schönberger
Circus – Wanty Gobert
Jan Bakelants, Maurits Lammertink, Xandro Meurisse, Quinten Hermans, Andrea Pasqualon, Fabien Doubey, Odd Christian Eiking
Team Total Direct Energie
Lilian Calmejane, Romain Sicard, Niccolò Bonifazio, Rein Taaramäe, Jérôme Cousin, Fabien Grellier, Geoffrey Soupe
