{"id":665074,"date":"2026-06-29T22:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665074\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:46:11","slug":"tour-de-france-2026-here-is-the-cofidis-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/665074\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2026 : Here is the Cofidis roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Piet Allegaert ??<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Role: Supporting Milan Fretin in the bunch sprints as part of his lead-out train.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: Alongside Milan Fretin during his victory on Stage 3 of the Ruta del Sol, as well as his runner-up finishes at the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda and the Brussels Cycling Classic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Alex Aranburu\u00a0??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Targeting a stage victory on rolling terrain suited to breakaways and demanding finishes.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: Two victories, on Stage 4 of the Tour of the Basque Country and Stage 3 of the Baloise Belgium Tour.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Jenthe Biermans\u00a0??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Supporting Milan Fretin in the bunch sprints as part of his lead-out train.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: Several strong results, including 4th at the Ename Samyn Classic, 7th at the Danilith Nokere Koerse, 8th at the GP de Denain, 8th at the Tour du Finist\u00e8re and 9th at the Boucles de l\u2019Aulne.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Ion Izagirre\u00a0??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Targeting a victory on a hilly stage favouring breakaways, as he did in 2023 when he won in Belleville-en-Beaujolais.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: 7th overall at Paris\u2013Nice, winner of the GP Miguel Indurain, 4th overall at the Tour of the Basque Country and 3rd overall at La Route d\u2019Occitanie \u2013 CIC.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Milan Fretin\u00a0??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Targeting a sprint stage victory with the support of an experienced lead-out train.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: Winner of Stage 3 of the Ruta del Sol; runner-up on Stage 1 of the AlUla Tour, at the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda and at the Brussels Cycling Classic; 4th on Stage 1 of Paris\u2013Nice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Alex Kirsch ??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Supporting Milan Fretin in the bunch sprints as part of his lead-out train.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: Crowned Luxembourg national time trial champion on Thursday, and alongside Milan Fretin at the AlUla Tour, the Cl\u00e1sica de Almer\u00eda and the Ruta del Sol.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Hugo Page ??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: Supporting Milan Fretin in the bunch sprints while also looking for opportunities to join selected breakaways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">This season: 6th on Stage 1 of the AlUla Tour and 5th on Stage 1 of the Tour de Provence.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Benjamin Thomas ??<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRole: \u00a0Road captain, contributing to Milan Fretin\u2019s lead-out train in the sprints and supporting the attacking ambitions of Ion Izagirre and Alex Aranburu.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nThis season: A key figure in Bryan Coquard\u2019s victory at the Visit South Aegean GP, and part of a long-range breakaway at the Tour Auvergne\u2013Rh\u00f4ne-Alpes, finishing 6th on Stage 2 after a 231-km effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Piet Allegaert ?? 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