{"id":47094,"date":"2024-06-20T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2024\/?p=47094"},"modified":"2024-06-20T21:31:31","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T21:31:31","slug":"a-trio-of-options-as-matthews-groenewegen-yates-lead-team-jayco-alulas-charge-at-the-2024-tour-de-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenedgecycling.com\/2026\/a-trio-of-options-as-matthews-groenewegen-yates-lead-team-jayco-alulas-charge-at-the-2024-tour-de-france\/","title":{"rendered":"A trio of options as Matthews, Groenewegen & Yates lead Team Jayco AlUla\u2019s charge at the 2024 Tour de France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Three experienced, former Tour de France<\/strong> stage winners will lead the charge for Team Jayco AlUla<\/strong> at the 2024 Tour de France in the shape of Australian powerhouse Michael Matthews<\/strong>, Dutch sprint star Dylan Groenewegen<\/strong> and general classification contender Simon Yates<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 11 Tour de France stage victories between them, the three leaders know what it takes to win on the biggest stage and provide the Australian outfit with diverse, promising options. The squad is set to make its 13th<\/sup> appearance at \u2018La Grande Boucle\u2019 with the goal of challenging for success on all fronts, from stage wins to an overall podium finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyes on the top-three in Nice<\/span>
After finishing just shy of the podium last year, which would have delivered the Briton a top-three overall placing in each of the three Grand Tours, Simon Yates is eyeing a spot on the overall podium this time round, to bolster his impressive palmar\u00e8s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2018 Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a champion will have a strong, well gelled group around him, similar to last year\u2019s Team Jayco AlUla line-up, with Australia\u2019s Chris Harper<\/strong> set to be his key wingman in the brutal mountain stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yates: \u201cIt is always exciting to be getting ready for the TDF and we\u2019re feeling confident going into the race with a similar team to 2023. After last year with two close second place stage finishes and fourth overall, it would be nice to get on to the top step and overall podium. I have held the leader\u2019s jersey in the Giro and Vuelta and podiumed overall in both but not in the TDF yet. That\u2019s a big goal of mine.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AlUla Tour 2024 – 4th edition – 5th stage AlUla Old Town – Skyviews Of Harrat Uwayrid 150,2 Km – 03\/02\/2024 – Simon Yates (GBR – Team Jayco AlUla) – Rafal Majka (POL – UAE Team Emirates) – William Junior Lecerf (BEL – Soudal – Quick Step) – Finn Fisher-Black (NZL – UAE Team Emirates) – photo Massimo Fulgenzi\/SprintCyclingAgency\u00a92024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sprints on the radar<\/span>
After getting the team off to a brilliant start in 2022 with a spectacular stage three victory, which provided his fifth individual Tour de France career win, Groenewegen is hungry for more bunch sprint success in the 2024 edition. With a well-tuned sprint train that consists of trusted Dutch compatriot\u00a0Elmar Reinders<\/strong>\u00a0and Slovenian\u00a0Luka Mezgec,<\/strong>\u00a0the squad is confident that, if the Dutch rocket is in the right position, he is still one of the fastest riders in the world and can deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Groenewegen: \u201cI\u2019m feeling good, and I think there should be seven or eight sprint stages at this year\u2019s Tour so that\u2019s good for me and I\u2019m looking forward to it. My shape has been growing and growing every week and it\u2019s nice to have the Tour of Slovenia in the legs now too. I\u2019ve been working well with the team and the sprint group, Elmar and Luka are in good shape too. I have had some wins this season, but also lot of second and third places. I know the speed is there and I want to get it right at the Tour. I\u2019m looking forward to being at my third Tour de France with this team and we have a very strong group with Matthews and also Yates.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tour de Hongrie 2024 – 4th5 Edition – 3rd stage Kazincbarcika – Gyongyos-Kekesteto 182.7 km – 10\/05\/2024 – Dylan Groenewegen (NED – Team Jayco AlUla) – photo Szymon Gruchalski\/CV\/SprintCyclingAgency\u00a92024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ready for anything<\/span>
After a strong start to the season with a stunning second place in Milan-San Remo,\u00a0Michael Matthews<\/strong>\u00a0is enjoying stellar form and lines up ready to embark on his eighth Tour de France with fire in his belly. With an experienced support group around him including fellow compatriot\u00a0Luke Durbridge<\/strong>, who will make his 10th<\/sup> TDF appearance, plus Dane\u00a0Chris Juul-Jensen<\/strong>, ready to make his sixth appearance, Matthews is more motivated than ever to get his hands in the air once again at the Tour de France. The 33-year-old will be looking for key stages that suit his talents, ready to take every opportunity that unfolds, particularly on relentless days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthews \u2013 \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to returning to the Tour this year and after my stage win in 2022, I really want to take another win in 2024. I\u2019m feeling in good shape, I had a good start to the season, I was on the podium again at Milan-San Remo and have been close to some wins, so after a lot of training at altitude and some stage recons I hope everything will fall into place at the Tour. It\u2019s interesting starting in Florence and will be cool starting the final stage in Monaco where I live. The team we have is solid, we all know each other well and it\u2019s been a similar team to the last years so we\u2019re ready.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 2024 Tour de France will take us from a unique Italian Grand Depart in Florence to an untraditional finish location in Nice, where the 21-day race will conclude with a 33.7km race against the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tour de Suisse 2024 – 87th Edition – 7th stage Villars sur Ollon – Villars sur Ollon 118,2 km – 15\/06\/2024 – Michael Matthews (AUS – Team Jayco AlUla) – photo Sabine Zwicky\/SprintCyclingAgency\u00a92024<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

2024 Team Jayco AlUla TDF Team:<\/span><\/strong>
Luke Durbridge – (AUS) – 10th<\/sup>\u00a0appearance
Dylan Groenewegen \u2013 (NED) – 6th appearance
Chris Harper \u2013 (AUS) – 2nd appearance
Chris Juul-Jensen (DEN) – 6th<\/sup>\u00a0appearance
Michael Matthews \u2013 (AUS) – 8th<\/sup>\u00a0appearance
Luka Mezgec \u2013 (SLO) – 5th<\/sup>\u00a0appearance
Elmar Reinders \u2013 (NED) – 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0appearance
Simon Yates \u2013 (GBR) – 7th<\/sup>\u00a0appearance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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