Mathieu van der Poel and Jasper Philipsen will race together in the Tour de France, targeting victories in various stages. Their collaboration has led to 10 stage wins in previous Tours. Philipsen is a leading contender for the first stage, while Van der Poel aims for success on stage two. To improve their chances, Alpecin-Deceuninck included Kaden Groves as an additional lead-out rider, enhancing their sprint support. Van der Poel emphasizes the importance of teamwork to position Philipsen optimally for sprints, aiming to capitalize on their strengths during the competition.
Philipsen is a favourite to win the first stage in Lille and so take the first yellow jersey, while van der Poel could win stage 2 to Boulogne-sur-Mer.
I'm still aiming to help Jasper. With Kaden, we just have another rider, who can be useful in the train.
We go for Jasper in the bunch sprints; he's already proved himself in the last few years.
It's a nice opening week with a lot of chances for our team.
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