2024 Tour de France teams presented in Florence

Twenty-two squads ready for Saturday's Grand Départ

Photo by: Sirotti

Rob Sturney June 27, 2024

On Thursday the riders of the 2024 Tour de France and their teams were presented in Florence, Italy, ahead of Saturday’s Grand Départ.

Israel-Premier Tech brings the Canadians, with Guillaume Boivin and 2022 stage winner Hugo Houle returning, and Derek Gee making his debut.

🇨🇦 @derekgee97, can the surprise of the @dauphiné also be the surprise of the #TDF2024?

🇨🇦 @derekgee97, la surprise du @dauphiné, peut-il aussi l’être sur le #TDF2024 ? pic.twitter.com/6drCCuVWFU

— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) June 27, 2024

Two-time champion Jonas Vingegaard has gone through a lot in the past two months since his crash in the Itzulia Basque Country to compete at the Tour, but he didn’t have the best preparation.

Vingegaard in the Visma-LAB change kit. Photo: Sirotti

It’s hard to believe that with all he has accomplished, and four Grand Tour titles on his palmares, Primož Roglič still hasn’t won a Tour de France. He switched from Visma-Lease a Bike to Bora-Hansgrohe this season, and now plies his trade for Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe.

Roglic in the new Red Bull-Bora Hansgrohe duds. Photo: Sirotti

Ineos Grenadiers brings the second-most powerful team to the Tour. It has taken Movistar’s Trident idea and added a prong to make a pitchfork: Carlos Rodriguez, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas and Tom Pidcock are going to see what they can do against UAE-Emirates’ “Murderers’ Row”.

After two years Egan Bernal is ready to vie for the GC top-five again. Photo: Sirotti

Alpecin-Deceuninck changed their blue denim kit to grey denim for the Tour, but world champion Mathieu van der Poel gets to do his own thing. He has won a stage of the Tour de France.