2024 Ring Road Forecast
The 2024 Tour de France is about to kick off, and various teams have successively announced the list of participating team members for this competition. The four-color leading jersey in the Tour de France is the most eye-catching honor, so what are the popular drivers competing for each honor jersey in this year’s Tour de France? Let’s take a quick look together.
Champion Yellow Shirt
Jonas Vingegaard
fleet：Visma-Lease a Bike
Jonas Vingegaard, who won the Tour de France in both 2022 and 2023, made a strong comeback to the race after a crash during the Vuelta a Pais Vasco. The Visma team has brought a powerful lineup of general classification lieutenants, aiming for a second successful defense of the Tour de France title. Although the injury inevitably affected Vingegaard’s preparation for the Tour, with his own formidable strength and the support of the team, he remains a strong contender for the yellow jersey.
Tadej Pogačar
fleet：UAE Team Emirates
Tadej Pogačar, the winner of the Tour de France in both 2020 and 2021, has had an exceptionally impressive performance in the first half of this season. During the Spring Classics, he won the races of Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and finished third in Milan-San Remo. In the Volta a Catalunya, he easily secured the overall victory with four stage wins, and then went on to win his first career Giro d’Italia. Considering Pogačar’s past achievements and his performance this season, he can be regarded as the top favorite for the 2024 Tour de France title.
Primož Roglič
fleet：BORA-hansgrohe
Primož Roglič, who was overtaken by Tadej Pogačar in the final moments of the 2020 Tour de France, has never given up his pursuit of the overall victory in the race. This season, Roglič transferred to the BORA-hansgrohe team, and after several months of adjustment, he has gradually adapted to the new team. He recently won the overall championship at the end of the Criterium du Dauphiné. Considering Roglič’s consistent performance in Grand Tours, he remains a strong contender for the overall victory in this year’s Tour de France.
Remco Evenepoel
fleet：Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team
Mathieu van der Poel, the 2022 Vuelta a España overall winner, is indeed a versatile all-rounder and a favorite for the general classification, with excellent climbing abilities as well as skills in classics and time trials. However, his performance in the current season has been somewhat average, and the support he receives from the Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team has been relatively limited.
Other competitors
In this edition of the Tour de France, there are many strong competitors for the general classification, including the 2023 Tour de France podium finisher Adam Yates, previous Tour winners Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas, as well as several promising young GC riders such as João Almeida, Carlos Rodríguez, Pavel Sivakov, and Marc Soler, among others.
Point Classification
Jasper Philipsen
fleet：Alpecin-Deceuninck
Jasper Philipsen, who won four stage victories in the 2023 Tour de France and ultimately claimed the green jersey of the points classification, has continued to show his exceptional sprinting performance in the first half of the 2024 season. Alpecin-Deceuninck has equipped Philipsen with a powerful lead-out train, making him the top favorite for the green jersey once again in this edition of the Tour de France.
Sam Bennett
fleet：AG2R LA MONDIALE
Sam Bennett, recognized as one of the top sprinters in cycling, won the green jersey for the points classification in the 2020 Tour de France. This season, he has transferred to the Decathlon AG2R LA MONDIALE team. With his new team, he will be back on the Tour de France course, striving to prove himself and aiming for sprint victories as well as the green jersey for the sprint classification.
Mads Pedersen
fleet：Lotto-Soudal
Mads Pedersen has indeed proven his versatility and strength in cycling by securing multiple stage victories in Grand Tours. His performance in the recently concluded Criterium du Dauphiné further demonstrated his capabilities. As an all-rounder sprinter, Pedersen’s ability to gain advantages during the climbs just before the final sprints makes him a formidable contender for the green jersey in the Tour de France, which is awarded to the best sprinter in the race. His well-rounded skillset and consistent performance make him a notable figure in the cycling world.
Arnaud De Lie
fleet：Dstny
Arnaud De Lie, a young and promising sprinter from the Lotto Soudal team, has just won the Belgian National Road Race Championship in 2024. With the support and coordination of his team, De Lie is expected to be a strong contender for stage victories and the green jersey for the points classification in the 2024 Tour de France. The green jersey is a prestigious award for the most consistent sprinter throughout the race, and De Lie’s recent success bodes well for his ambitions in the upcoming Tour.
Other competitors
Among the participants in the 2024 Tour de France are many renowned sprinters, and the increased number of flat stages also provides more competitive opportunities for the sprinters. Cavendish is participating in this Tour de France with the goal of achieving a historic 35th victory. In addition, there are other sprinting aces such as Groenewegen, Jakobsen, and Bouhanni.
King of the Mountains
Giulio Ciccone
fleet：Lotto-Souda
Giulio Ciccone, the winner of the King of the Mountains jersey at the 2023 Tour de France, has performed brilliantly in the 2024 Criterium du Dauphiné. As a result, he is a strong contender for the polka dot jersey in this year’s Tour de France, focusing on securing victories in the high-difficulty mountain stages and accumulating points in the mountain classification.
Vingegaard&Pogačar
In the past four editions of the Tour de France, the King of the Mountains jersey has been won by the yellow jersey holders Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar in three of those years. Because of this history, both of these Tour de France champions are also the focal points in the contention for the polka dot jersey in this year’s race.
Richard Carapaz
fleet：EasyPost
Richard Carapaz has consistently demonstrated excellent performance in Grand Tours. Despite having to withdraw during the first stage of the 2023 Tour de France due to injury, his exceptional climbing abilities and aggressive racing style position him as a strong contender for the King of the Mountains jersey in this year’s Tour de France.
Enric Mas
fleet：Movistar Team
Enric Mas has secured top-five overall finishes in multiple Grand Tours, demonstrating excellent climbing abilities, especially shining in high-difficulty mountain stages.
Other competitors：
In addition, several other climbing specialists will also be competing for the polka dot jersey in the 2024 Tour de France. These include French riders Guillaume Martin, Romain Bardet, and Julian Alaphilippe, as well as Mikel Landa and Felix Gall, who are strong contenders.
Young Rider Classification Jersey
Lenny Martinez
fleet：FDJ
Lenny Martinez, at the young age of 20, is a promising French cyclist from the Groupama-FDJ team. With high expectations placed on him for his first participation in the Tour de France, Martinez has already demonstrated his talent with an impressive performance at the 2023 Vuelta a España. In the current edition of the Tour de France, Martinez is a strong contender for the white jersey, awarded to the best young rider in the race.
Carlos Rodríguez
fleet：Ineos Grenadiers
Carlos Rodríguez is a young Spanish general classification rider from the Ineos Grenadiers team, who at the age of 23, achieved a fifth-place overall finish in the 2023 Tour de France. In the current edition of the Tour de France, the Ineos Grenadiers team will support Carlos Rodríguez in his pursuit of an even better result.
Juan Ayuso
fleet：UAE Team Emirates
21-year-old Spanish rookie Juan Ayuso from UAE Team Emirates has performed exceptionally well in the current season, securing second place in the overall classification of the Giro della Toscana and winning the Vuelta al Pais Vasco. He is poised to become a strong contender for the white jersey at this year’s Tour de France.
Tom Pidcock
fleet：Ineos Grenadiers
Tom Pidcock, the 24-year-old British cycling prodigy with a background in cyclocross, often delights audiences with his exciting performances on the road. This season, he secured a victory in one of the five monuments of cycling, the Amstel Gold Race. Although his performance in the 2023 Tour de France was not as expected, he is an exciting prospect for the competition of the white jersey in this year’s race, which is awarded to the best young rider.