Van der Poel leads sprinter-packed Alpecin-Fenix squad at Tour de France

PFAFFNAU SWITZERLAND JUNE 08 Mathieu Van Der Poel of Netherlands and Team AlpecinFenix celebrates at arrival during the 84th Tour de Suisse 2021 Stage 3 a 185km stage from Lachen to Pfaffnau 509m UCIworldtour tds tourdesuisse on June 08 2021 in Pfaffnau Switzerland Photo by Tim de WaeleGetty Images
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Mathieu van der Poel leads an Alpecin-Fenix Tour de France team packed with sprinters, with Tim Merlier and Jasper Philipsen also confirmed for the final eight-rider roster. 

The ProTeam secured an automatic place in the Tour de France after topping the team ranking in 2020 and have already won 18 races. Van der Poel stands out as one of the global stars of the sport but Merlier and Philipsen have shown Alpecin-Fenix have a multitude of talents. It is the team’s first Tour de France but they are far from being innocent and inexperienced debutants. 

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