The Tour de France has reached Paris and the final report cards are in. For some teams, July was a month of accomplishment. For others, success was rather thinner on the ground. Every prize counts at the Tour, but with 22 teams vying for 21 stages, there is never quite enough to go around. In this two-part feature, Cyclingnews runs the rule over the competing teams.
You can read Analysing the 2019 Tour de France teams – Part 1 here.
Jumbo-Visma
Jerseys: 0
GC: Steven Kruijswijk - 3rd
Stage wins: 4 (TTT, Teunissen, Groenewegen, Van Aert)
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Highlights
The Dutch team continue to go from strength to strength and hit all the right notes at this Tour. The number one objective – to put Steven Kruijswijk on the podium in Paris – was fulfilled, with the Dutchman placing third behind Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas. It was his first Grand Tour podium and the team's first in 10 years. What's more, George Bennett and Laurens De Plus shone in support roles and, with Team Ineos well below their usual level of dominance, Jumbo were arguably the strongest team in the race.
As if that wasn't enough, Jumbo showed you can balance a GC bid with sprint ambitions. Mike Teunissen surprised everyone to beat Peter Sagan and win the opening stage, while Dylan Groenewegen won on stage 7 and the Wout Van Aert fairytale continued when he dispatched Elia Viviani and Caleb Ewan on stage 10.
Oh, and they won the team time trial. Extraordinary.
Lotto Soudal
Mitchelton-Scott
Katusha-Alpecin
Movistar Team
Team Ineos
Team Sunweb
Total Direct Energie
Trek-Segafredo
UAE Team Emirates
Wanty-Gobert Cycling Team
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