Uno-X Mobility have introduced their full eight-man Tour de France squad for the 2024 version with Magnus Cort and Alexander Kristoff as headline riders.
Becoming a member of them on the Florence Grand Départ on June 29 will likely be Jonas Abrahamsen, Tobias Halland Johannessen, Rasmus Fossum Tiller, Søren Wærenskjold, Johannes Kulset and Odd Christian Eiking.
It’s the second look on the Tour for the Norwegian group. A combative first try in 2023 noticed them take 11 high 10 finishes and end within the high three on two events because of nice breakaway efforts.
They may once more goal phases within the sprints by means of veteran and four-time stage winner Alexander Kristoff, whereas riders like Cort will search alternatives elsewhere.
“The group was properly seen throughout final yr’s Tour de France, attaining 11 top-ten finishes. We have now now assembled a group that we consider can take one other step up from final yr,” mentioned group Normal Supervisor Thor Hushovd in a group launch.
“Our focus within the group choice has been to discover a good mixture of lead-out expertise, climbing expertise, and common using power. The riders we’ve chosen complement one another very properly, and I’m assured that we’ll make our mark on a number of phases all through the race.”
Uno-X Mobility are approaching the Tour in a wealthy vein of kind after doubling their win tally on the season from 5 to 10 in June. New signing for 2024 Cort additionally took the group to new heights and netted their first WorldTour victory on stage 2 of the Critérium du Dauphiné with a robust uphill dash forward of Primož Roglič (Bora-Hansgrohe).
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This was preceded by Kristoff and Abrahamsen taking wins at Heylen Vastgoed Heistse Pijl and the Brussels Biking Traditional respectively and backed up by Wærenskjold taking a stage and total victory on the Baloise Belgium Tour.
Abrahamsen, Tiller, Cort and Wærenskjold will make up the core of the lead-out practice for Kristoff, whereas the climbing is led by Johannessen.
Johannessen was their most spectacular rider within the mountains on the 2023 race with 4 high ten finishes, one among which was third on stage 6 to Cauterets-Cambasque from the break behind solely Tadej Pogačar (UAE Crew Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike).
The previous Tour de l’Avenir winner will likely be backed up by 20-year-old climbing expertise Kulset and Eiking, a earlier wearer of the Vuelta a España chief’s pink jersey.
“The sporting ends in the spring season present that Uno-X Mobility belongs on the largest stage in biking. We’re prepared to point out the world what we’re product of, and I’m actually wanting ahead to following this yr’s Tour de France,” mentioned Ole Robert Reitan, CEO and co-owner of Reitan Retail, which Uno-X Mobility Biking is a part of.
“The objective is undoubtedly that we’ll stand on the highest of the rostrum in at the least one stage of the Tour de France this yr.”
