Ineos Grenadiers announced that it will have three leaders in the overall contenders, Geraint Thomas, Dani Martinez, and Adam Yates, for the Tour de France.

Tom Pidcock will also make his Tour de France debut alongside time trial world champion Filippo Ganna, and experienced riders such as Jonathan Castroviejo, Luke Rowe, and Dylan van Baarle will make up the team.

"In Adam, Dani, and Gelant, we have three great GC heavyweights who are ready for a real challenge. They have proven their mettle throughout the season and are in great form in Copenhagen." [Filippo and Tom's Tour de France debut is a source of pride for the team. They are phenomenal riders with big careers ahead of them and both are ready to leave their mark on the Tour. And no team could ask for a more super-domestic than Dylan, Jonathan, and Luke. Together, they have race instincts and experience second to none."

Iturria-Basque winner Martinez has long been considered a strong contender for GC leader, but Yates was forced to retire before stage 5 after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Tour de Suisse. But in this race, 2018 Tour de France winner Thomas made it clear that he was back in contention as an overall threat after a winter interrupted by shoulder surgery and COVID-19.

Yates and Martinez were expected to take the lead in this race, but Martinez lost ground in the opening stage and Yates left the race, leaving Toma as the complete team leader. Thomas took the lead in the final stage time trial and went on to win the race.

Thomas then said, "I want to go out there and race hard and do what I can do," and while the team does not have anyone as strong as Tadej Pogachar (UAE Team Emirates) or Primosz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), as far as overall strength is concerned, it is another matter He admitted that it is.