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Our 2025 Tour de France roster
21 stages, 21 chances for EF Education-EasyPost
July 1, 2025
Get ready for a thrilling Tour de France.
Harry Sweeny, Neilson Powless, Vincenzo Albanese, Ben Healy, Michael Valgren, Alex Baudin, Kasper Asgreen, and Marijn van den Berg have their hearts set on winning Tour stages this summer.
They have been dreaming up Tour de France victory celebrations ever since they were little kids. They have trained hard, traveled the world, and dedicated their lives to their sport for this: 21 stages, 21 chances, starting this Saturday in Lille.
Across Nord, Picardy, Brittany, and Normandy, our guys will go on the attack as soon as the time is right. They will make the most of every opportunity in the Massif Central and in the Pyrenees and Alps. Watch for them to attack all the way to the final circuit in Paris, over Montmartre and onto the Champs-Élysées.
We are going to light up this Tour de France on all terrain, from the windy north to the high peaks in the south to the City of Lights, with eight riders who each have the power, grit, and skills to win a stage on their day and make their childhood dreams come true.
Read our riders’ thoughts before the start of the 2025 Tour de France in Lille.
Harry Sweeny
At my first Tour, I came close to winning a stage, and, to be honest, I don't think I really realized what it would've meant to win. I was so excited about just being in the race that I couldn't really even think about winning.
The Tour is the only race I've ever done in my career where every morning I was excited to get off the bus and just be there. A lot of the time, the racing is overshadowed by how hard it is. But, my first Tour, although it was super hard, especially for a neo pro, even when I was having a bad day, I still enjoyed it.
Getting to the Tour is something that many pros never do in their lifetime. Winning a stage in the Tour is something that not only changes your career, but can change your life. The intensity of the race comes from the fact that every day someone's life can change.
Having worked so hard for the last four years to get back to the Tour, it gives me goosebumps to think about what it could mean to win there, while actually being in the shape that is needed to win a stage. It would be one of those full-circle moments. Put it this way: It would be a highlight of my life.
Neilson Powless
My best memory from the Tour de France so far was probably the cobblestone stage in the 2022 Tour de France when I realized I was fighting for the yellow jersey. I've been chasing that feeling ever since. It is so hard to get into that position.
That has been the thing that has motivated me for years now, just that feeling of being within reach of the yellow jersey, even if just for a day.
I want to win a stage as well. That would definitely make my career feel complete. I've gotten to the point where I've won some big races, and I've raced at the front of a lot of big races, a lot of Monuments, but I must say that a win at the Tour de France, or wearing the yellow jersey, is still just the thing that's missing. Honestly, it's getting to the point where it feels like that's all that matters. I am trying to do everything I can to make that happen one day.
I feel pretty confident now with the races I've done this year. I know that even when I don't feel like my very best, because you're always going to go up and down during the Tour de France, I can rely on my racecraft. I've become the type of rider that's quite opportunistic and punchy and strong. I can rely on all of the tools I've been developing over the last eight years as a professional and still find a way to race for the win. That is really going to come in handy at the Tour de France.
Vincenzo Albanese
I have always watched the Tour on TV. Participating for the first time makes me really happy. It’s been a hard journey to get here. Over the years, I have had some setbacks and had to train hard to come back stronger than before. This is one of the most important occasions in my career and I hope to live up to it. The first 10 days are more suited to my characteristics. I will do everything to help the team. My personal ambition is to try to win a stage. With this team, we will have lots of opportunities.
Michael Valgren
I am pretty happy with my career already, but I need a grand tour stage win. Obviously, when you win a stage at the Tour, you go into the history books, especially in Denmark. Not many guys from Denmark have won a stage at the Tour. Just to be on that list with the other big names that I looked up to as a young kid would mean a lot. Then, I could just be proud, knowing that I would have achieved one of the hardest things in cycling and won a stage in the hardest race there is.
This is now my eighth Tour, and I really think I really timed the form perfectly. I was going well at the Dauphiné, but had in mind that I was going to the Tour. After the Dauphiné, I took a big step forward. I really hope I can use that to go for my own results or help the team win a stage.
Alex Baudin
Ever since I was five, when I started racing on the bike, I have watched the Tour every year.
Most years, the Tour came near my house in the Alps and we went when we could to watch the riders. It is the biggest race in the world. In France, we talk about the World Cup in football, the Olympics, and then the Tour de France. Everyone watches the Tour de France in summer.
As soon as you tell someone that you are a cyclist, they ask if you ride the Tour. Now, I will be able to say, yes, and that feels really good. It has been my dream ever since I was a little kid, so that is really special.
My friends and family are even more excited than I am. I have been focused on the race and on my preparation. I really want to be on top form.
This journey started a long time ago, when I first wanted to become a pro. Riding the Tour is one of the checkpoints you want to reach in your career. First, you do a grand tour and then race the Tour de France. Now it’s my third year as a pro and I am ready.
The next goal and the next dream is to win a stage. There are always surprises at the Tour and you never know what is going to happen.
Kasper Asgreen
Winning a stage at the Tour de France is a dream for many bike racers. To have been able to achieve that is something that I will be proud of and cherish for the rest of my life.
The Tour is the reason why I started cycling. I had been trying out a few different sports and nothing really caught on, and then over the summer, I was watching the Tour, and I said to my parents, maybe I should give that a try. It looks fun. And then, from a very young age, I had this unfounded belief that I could get there, completely based on nothing. I have never been one to sell myself short.
The dream now is to win another stage at the Tour. As a rider, you feel the occasion. Everybody's just a bit extra prepared. There is more pressure, more media, just a bit more of everything. And there are a lot of fans, especially at home. That makes it really special.
Coming out of the Giro, the shape has been progressing really nicely. I have been able to do some good work. I am looking forward to carrying that into the Tour and seeing what that can bring.
I have circled a few stages to go for the breakaway myself, and as a team we have a lot of good options. We have all shown that we are going really, really well and showed strong results lately. I am looking forward to racing with the guys. When you are going for stages, every day is a one-day race. And with our roster, it looks like we have guys who can go for it 100 percent most days, so I think it'll be pretty exciting.
Ben Healy
I would love to win a stage at the Tour de France. Last year was my first experience at the Tour and it was just massive. I am really proud of the way we raced last year. We were always part of the action. It’s a shame that we lost Richie in the run up this time, because he was flying at the Giro, but I think the rest of us are ready to step up. We will have lots of chances. We’ve got a really balanced team that can go for it almost every day at the Tour. This spring gave me a lot of confidence. I got my best results in the Ardennes and at Strade and had the win in the Basque Country. Since the Dauphiné, I have been working hard up at altitude in Andorra. Now it’s time to race.
Marijn van den Berg
During summer holidays from school, we always went to the south of France with our bikes. My brother and I rode our bikes quite a bit and would go to watch the Tour there, in the bars and the restaurants, but also next to the road. We would get bottles from teams at the team buses. That was always super cool. And then last year, it was my first time riding the Tour, and it was surreal to bring back all those memories and realize that I was now helping make those same memories for kids who were the same age as I was back then.
The Tour is the biggest race of the season, with so much media attention. Everybody is so focused and ready to be at their best for this race. The level is super high. The level is really high during the rest of the season too, but at the Tour everybody seems to have an extra five percent.
The sprints are super chaotic. All the teams line up and nobody gives each other a centimeter. You have to be super focused and you cannot make any mistakes.
Winning a stage would make my career. For a cyclist, to win a stage at the Tour de France would mean everything. I'm not a pure sprinter, of course. Vincenzo is there and he's also in super shape. I will help him and hope I get some chances for myself.
The parcours this year is really special with all of the iconic climbs and mountains. It’s a real tour of France. With the finish in Nice last year instead of Paris, it was a bit of a different Tour. This one is classic. It will be a different experience to get to finish on the Champs-Élysées.