Debutants to watch in the Tour de France

Composite image of Carlos Rodríguez, Jai Hindley and Biniam Girmay all debutants in the 2023 Tour de France
Composite image of Carlos Rodríguez, Jai Hindley and Biniam Girmay all debutants in the 2023 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Racing the Tour de France is the pinnacle of achievement for any professional cyclist and in the 2023 edition - which kicks off on Saturday in Bilbao, Spain - 36 of the 176 starters are competing in the Grand Boucle for the first time.

That might sound like a big number but it's the shortest list of newcomers since 2019 when there were just 33 debutants.

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Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura specialises in covering doping, anti-doping, UCI governance and performing data analysis.