Jumbo-Visma react with surprise to Ineos Tour de France selection

From R Team Ineos rider Spains Jonathan Castroviejo Team Ineos rider Great Britains Christopher Froome Team Ineos rider Colombias Egan Bernal Team Ineos rider Russias Pavel Sivakov and Team Ineos rider Great Britains Geraint Thomas ride during the first stage of the 72nd edition of the Criterium du Dauphine cycling race 2185 km between ClermontFerrand and SaintChristoenJarez on August 12 2020 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images
Jumbo-Visma line up behind Chris Froome and Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) at the Critérium du Dauphiné (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

In the wake of Team Ineos' decision to leave Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas out of their Tour de France squad, Jumbo-Visma, the British team's biggest rivals for the yellow jersey, have reacted with surprise, with directeur sportif Merijn Zeeman saying that the news was unexpected.

Before today, both teams were set to field a three-leader setup for the Tour, with Froome, Thomas and reigning champion Egan Bernal to lead Ineos while Primož Roglič, Steven Kruijswijk and Tom Dumoulin will head up Jumbo-Visma.

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