
Julian Alaphilippe returns to the Tour de France after a year’s absence, while Fabio Jakobsen will line out as the Soudal-QuickStep’s sprinter at the race, which gets underway in Bilbao on Saturday.
There were no late surprises in the Soudal-QuickStep selection, announced on Tuesday, with Remco Evenepoel set to focus on the defence of his world title – and possibly the Vuelta a España – after COVID-19 forced him out of last month’s Giro d’Italia.