"The team’s built around Primoz Roglic" - Peloton's most in-form sprinter set to miss Tour de France

A former winner on the Champs Elysees, Jordi Meeus knows exactly what it takes to have a successful Tour de France. Despite taking two World Tour wins in the last week however, the 26-year-old Belgian is looking likely to be left out of Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's lineup for the 2025 edition of the French Grand Tour.  

"Technically, I'm still on the reserve list," Meeus explained to the media after his win last weekend at the inaugural Copenhagen Sprint, noting how Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's goals for the Tour de France are loftier than sprint stage wins. "It's fifty-fifty at the moment. The team’s built around Primoz Roglic. All I can do is be in the best shape possible."

Meeus had won a stage of the Tour de Suisse earlier in the week, before abandoning ahead of stage 7 and immediately making the journey to Denmark in order to be on the start line in Copenhagen. On Sunday, the Belgian then stormed to victory ahead of the likes of Arnaud Demare, Dylan Groenewegen and Phil Bauhaus, among others, for his second World Tour win in a matter of days.

Because of this strong form, if Meeus can force his way into Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe's, a potential stage 1 win and a spell in the Maillot Jaune is up for grabs for the Belgian. "That opening stage in Lille, with the chance of taking the yellow jersey, gives the whole Tour story something extra. It’s not often you get a shot at wearing the leader’s jersey straight away, so who knows," he previews hopefully. 

Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe are yet to officially announce their lineup for the 2025 Tour de France, but with only six riders predicted in the provisional startlist (Roglic, Jan Tratnik, Daniel Martinez, Aleksandr Vlasov, Danny van Poppel and Florian Lipowitz), that would leave two spots open for the likes of Meeus to fight for.