Yesterday, I told you why Team LottoNL Jumbo can have a good time during the 105th Tour de France. Today, I will do the same for Team Quick Step Floors because they also have a squad full of riders, who have a chance to shine in this edition of the Tour de France.
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1. Fernando Gaviria can become this year's sprint king in the Tour de France
Fernando Gaviria is a very good sprinter and has a chance to win multiple mass sprints. He already has a very good and experienced lead out on his side, which will already help him a lot. In the Tour de Suisse, he looked good and finished three times at place number two. Furthermore, he has already proven in another grand tour that he can finish it off in a sprint because he won four stages in the previous edition of the Giro d'Italia and beat sprinters like Greipel and Ewan, though I know that the Giro d'Italia isn't the same as the Tour de France. The only disadvantage is that there are a lot of good sprinters in this race, who would like to win as well.
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2. Julian Alaphilippe can win the medium mountain stages.
Team Quick Step Floors also have a chance to win stages with Julian Alaphilippe. The Frenchman has proven over and over again that he is very dangerous in medium mountain stages. As a consequence, he should have a chance to win the fifth and sixth stage in this race because these stages are just like that. The only disadvantage is that there are a lot of rivals. Riders like Sagan, Matthews and Van Avermaet will also be interested to win these stages.
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3. This team has the riders to dominate the stage over the cobblestones.
Team Quick Step Floors also has a chance to win the stage over the cobblestones because four of their eight riders were part of the squad, which dominated in the cobblestone classics. Consequently, it will be a big surprise, if this team does nothing in this stage. Three of these riders even have already won a cobblestone classic in their career. As a result, the eyes could or will be at this team in this stage.
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4. Team Quick Step Floors can also win mountain stages.
There is also a chance that a rider from Team Quick Step Floors wins a mountain stage. Bob Jungels or Julian Alaphilippe are the two riders, who should be able to do this, in my opinion. The biggest obstacle will be the fight to be in the breakaway because there are a lot of riders, who would like to be in the breakaway and win the stage as well. If Jungels and Alaphilippe manage to get into the early breakaway, they will be a candidate for the stage win.
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Conclusion
Team Quick Step Floors has a chance to win a lot of stage. They have a sprinter, who can compete with the best. This team has punchers for the medium mountain stages and will dominate the stage over the cobblestones. Finally, it is also possible that a rider from Team Quick Step Floors wins a mountain stage.