2026 Edition
The history
Alpecin-Premier Tech is one of the most fashionable teams in the international peloton. The Belgian squad made its debut at La Vuelta in 2021 after a sensational 2020 season in which they became the best team among all UCI ProTeams, the second division of international cycling. The Canadian company Premier Tech joined the team at the end of 2025 to continue this upward trajectory.
The name of the Belgian team is inseparably linked to Dutch rider Mathieu van der Poel. Connected to the team since 2014, the grandson of Raymond Poulidor is currently one of the most in-form cyclists in the world. At 31 years old, his palmarès includes eight Cyclocross World Championships, three Tours of Flanders, three Paris-Roubaix titles, two Milan-San Remo victories, and ten stages wearing the yellow jersey at the Tour de France. A rider who seems to belong to another era, and whom Alpecin-Premier Tech has supported with a world-class sprinter: Jasper Philipsen, a stage winner in several editions of La Vuelta.
In 2021, Alpecin-Deceuninck’s debut resulted in two sprint victories by Jasper Philipsen, continuing his strong relationship with the race. In 2022, Jay Vine was one of the standout riders, taking two stage wins and wearing the King of the Mountains jersey for 10 stages before crashing out of the race. At La Vuelta 2023, they were once again protagonists, winning three stages and the green jersey with Kaden Groves, who repeated this achievement in 2024 with another hat-trick of stage wins and the points classification. In 2025, it was Philipsen who claimed three stage victories, including the opening stage that allowed him to wear the red jersey.
- Final victory0
- Stages victories13
- Red jersey1
- Other races Won2
Overall victories: 0
Stage victories: 13
2021: Jasper Philipsen, in Burgos and Albacete.
2022: Jay Vine, in Pico Jano and Colláu Fancuaya.
2023: Kaden Groves, in Tarragona, Burriana and Madrid.
2024: Kaden Groves, in Ourém, Villablino and Santander.
2025: Jasper Philipsen, in Novara, Zaragoza and Guijuelo.
Leader jerseys: 1
2025: Jasper Philipsen, 1 day.
Victories in secondary classifications: 2
2023: Kaden Groves (points).
2024: Kaden Groves (points).
IN FIGURES
35: Alpecin-Deceuninck’s victories in 2023, their most successful season to date.
KEY DATES
October 18, 2020: Mathieu van der Poel wins his first Monument by beating Wout van Aert in the final sprint of the Tour of Flanders.
May 9, 2021: Tim Merlier takes Alpecin-Fenix’s first Grand Tour stage victory at the Giro d’Italia, followed by further stage wins at the Tour de France.
April 9, 2023: Mathieu van der Poel completes the Milan-San Remo – Paris-Roubaix double and secures his fourth Monument.
July 12, 2023: Jasper Philipsen seals his four-stage haul at the 2023 Tour de France, also winning the points classification.
April 7, 2024: Mathieu van der Poel completes the Flanders–Roubaix double after Philipsen’s victory at Milan-San Remo.
April 13, 2025: Mathieu van der Poel achieves a treble (Paris-Roubaix, Milan-San Remo and E3 Saxo Classic ME) while Jasper Philipsen takes a double (Sparkassen Münsterland Giro and Kuurne–Brussel–Kuurne).
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