The squad's only Dutchman and its rookie, Artz pulled on the Dutch national time-trial champion's skinsuit just two weeks before the Grand Départ — his first professional victory. The 2024 European U23 road champion joins the Tour as a big-engined rouleur and lead-out man for De Lie, and one of the youngest riders in the race.
Palmarès
- Dutch national time trial champion (2026)
- European U23 road race champion (2024)
- Gent–Wevelgem U23 (2024)
- 6th overall Tour of Norway (2025)
Cut-out factHe comes from Wintelre, a tiny village near Eindhoven, and won his 2024 European U23 title by outsprinting Germany's Niklas Behrens in Hasselt, Belgium — the country whose flagship team he now rides for.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Arnaud De Lie, Jenno Berckmoes, Lars Craps, Liam Slock, Lennert Van Eetvelt, Baptiste Veistroffer, Georg Zimmermann — see the full Lotto-Intermarché team page.
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