TOUR·KINETIC

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Alpecin–Premier Tech

No GC project — deliver Jasper Philipsen to sprint wins and the green jersey, free Mathieu van der Poel on punchy finales, and chase yellow in Barcelona's opening team time trial.

Country
🇧🇪 Belgium
Bike
Canyon Aeroad CFR (Ultimate CFR for the mountains)
Manager
Philip Roodhooft (general manager), with brother Christoph Roodhooft (team manager/sports director)
Founded
2009
Division
WorldTour
Was
Alpecin–Deceuninck (2022–2025); renamed for 2026 when Canadian firm Premier Tech, fresh from leaving Israel–Premier Tech, replaced Deceuninck as co-title sponsor on a deal to 2028

The 2026 kit

Royal-blue 2026 Alpecin–Premier Tech jersey (Premier Tech replaced Deceuninck as co-title sponsor from 1 Jan 2026; kit ditches 2025's grey denim-texture look and returns to the team's classic blue). Base is a bright royal blue (~#2e63c8) with a mottled spray-paint/speckle gradient: brightest across the chest and mid-torso, darkening through speckled texture to deep navy (~#16204e) at the shoulders, upper chest and lower third/hem; very dark navy-black side panels and underarms; black elastic hem band with grey mesh gripper. CENTER CHEST: the red Alpecin badge — the shampoo brand's rounded red shield (~#d1232a) outlined in white, containing 'Alpecin' in white bold script with 'DMG SHAMPOO' beneath — NOT a plain white wordmark. Directly below it: the white Premier Tech lock-up — angular white 'P' chevron mark followed by 'PREMIER TECH' in white capitals on two lines. Above the Alpecin badge, small white sponsor marks flank the concealed front zip: left column UCI WorldTeam badge, IKO Isolatie, ABUS, with the Kalas 'K' logo beside the zip; right column ZWIFT, CANYON, ŠKODA (Canyon is here on the upper chest, small — not on the belly). Low dark-navy racing collar with tiny white 'crelan' and 'deceuninck' lettering along the collar top (Deceuninck remains only in this small supporting position). Laser-cut raglan sleeves in the same blue carry oversized white graphics: 'Alpecin DMG Shampoo' running up one sleeve, 'PREMIER TECH' up the other, large white outline 'CANYON' lettering wrapping each shoulder/upper arm, and a small red Alpecin badge patch on each upper arm. Back: white 'crelan' wordmark below the collar, the red Alpecin badge and white Premier Tech logo repeated on the upper back, and a white 'FENIX' wordmark across the dark-navy lower back. Shorts: black bib shorts with dark graphite gradient side-thigh panels, white vertical Alpecin and Premier Tech logos on the thighs, white 'CANYON' on the black leg-cuff bands, small white Kalas and Zwift logos on the rear of the legs, reflective accents. Kit made by long-time Czech supplier Kalas; first raced at the X2O Trofee Baal on 1 January 2026. No special Tour de France 2026 edition kit announced as of 2 July 2026.

Alpecin (DMG Shampoo)Premier TechCanyonZwiftŠkodaABUSIKO IsolatieKalasCrelanDeceuninckFenix

The Car

leadership and staff shaping the Alpecin–Premier Tech Tour
Sporting Christoph Roodhooft paper-collage staff portrait
Christoph Roodhooft
Team manager / sports director
Alpecin-Premier Tech

The Eight

the Alpecin–Premier Tech Tour squad
🇳🇱 RIDER Mathieu van der Poel paper-collage portrait
Mathieu van der Poel
Co-leader: stage hunter on punchy finales and super-domestique lead-out for Philipsen
31 yrsClassics
🇧🇪 RIDER ★ U26 Ramses Debruyne paper-collage portrait
Ramses Debruyne
Climbing support and breakaway card — a young Tour debutant for the hilly days
23 yrsClimber
🇨🇭 RIDER Silvan Dillier paper-collage portrait
Silvan Dillier
Road captain — controls the peloton, polices breakaways and shepherds the sprint train
35 yrsDomestique
🇳🇱 RIDER Tim Marsman paper-collage portrait
Tim Marsman
Rouleur — sprint-train workhorse and bottle-carrier, Grand Tour debutant
25 yrsDomestique
🇧🇪 RIDER Jasper Philipsen paper-collage portrait
Jasper Philipsen
Sprinter — the team's number one finisher, targeting stages and the green jersey
28 yrsSprint
🇧🇪 RIDER Edward Planckaert paper-collage portrait
Edward Planckaert
Lead-out pilot — positions Philipsen and Van der Poel in the final kilometres
31 yrsLead-out
🇧🇪 RIDER Jonas Rickaert paper-collage portrait
Jonas Rickaert
Lead-out engine — flat-road enforcer and final-kilometre bodyguard
32 yrsLead-out
🇧🇪 RIDER ★ U26 Emiel Verstrynge paper-collage portrait
Emiel Verstrynge
All-terrain helper — cyclocross engine for hills, stress points and breakaways
24 yrsAll-rounder