Belgium's next fast man makes his Tour de France debut with an entire team built around his sprint. Fretin announced himself with a breakout 2025 — winning the Clásica de Almería and an Algarve stage, then going agonisingly close with a stage runner-up spot at his debut Giro — and added a Vuelta a Andalucía stage this spring. Five of his seven teammates are here to put him in position.
Palmarès
- Clásica de Almería winner (2025)
- Stage winner, Volta ao Algarve (2025)
- Ronde van Limburg winner (2025)
- Stage winner, Vuelta a Andalucía (2026)
- European junior track champion, elimination race (2018)
Cut-out factHe came up through the velodrome: Fretin was European junior champion in the elimination race in 2018, and the track-honed positioning shows in every bunch gallop.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Ion Izagirre, Piet Allegaert, Alex Aranburu, Jenthe Biermans, Alex Kirsch, Hugo Page, Benjamin Thomas — see the full Cofidis team page.
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