2025 Edition
The history
The Belgian team, then in the second division, competed in its first Tour in 2022 under the name Plantur-Pura. It emerged from the Alpecin-Deceuninck men's team, where Mathieu Van der Poel rides, and like its sister team, it competes in several disciplines. Like its older sister, it initially excelled in cyclo-cross, with world champions Sanne Cant (2017-2019) and Ceylin Alvarado (2020), as well as the prodigious Puck Pieterse, who came third in the 2024 World Championships and is now making a name for herself on the road.
The Belgian scored her first professional victory in the 2024 Tour, beating Demi Vollering in Liège, a year after Yara Kastelijn's success in Rodez. Fenix-Deceuninck is not just chasing stages in the Tour. It also battled for the overall victory last year with the unexpected Pauline Rooijakkers, who finished second at Alpe d'Huez and third overall, just a hair's breadth from the Yellow Jersey.
- Final victory0
- Stages victories2
- Yellow Jersey0
- Other race Won0
THE NUMBER
10. That's how many seconds Pauliena Rooijakkers missed out on winning the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift last year. And the Dutch rider didn't even finish second, with that spot going to Demi Vollering, who was just 4" behind Kasia Niewiadoma. This tiny gap between the top three is a record in the history of both the men's and women's Tour.
Best result: 2nd (Pauliena Rooijakkers, 2024)
Stage victories:
● 2023: Yara Kastelijn, Rodez
● 2024: Puck Pieterse, Morteau
Yellow Jersey: 0