2023. Israel - Premier Tech. 1 er of the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi, of the third stage of the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi (Gimont>Nistos-Cap-Nestès) 2 e of the CIC - Mont Ventoux. 4 e of the La Flèche Wallonne. 6 e of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya. 7 e of the third stage of the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2023 TdF Stage 2 winner Victor LaFay Cofidis & Stage 9 winner Michael Woods of Israel – Premier Tech, c. Ekoi. Two stage winners at this summer’s Tour de France have already crossed the finish line first wearing Ekoi helmets – Victor LaFay of Cofidis on Stage 2 and then Michael Woods of Israel – Premier Tech on Stage 9 – albeit with the current non-Koroyd AR14 aero helmet. Paris (AFP) – Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome was on Friday left out of Israel Premier Tech's eight-rider roster for this year's race. The 38-year-old, who won the Tour in 2013 [1/2] Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 5 - Lille Metropole to Arenberg Porte du Hainaut - France - July 6, 2022 Israel-Premier Tech's Simon Clarke celebrates with Chris Froome and teammates after — Israel – Premier Tech / Israel Cycling Academy (@IsraelPremTech) November 24, 2022. Piccoli, 31, emerged as one of the best climbers on the North American circuit, winning the Tour de Beauce in 2018 and the Tour de Gila in 2019, along with a stage win and second overall at the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah that year. Chris Froome left out of Israel-Premier Tech Tour de France team. Froome is expected to ride the Tour of Hainan in China and the Japan Cup as the final races of his 2023 season. Israel – Premier Tech come into the race targeting stage wins and a strong overall result, with a strong all-round team. The Tour de Luxembourg organisers wasted no time in creating the potential for exciting racing, with a punchy uphill finish on stage 1, which could come down to a sprint, but also could be an opportunity to create a gap. The Tour de France 2023 will hold its Grand Départ in the Basque Country, with a first stage in Bilbao on 1st July, and will finish in Paris on 23rd July, on completion of a 3,404-km route that will tackle the difficult slopes of the country’s five mountain ranges. The battle for the Yellow Jersey will witness a decisive and emotional episode on the Puy de Dôme, where a stage finish will yBkbt.