Dylan Groenewegen has been assured of competing in the Tour de France and competing for sprint victories following his move from Jumbo-Visma to Team Bike Exchange-Jayco.

The Dutchman won four stages at the Tour de France between 2017 and 2019, but in 2020 Jumbo-Visma had its sights set on overall victory and Wout Van Aert's versatility offered another sprint option, so he was not represented at the Tour He was removed from the race.

He was banned for nine months for triggering Fabio Jacobsen's high-speed crash at the 2020 Tour de Pollogne and returned to racing at the Giro d'Italia in May 2021. However, his need to win three sprint races and get sprint opportunities in major races was much better suited to Bike Exchange-Jayco than to Jumbo Visma, leading to his sudden move in December. Having recovered from a serious injury and secured the sprint lead for Quick-Step Alfa Vinyl, he is expected to sprint with Jacobsen at the Tour de France.

"I love the Tour and I am very happy to be back in this race this year," Groenewegen told Wielerfritz.

"I have had the best success in the Tour. As a sprinter, I want to perform on that big stage. My biggest challenge is to contend for stage wins in the Tour again."

Grunewegen won the final stage on the Champs-Elysées in Paris in 2017 and two more stages in 2018; in 2019, he won in Chalon-sur-Saone, but a crash on the first day in Brussels hampered his sprint victory.

The 28-year-old power sprinter will take part in his second BikeExchange-Jayco training camp in Spain next week, and his debut in the white and blue of Australia's team colors is set for the Tour of Saudi Arabia in early February and the UAE Tour later in the month It is set.

"I'm happy with my choices, I'm happy with the way I'm playing and I'm happy with the way I'm playing.

"They are going to do everything they can to support me in the bunch sprint and I am already fully committed to that. They have thought of everything that comes with the sprint. They have a lot of confidence in me. That makes me feel good. Also, it's refreshing to work with a new coach and have new insights.

According to Wielerfritz, Groenevegen's spring race program also includes Paris-Nice, OxyClean Classic Brugge-De Panne and Ghent-Wevelgem.

He will not return for the Giro d'Italia in May, but will prepare for the Tour de France via the Tour de Hongri and, depending on the race route, the Tour of Slovenia, Criterium du Dauphiné, and Tour de Suisse. The Tour de France then fills most of the July calendar.