FILE PHOTO: Cycling - Tour de France Training - Landerneau, France - June 25, 2021 Alpecin–Fenix rider Mathieu van der Poel of the Netherlands during training REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
LANDERNEAU, France (Reuters) - Mathieu van der Poel's Alpecin-Fenix team will wear a jersey designed in honour of the late Raymond Poulidor, the Dutchman's grandfather who finished eight times on the podium in the Tour de France, on the first stage of cycling's biggest race on Saturday.
For the team's presentation on Thursday, Alpecin-Fenix designed a special jersey inspired by the yellow and purple colours of Poulidor's Mercier team shirt.
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