With a fixed budget of 120 ★, build an eight-rider team mixing
Leaders, Sprinters, Climbers and All-Rounders
(max 5 All-Rounders, 3 Climbers, 3 Sprinters, 3 Leaders).
Every line-up below respects those rules and only uses riders still in the race
(updated 22 July 2025).
⚠️ Confirmed withdrawals (as of 22 / 07):
Mathieu Van der Poel — Remco Evenepoel — Bryan Coquard — Jasper Philipsen
Filippo Ganna — Stefan Bissegger — Mattias Skjelmose — Steff Cras — Lennert Van Eetvelt.
These riders will no longer earn points; replace them ASAP (cost: 50 ★ per transfer).
Priorities: drop your #1 sprinter (Philipsen → Merlier/Milan/Girmay), then any lost GC leader
(Evenepoel → C. Rodríguez or B. O’Connor), and so on.
⚪️ All-Rounders – balanced strategy (120 ★)
Maximum consistency: riders who score everywhere (sprints, hills, mountains, time trials).
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE | Leader | 27 | Point machine: GC, mountains, TTs. |
| Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | Sprinter | 22 | Current green jersey. |
| Wout van Aert | Visma LAB | All-Rounder | 19 | Sprints, hills, ITT. |
| Félix Gall | Decathlon-AG2R | Leader | 16 | Aiming for top 10 & alpine stages. |
| Oliver Naesen | Decathlon-AG2R | All-Rounder | 9 | Crosswinds & punchy finishes. |
| Warren Barguil | Picnic PostNL | Climber | 10 | Polka-dot hunter. |
| Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Deceuninck | Climber | 9 | Reliable breakaways. |
| Mathieu Burgaudeau | TotalEnergies | All-Rounder | 8 | Long-range escapes. |
| Total : 120 ★ | ||||
🟡 Galácticos – high-risk, high-reward (120 ★)
Four megastars for GC, stages and jerseys, rounded off with cheap but useful helpers.
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE | Leader | 27 | GC favourite. |
| Jonas Vingegaard | Visma LAB | Leader | 24 | Two-time defending champ. |
| Carlos Rodríguez | INEOS | Leader | 18 | Stable climber, top-5 target. |
| Wout van Aert | Visma LAB | All-Rounder | 19 | Collects everything. |
| Dylan van Baarle | Visma LAB | All-Rounder | 10 | Cobbles & crosswinds. |
| Pascal Eenkhoorn | Soudal QS | All-Rounder | 7 | Aggressive puncheur. |
| Xandro Meurisse | Alpecin-Deceuninck | All-Rounder | 9 | Profitable breaks. |
| César Braz Afonso | Groupama-FDJ | Climber | 6 | Cheap mountain helper. |
| Total : 120 ★ | ||||
🟢 Sprint Rockets – “full-gas” strategy (120 ★)
Dominate every bunch sprint while limiting damage in the Alps with one GC rider.
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biniam Girmay | Intermarché-Wanty | Sprinter | 19 | Direct rival for green. |
| Tim Merlier | Soudal QS | Sprinter | 22 | Already two wins. |
| Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | Sprinter | 22 | Green jersey leader. |
| Ben O’Connor | Jayco AlUla | Leader | 17 | Top-10 GC. |
| Julian Alaphilippe | Tudor | All-Rounder | 16 | Offensive flair. |
| Valentin Paret-Peintre | Decathlon-AG2R | Climber | 9 | Polka-dot target. |
| Toms Skujiņš | Lidl-Trek | All-Rounder | 9 | Breaks & green points. |
| Bert Van Lerberghe | Soudal QS | All-Rounder | 6 | Merlier’s last man. |
| Total : 120 ★ | ||||
🔴 Kings of the Mountains – climber-heavy (120 ★)
Three climbers for polka-dots & stage wins, three leaders for GC, two all-rounders for transition days.
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Vingegaard | Visma LAB | Leader | 24 | Locks down HC climbs. |
| Ben O’Connor | Jayco AlUla | Leader | 17 | Mountain constant. |
| Guillaume Martin | Groupama-FDJ | Leader | 13 | Philosophical breakaways. |
| Simon Yates | Visma LAB | Climber | 17 | Capable of long raids. |
| Pavel Sivakov | UAE | Climber | 14 | Solid in the Alps. |
| Ilan Van Wilder | Soudal QS | Climber | 13 | Steady progress. |
| Alberto Bettiol | EF Education | All-Rounder | 11 | Punchy on rolling stages. |
| Aurélien Paret-Peintre | Decathlon-AG2R | All-Rounder | 11 | Strong on long climbs. |
| Total : 120 ★ | ||||
🔵 The Blues – all-French pride (107 ★)
The best full-French roster still racing (current budget ceiling).
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julian Alaphilippe | Tudor | All-Rounder | 16 | Tricolour panache. |
| Kévin Vauquelin | Arkéa-B&B | Leader | 15 | Best Frenchman on GC. |
| Lenny Martinez | Bahrain | Climber | 15 | Young mountain goat. |
| Guillaume Martin | Groupama-FDJ | Leader | 13 | Breaks & top-15. |
| Arnaud Démare | Arkéa-B&B | Sprinter | 12 | Champs-Élysées card. |
| Valentin Madouas | Groupama-FDJ | All-Rounder | 11 | Consistent puncheur. |
| Romain Grégoire | Groupama-FDJ | All-Rounder | 14 | Red-hot form. |
| Anthony Turgis | TotalEnergies | All-Rounder | 11 | Breakaway powerhouse. |
| Total : 107 ★ | ||||
🏆 Must-Haves – hottest form (120 ★)
The eight riders in the hottest form since the Grand Départ, profile-agnostic.
| Rider | Team | Cat. | Cost | Why pick? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE | Leader | 27 | Relentless in yellow. |
| Tim Merlier | Soudal QS | Sprinter | 22 | Two sprint wins. |
| Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | Sprinter | 22 | Green jersey consistency. |
| Biniam Girmay | Intermarché-Wanty | Sprinter | 19 | Constant points haul. |
| Toms Skujiņš | Lidl-Trek | All-Rounder | 9 | Profitable escapes. |
| Oscar Riesebeek | Alpecin-Deceuninck | All-Rounder | 8 | Key breakaway engine. |
| César Braz Afonso | Groupama-FDJ | Climber | 6 | Cheap mountain support. |
| Andreas Johannessen | Uno-X | All-Rounder | 7 | Young rider bonus & breaks. |
| Total : 120 ★ | ||||
📋 General management tips
- Rules : 8 riders | 120 ★ max | ≤ 5 All-Rounders | ≤ 3 Leaders / Climbers / Sprinters | ≤ 3 riders per team.
- Stage Winner ×2 : place it each morning on the day’s favourite (doubles only the stage-win bonus).
- Transfers : 50 ★ per move; save ~100 ★ for week 3.
- Withdrawals : replace your captain or lone sprinter first; otherwise, conserve credits.
- Super Jackpot (stage 21) : points for all four jerseys are tripled — reach Paris with yellow, green, polka-dot and white contenders.
- Intermediate sprints & breakaway km : goldmine for motivated sprinters and cheap attackers.
- Optimise your bonus : never burn it on a mere domestique.
- Multi-leagues : one roster scores in the overall and every private league you join.
- Tie-breakers : every point counts — chase time bonuses and intermediary points!
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