The 22 teams competing in this year's Tour de France were officially presented to fans in Denmark on Wednesday ahead of the race's Grand Depart - Friday's individual time trial in Copenhagen.
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar is targetting a third successive overall victory in the world's biggest cycling event, which would seal his position as a Tour de France great.
Cofidis riders attend the teams' presentation two days ahead of the first stage of the 109th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, Copenhagen, Denmark. June 29, 2022. / CFP
Pogacar, speaking in front of thousands of fans cheering them ahead of the race this year at Tivoli Gardens, said, "That's why we have such a nice group. We have fun every day, every moment of our days, in the bus, in the training and in the race. And yeah, I think we're going to smile until the end, no matter what."
The main threat to Pogacar's hat-trick hopes could be his compatriot Primoz Roglic of Jumbo-Visma, who finished as runner-up in 2022.
General view of Sepp Kuss of United States, Christophe Laporte of France, Primoz Roglic of Slovenia, Wout Van Aert of Belgium, Jonas Vingegaard Rasmussen of Denmark and Team Jumbo - Visma during the Team Presentation of the 109th Tour de France 2022 at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark. June 29, 2022. / CFP
Roglic's Danish team-mate Jonas Vingegaard, who received a stirring welcome on Wednesday, will also be targetting the yellow jersey after finishing second to Pogacar in last year's race.
(With Input from AP)