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Client: Team Jumbo-Visma
Location: Brussels, Belgium

In recent years, the Jumbo-Visma team has focused on perfecting its time trial. Wind tunnel testing, custom shaped handlebars and bringing in top staff like Mathieu Heijboer and Tony Martin are the pieces to complete the puzzle.

The 2019 Tour de France featured a team time trial in Brussels, which was to be a significant factor in the general classification. I tagged along with the team to document the process they went through for this stage.

We started at a Dutch airforce base, where the 8 riders fine-tuned their tactics. Afterwards, we relocated to Brussels, where I witnessed the team’s final preparations on the day of the stage. I went straight from the starting location to the finish, to capture the team’s sheer delight after they pretty much destroyed their competition.

In the end, this was a unique opportunity to document the process that goes on when 8 elite cyclists turn into one dominant team.

Dutch cyclist Steven Kruiswijk putting on his helmet
Jumbo-Visma cyclist Steven Kruiswijk before training
Jumbo-Visma riders training team time trial
Jumbo-Visma rider George Bennett drinking after training
German Panzerwagen Tony Martin giving instructions during time trial training
Jumbo-Visma cyclists preparing for time trial training
Jumbo-Visma's Tony Martin training time trial at an airstrip
Jumbo-Visma's Steven Kruiswijk perfecting his time trial skills at an airport
Jumbo-Visma practicing their team time trial formation
Steven Kruijswijk and a mechanic working on his time trial bike before the Tour de France in Brussels
Steven Kruijswijk and Jumbo-Visma staff fine-tuning the cyclist's time trial bike
Dutch cyclist Steven Kruijswijk tinkering with the bike
Jumbo-Visma's Mathieu Heijboer fine-tuning a bike setup
Jumbo-Visma's Steven Kruiswijk before the 2019 Tour de France team time trial in Brussels
Belgian young cyclist Laurens de Plus at the 2019 Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma's Wout van Aert on a TT bike in Brussels during the Tour de France
Head of performance at Jumbo-Visma Mathieu Heijboer during the 2019 Tour de France
Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert just before the 2019 Tour de France team time trial
Tony Martin wearing a Panzerwagen shirt at the 2019 Tour de France
George Bennett warming up for team time trial
Team Jumbo-Visma riders embrace after winning the 2019 Tour de France team time trial
Mike Teunissen wearing the yellow jersey after the 2019 Tour de France time trial
An exhausted George Bennett at the 2019 Tour de France
Belgian cyclist Wout van Aert celebrating after winning the 2019 Tour de France team time trial
Tony Martin after the 2019 Tour de France team time trial
Close-up of Jumbo-Visma cyclist wearing a time trial cycling helmet
Jumbo-Visma's George Bennett at the 2019 Tour de France
Team Jumbo-Visma rider Steven Kruiswijk after the 2019 Tour de France TTT
German top cyclist Tony Martin on the podium of the Tour de France
German cyclist Tony Martin after the team time trial during the 2019 Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma rider Mike Teunissen and Han Kok in Brussels during the 2019 Tour de France
Jumbo-Visma cyclist Steven Kruiswijk in Brussels during the 2019 Tour de France
Wout van Aert with two Brussels police officers after the team time trial in the 2019 Tour de France
Mike Teunissen arriving at the team Jumbo-Visma bus after the team time trial in the 2019 Tour de France
Mike Teunissen on the team bus after the team time trial in the Tour de France
Staff making a toast
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