Welcome to our July newsletter! It has been a big month of racing, with prestigious stage racing across all three programs. This month's newsletter reflects on some great team performances at the big stage races in our racing recap, we tell you more about how our riders fuel for some of the hottest races of the year and we've got a rider diary from Enzo Leijnze who looks back on two victories this season. And don't miss our Follow the Stripes episodes from the Giro Donne and Tour de France! 

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With all the preparations done, all three programs faced some of the biggest stage races of the calendar - with the Giro Donne, Tour d'Alsace and the Tour de France for Men and Women.

Read more about some strong racing from all three programs, including a historical achievement for our Women's program, in our racing recap as we went racing in our brand-new team colours for the first time!

With several top stage results and ending the race in a brilliant second place on GC, Follow The Stripes at the Giro Donne in this Team dsm-firmenich documentary. Fast sprints and steep climbs await, but there are plenty of laughs and incredible team moments mixed in between it all. Sit back and enjoy!

Join us behind the scenes and Follow The Stripes as we join Juliette Labous at our High Altitude Team Camp on the famous Mount Teide earlier this year, as she put the final touches on her preparation ahead of this summer’s Tour de France Femmes! Stay tuned for Wednesday as we release Episode 2!

A challenging final week at the Tour de France 2023 saw some hard racing over tough terrain, but the guys fought hard for each other every day and kept the spirit and motivation up! Don't miss the final episode of our four part series!

The days are getting longer, the sun is shining more brightly, and the temperatures are rising; we are certainly past the spring classics and are well into the beginning of our summer block of racing – where the action is often as hot as the temperatures.
 
As we’re sure many of you know who are reading this, riding in these weather conditions, whether that be racing or training, brings its own challenges to make sure that you’re hydrated as best as possible and are fuelling your body correctly to deal with the sweltering conditions.

We sat down with two of our experts, Job van Leeuwen (Nutrition Expert) and Steve Benton (Trainer Coordinator), to find out more about how we as a team deal with racing in hot temperatures and ensuring the riders can perform as best as possible on the bike.