TOUR·KINETIC

NSN Cycling · 2026 Tour de France
Lead-out / rouleur
Matis Louvel

The powerful Norman from Rouen came up through Arkéa-Samsic before joining the Israel–Premier Tech project in 2025 and rolling over into NSN's new era.

Matis Louvel paper-collage portrait in the 2026 NSN Cycling kit

The powerful Norman from Rouen came up through Arkéa-Samsic before joining the Israel–Premier Tech project in 2025 and rolling over into NSN's new era. A big-gear rouleur who can survive the hellingen and the crosswinds, he is a mid-train engine in Girmay's sprint machine and a handy card on the cobbled and windswept days. This is his third Tour de France.

Palmarès

  • Vuelta a Castilla y León overall winner (2021)
  • Druivenkoers Overijse winner (2022)
  • Tour de France finisher (2022: 74th, 2023: 65th)
Cut-out factHe turns 27 mid-race on 19 July — right in the Tour's final week — for the second time celebrating a birthday at the Tour.

The squad

Riding the 2026 Tour with Biniam Girmay, Lewis Askey, George Bennett, Marco Frigo, Krists Neilands, Jake Stewart, Tom Van Asbroeck — see the full NSN Cycling team page.

Portrait: AI paper-collage render (gpt-image-2). A fan project — not affiliated with the Tour de France or A.S.O.