The elder statesman of the squad at 35, Dillier is the man the Roodhoofts trust to read the race. A Paris–Roubaix runner-up behind Peter Sagan in 2018 and a Giro stage winner, the Swiss veteran long ago traded personal ambition for the role of the world's most reliable bodyguard to Van der Poel and Philipsen. When a break needs chasing at kilometre zero, it is invariably Dillier's shoulders on the front.
Palmarès
- 2nd Paris–Roubaix (2018)
- Giro d'Italia stage winner (2017)
- Swiss national road race champion (2017, 2021)
- UCI Team Time Trial World Champion with BMC (2014, 2015)
Cut-out factHe is famous for riding nearly 200km on the front of Milan–San Remo year after year in service of Van der Poel — earning him cult status as the race's unofficial pace-making machine.
The squad
Riding the 2026 Tour with Mathieu van der Poel, Ramses Debruyne, Tim Marsman, Jasper Philipsen, Edward Planckaert, Jonas Rickaert, Emiel Verstrynge — see the full Alpecin–Premier Tech team page.
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