What are the mysterious blue cartons Visma-Lease a Bike are drinking from at the Tour de France?

July 14, 2025

Matteo Jorgenson grinds to a halt after his Tour de France time trial and parks up along the barriers in Caen. Exhausted and gasping with thirst, he reaches for a bottle from his soigneur, and sips at its contents. He’s then passed a blue carton, its cap already unscrewed, and, in a gulp, necks all of the liquid inside. When Jonas Vingegaard arrives shortly afterwards, the ritual is repeated again.

You might have spotted the blue cartons on the television. Visma-Lease a Bike aren’t the only ones drinking from them – EF Education-Easypost are too – while other teams’ riders swig dark red liquid from plastic bottles beyond the finish line.

So what are they drinking? What’s the mystery fluid? The answer isn’t as scientific as you might think: it’s cherry juice. Cycling Weekly