Tobias Johannessen of the Norwegian Uno-X Mobility team said they were looking to "make some dynamics" at the Tour de France after losing the yellow jersey.
Uno-X have impressed with their distinctive red and yellow jerseys and determination to make things happen at the Tour.
Torstein Traeen held the yellow jersey for two days after finding his way into the right breakaway on Tuesday's fourth stage from Carcassonne to Foix, but things unravelled for the Norwegians in Thursday's sixth stage in the Pyrenees.
Traeen crashed on a speedy descent off the imposing Tourmalet climb and finished half an hour behind stage winner Tadej Pogacar, thus giving up the leader's jersey.
He also suffered a concussion and four broken ribs, forcing him to quit the Tour that evening.
Johannessen also struggled that day, losing more than eight minutes. He now sits 13th at 9min 42sec, with his hopes of beating last year's sixth-placed finish looking slim.
"We lost, of course, a lot of time, but I think that still (we) can create some opportunities – we're still here to race," Johannessen told AFP and another cycling reporter.
"There's a couple of breakaway stages that can suit our team really well.
"There's also some stages where you can take some time back, so we're not out of it."
Spirits remain high in the Uno-X camp in their first season as a World Tour team.
They turned up to Saturday's pre-stage team presentation with Norwegian football jerseys ahead of the national team's World Cup quarterfinal against England in Miami.
They performed the famous Viking row, which the country's World Cup fans and team have popularised.
Uno-X are determined to make their own mark on the Tour with their performances.
'EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE'
"We're a team that likes to be active, and we showed that we have a really good sprinter in Soren Waerenskjold, but I feel like we get a bit bored if it's just the sprints," said Johannessen.
"We just need to make some dynamics to the bike race, and that's where our team thrives the most."
The team will be sniffing out breakaway opportunities, as they did last year when invited to the Tour as a wildcard team.
Jonas Abrahamsen outsprinted Mauro Schmid to win the 11th stage around Toulouse with former world champion Mathieu van der Poel seven seconds back in third.
That was both Abrahamsen and Uno-X's first ever Grand Tour stage victory.
"I think we have to look out for opportunities now for a breakaway," Abrahamsen told AFP.
"Last year it was with a stage win so we will see – hopefully it is possible."
If the Norwegian football team has shown one thing, Abrahamsen said, it is that: "Everything is possible."