List of riders selected to compete in the 103rd Tour de France (July 2-24).
198 riders will start from Mont Saint-Michel for the 2016 Tour de France. 35 nationalities are represented, with France having the most at 38. However, Europeans remain majority while 16 countries will start.
AG2R The World: Romain Bardet (FRA), Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA), Jan Bakelants (BEL), Ben Gastauer (LUX), Samuel Dumoulin (FRA), Mickael Cherel (FRA), Cyril Gautier (FRA), Alexis Gougeard (FRA), Alexis Vuillermoz (FRA).
Astana: Fabio Aru (ITA), Vincenzo Nibali (ITA), Jakob Fuglsang (DAN), Tanel Kangert (EST), Alexey Lutsenko (KAH), Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP), Diego Rosa (ITA), Andrey Grivko (UKR) Paolo Tiralongo (ITA). Aru and Nibali as leaders.
BMC: Richie Porte (AUS), Greg Van Avermaet (BEL), Tejay Van Garderen (USA), Rohan Dennis (AUS), Damiano Caruso (ITA), Brent Bookwalter (USA), Michael Schär (SUI), Marcus Burghardt (GER), Amael Moinard (FRA) BMC leaders: Porte and Van Garderen
Bora-Argon 18: Shane Archbold (NZL), Jan Barta (RTC), Cesare Benedetti (ITA), Sam Bennett (IRL), Emanuel Buchmann (GER), Bartosz Huzarski (POL), Patrick Konrad (AUT), Andreas Schillinger (GER), Paul Voss (ALL). Bennett for sprints.
Cannondale: Matti Breschel (DAN), Lawson Craddock (USA), Alex Howes (USA), Kristijan Koren (SLV), Sebastian Langeveld (HOL), Ramunas Navardauskas (LIT), Pierre Rolland (FRA), Tom-Jelte Slagter (HOL), Dylan van Baarle (HOL) Pierre Rolland- leader.
Cofidis: Nacer Bouhanni (FRA), Borut Bozic (SLO), Jérôme Cousin (FRA), Arnold Jeannesson (FRA), Christophe Laporte (FRA), Cyril Lemoine (FRA), Luis Angel Mate (ESP), Daniel Navarro (ESP), Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) Bouhanni is leader
Dimension Data: Natnael Berhane (ERY), Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Mark Cavendish (GBR) Steve Cummings (GBR), Bernhard Eisel (AUT), Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (AFS), Serge Pauwels (BEL ), Mark Renshaw (AUS), Daniel Teklehaimanot (ERY).Three Africans with Dimension Data.
Direct Energie: Sylvain Chavanel (FRA), Bryan Coquard (FRA), Antoine Duchesne (CAN), Yohan Gene (FRA), Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA), Adrien Petit (FRA), Romain Sicard (FRA), Angelo Tulik (FRA), Thomas Voeckler (FRA).
Etixx – Quick Step: Julian Alaphilippe (FRA), Tony Martin (GER), Marcel Kittel (GER) Dan Martin (IRL), Julien Vermote (BEL), Petr Vakoč (RTC), Fabio Sabatini (ITA), Ariel Maximiliano Richeze (ARG), Iljo Keisse (BEL) Alaphilippe.
FDJ: Thibaut Pinot (FRA), Cédric Pineau (FRA), William Bonnet (FRA), Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA), Anthony Roux (FRA), Jeremy Roy (FRA), Steve Morabito (SUI), Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI), Arthur Vichot (FRA) Pinot-leader.
Fortuneo-Vital Concept: Vegard Breen (NOR), Anthony Delaplace (FRA), Armindo Fonseca (FRA), Brice Feillu (FRA), Dan McLay (GBR), Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA), Chris Anker Sorensen (DAN), Eduardo Sepulveda (ARG), Florian Vachon (FRA) Sepulveda as leader.
Giant-Alpecin: Warren Barguil (FRA) Roy Curvers (HOL), John Degenkolb (GER), Tom Dumoulin (HOL), Simon Geschke (GER), Georg Preidler (AUT), Ramon Sinkeldam (HOL), Laurens Ten Dam (HOL), Albert Timmer (HOL) Barguil and Degenkolb-leaders.
IAM: Mathias Frank (SUI), Jerome Coppel (FRA), Oliver Naesen (BEL), Stef Clement (NED), Dries Devenyns (BEL), Martin Elmiger (SUI), Reto Hollenstein (SUI), Sondre Holst Enger (NOR), Jarlinson Pantano (COL).
Katusha: Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA), Marco Haller (AUT), Alexander Kristoff (NOR), Alberto Losada (ESP), Michael Mørkøv (DAN), Joaquim Rodriguez (ESP), Angel Vicioso (ESP), Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL) Ilnur Zakarin (RUS) Zakarin and Rodriguez-leaders.
Lampre-Merida: Yukiya Arashiro (JAP), Matteo Bono (ITA), Davide Cimolai (ITA), Rui Costa (POR), Kristijan Durasek (CRO), Tsgabu Grmay (ETH), Louis Meintjes (AFS), Luka Pibernik (SLO), Jan Polanc (SLO). Costa-leader.
Lotto NL-Jumbo: George Bennett (NZL), Dylan Groenewegen (HOL), Wilco Kelderman (HOL), Bert-Jan Lindemen (HOL), Paul Martens (GER), Timo Roosen (HOL), Sep Vanmarcke (BEL), Robert Wagner (GER), Marteen Wynants (BEL).
Lotto-Soudal: Lars Bak (DAN), Thomas De Gendt (BEL), Jens Debusschere (BEL), Tony Gallopin (FRA), André Greipel (GER), Adam Hansen (AUS) Greg Henderson (NZL), Jürgen Roelandts (BEL), Marcel Sieberg (GER) Greipel-leader.
Movistar: Nairo Quintana (COL), Winner Anacona (COL), Imanol Erviti (ESP), Jesús Herrada (ESP), Gorka Izagirre (ESP ), Jon Izagirre (ESP), Dani Moreno (ESP), Nelson Oliveira (POR), Alejandro Valverde (ESP) .Movistar around Quintana
Orica-GreenEdge: Michael Albasini (SUI), Luke Durbridge (AUS), Simon Gerrans (AUS), Mathew Hayman (AUS), Daryl Impey (RSA), Chris Juul-Jensen (DEN), Michael Matthews (AUS), Ruben Plaza (ESP), Adam Yates (GBR).
Sky: Chris Froome (GBR), Sergio Henao (COL) Kiriyenka Vasil (BLR), Mikel Landa (ESP), Mikel Nieve (ESP), Wout Poels (PBS), Luke Rowe (GBR), Ian Stannard (GBR), Geraint Thomas (GBR). Froome-leader.
Tinkoff: Maciej Bodnar (POL), Alberto Contador (ESP), Oscar Gatto (ITA), Robert Kiserlovski (CRO), Roman Kreuziger (RTC), Rafal Majka (POL), Peter Sagan (SLQ), Matteo Tosatto (ITA), Michael Valgren (DAN ) Contador and Sagan-leaders.
Trek: Fabian Cancellara (SUI), Bauke Mollema (NED), Grégory Rast (SUI), Markel Irizar (ESP), Fränk Schleck (LUX), Peter Stenina (USA), Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Edward Theuns (BEL), Haimar Zubeldia (ESP).
