Alberto Contador will stick with the old guard that looked after him so well in the Giro d'Itlaia for the Tour De France.
Contador had with him for the Giro - Roman Kreuziger, Michael Rogers, Ivan Basso and Matteo Tosatto and these four riders will part of Tinkoff Saxo's team for the Tour De France which starts on Saturday in Utrecht, Netherlands.
For support in the Mountains, Contador will count on the assistance of Polish rider Rafal Majka with also Danish rider Michel Valgren Andersen and veteran Daniele Bennati able to work for the team which is looking for the double.
The last man in the team is Slovakian Peter Sagan. The Czech/Slovak champion is coming into form and will be a contender for the Green Jersey.
Tinkoff-Saxo Team for the 102nd Tour De France: Alberto Contador, Peter Sagan, Michael Valgren , Daniele Bennati Ivan Basso , Rafal Majka , Roman Kreuziger , Matteo Tosatto and Michael Rogers.
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Astana have named 2014 Tour De France winner Vincenzo Nibali in their team for the 2015 edition.
Nibali will be supported by Dutchman Lars Boom, Michele Scarponi, Andriy Grivko, Dmitiry Gruzdev, Lieuwe Westra, Tanel Kangert, Jacob Fuglsang and Rein Taarmae.
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AG2R La Mondiale have named the following nine man team: Romain Bardet, Mikael Cherel, Ben Gasteur, Patrick Gretsch, Jean-Christophe Piraud, Johan Vansummeren, Alexis Vuillermoz, Jan Bakelants, and Christophe Riblon.
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French side FDJ have gone for a team of Sebastien Chavanel, William Bonne, Matthieu Ladagnous, Arnaud Demare, Thibaut Pinto, Steve Morabito, Alexandre Geniez, Jeremy Roy and Benoit Vaugrenard.
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Lampre-Merida have opted for a team comprising of Matteo Bono, Davide Cimolai, Rui Costa, Kristijan Durasek, Nelson Oliveira, Ruben Plaza, Filippo Pozzato, Jose Serpa and Spaniard Rafael Valls.
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Katusha have picked a team which includes inform sprinter Alexander Kristoff. The rest of the team is made up of Marco Haller, Dmitry Kozontchuk, Jacopo Guarnieri, Luca Paolini, Joaquim Rodriquez, Alberto Losado, Giampaolo Caruso and Portuguese rider Tiago Machado.
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Team Europcar will have a strong team and have named Bryan Coquard, Cyril Gautier, Yohann Gene, Bryan Nauleu, Perriq Quemeneur, Pierre Rolland, Romain Sicard, Angelo Tulik and Thomas Voeckler.
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