List of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France

The list of teams and cyclists in the 2008 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who will compete at the 2008 Tour de France

2008 Tour de France

The 2008 Tour de France was the 95th Tour de France. The event took place from 5–27 July 2008. Starting in the French city of Brest, the tour entered Italy on the 15th stage and returned to France during the 16th, heading for Paris, its regular final destination, which was reached in the 21st stage...

from July 5 to July 27, 2008. Of the 18 UCI ProTour

2008 UCI ProTour

The 2008 UCI ProTour is the fourth year of the UCI ProTour system. Following protracted disagreement between the organisers of the Grand Tours and the UCI, all races organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic were withdrawn from the ProTour calendar...

teams, only Astana

Astana Team

Astana is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana attained UCI ProTeam status in its inaugural year, 2007...

was not invited. Additionally, Agritubel, Barloworld and Slipstream-Chipotle were given entries. The 20 teams invited to the race will enter a team of nine riders each, which will make up a total of 180 riders. The riders hail from 28 countries, with France (40), Spain (30) and Italy (21) having the highest representation.

Teams

On July 1, the Tour de France

Tour de France

The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

announced the provisional start list for the 2008 Tour de France

2008 Tour de France

. Among the notable absentees were:

the Astana Team
Astana Team
Astana is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana attained UCI ProTeam status in its inaugural year, 2007...

, which includes two of the top three from the 2007 race
2007 Tour de France
The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...

, Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

and Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...

, and Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...

, 2nd in the 2006 race
2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....

.
José Angel Gomez Marchante
José Ángel Gómez Marchante
José Ángel Gómez Marchante is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team...

, who would have been expected to be team leader for Saunier Duval-Scott, due to ill health.
Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker (cyclist)
Thomas Dekker is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for Garmin-Cervélo’s development team, Chipotle Development Team. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007...

of Rabobank
Rabobank (cycling)
Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross...

, dropped due to his poor performance in earlier 2008 races.
Liquigas
Liquigas
Liquigas-Cannondale is an Italian professional road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. The current title sponsor is Liquigas, a provider of liquified gas products in Italy. The second sponsor, Cannondale, is an American bicycle manufacturing company, whose sponsorship has led to a small...

sprinter Daniele Bennati
Daniele Bennati
Daniele Bennati is an Italian road racing cyclist specializing in fast sprint finishes. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini’s leadout train...

due to a persistent Achilles tendon problem.
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...

of Quick Step, 2007 points classification
Points classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...

winner, who was barred by the race organizers due to an out-of-competition positive cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...

test.

Age as of the start of race, 2008-07-05.

†: Riders eligible for the Young Riders' competition, with birthdays on or after 1 January 1983.

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Silence-Lotto SIL
Nr.		Age	Pos.
1	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...	31	2
2	Mario Aerts Mario Aerts Mario Aerts is a professional road bicycle racer since 1997. He has since shifted residence to Molenstede and currently rides for , and has done so since 2005 under the team's various names....	33	31
3	Christophe Brandt Christophe Brandt Christophe Brandt is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He started his career with Saeco, but after one year he transferred to Lotto and stayed there for the rest of his career. In the early 2000s he was a good rider in the big rounds, like a 14-th place in the giro and 33the in the...	31	DNF-19
4	Dario Cioni Dario Cioni Dario David Cioni is an English-born Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Mountain bike career:...	33	83
5	Leif Hoste Leif Hoste Leif Hoste is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for . His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second place finish...	30	124
6	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...	36	122
7	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...	28	24
8	Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to...	27	87
9	Wim Vansevenant Wim Vansevenant Wim Vansevenant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer.In his early years he was active mainly in Bovekerke - where he lived with his parents - and its surroundings...	36	145
Team manager: Marc Sergeant Marc Sergeant Marc Sergeant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. After Sergeant stopped his cycling career, he became team manager at Silence-Lotto.- Palmarès :19811982...

Team CSC Saxo Bank Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... CSC
Nr.		Age	Pos.
11	Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. Sastre rides in 2011 for UCI Professional Continental team...	33	1
12	Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of ....	33	57
13	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...	27	65
14	Volodymyr Gustov	31	46
15	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	34	109
16	Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...	23†	12
17	Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...	28	6
18	Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins...	33	118
19	Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Voigt is known for his propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude. He is capable of repeated attacking, holding a high tempo, and breaking away from the peloton...	36	37
Team manager: Bjarne Riis Bjarne Riis Bjarne Lykkegård Riis , nicknamed The Eagle from Herning , is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who placed first in the 1996 Tour de France, and is now the team owner and manager of Danish UCI ProTour outfit Team Saxo Bank Sungard...

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Euskaltel-Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either from Basque Country, or at least have grown up in the cycling... EUS
Nr.		Age	Pos.
21	Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Agirre is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who rides for on the UCI ProTour....	31	45
22	Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau is a Basque professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .In 2003 he won his first race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under...	28	16
23	Iñaki Isasi Flores Iñaki Isasi Iñaki Isasi Flores is a Spanish racing cyclist who rides for the Euskaltel-Euskadi team in the UCI ProTour. Isasi turned professional in 2001 and has yet to record a major result of note in his five years as a professional...	31	104
24	Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....	30	50
25	Juan José Oroz Juan José Oroz Juan José Oroz Ugalde is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Palmarès :...	27	103
26	Rubén Pérez Rubén Pérez Rubén Pérez Moreno is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi....	26	91
27	Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...	30	7
28	Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team ....	25	52
29	Gorka Verdugo Gorka Verdugo Gorka Verdugo Markotegui is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi....	29	73
Team manager: Miguel Madariaga

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Caisse d'Epargne GCE
Nr.		Age	Pos.
31	Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...	28	9
32	David Arroyo David Arroyo David Arroyo Durán is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding on the UCI ProTeam . He is one of the best climbers on his team along with team leader Alejandro Valverde. After Valverde crashed on the first week of the 2006 Tour de France, Arroyo was made team leader, until Pereiro claimed...	28	30
33	Arnaud Coyot Arnaud Coyot Arnaud Coyot is a French road bicycle racer on the team, who has been a professional since 2003. He has 2 race victories, and finished in tenth place in the 2005 Paris–Roubaix race, and tenth place in the 14th stage of the 2006 Tour de France.- Palmares :* Classic Haribo * GP EOS Tallinn...	27	115
34	José Vicente García José Vicente García José Vicente García Acosta is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rode his entire career for the team last known as . In his career, he has won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a España and the GP Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano...	35	141
35	Iván Gutiérrez Iván Gutiérrez José Iván Gutiérrez Palacios is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was Spanish Road national champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 Time Trial World Championships...	29	56
36	David López David López (cyclist) David López García is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the . He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Major achievements :2007...	27	51
37	Oscar Pereiro	30	DNF-15
38	Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal is a French former professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he missed much of the racing season with cardiac arrhythmia problems.- Palmares :* 2004 Criterium du Dauphiné Libéré - 1 stage* Tour de France...	29	66
39	Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación...	24†	62
Team manager: Eusebio Unzue Eusebio Unzue Eusebio Unzué Labiano is the team manager of cycling team. is a continuation of the former Banesto cycling team, where Unzué was also the team manager. He helped José María Jiménez, Pedro Delgado and Miguel Indurain to their many victories, especially in the Tour de France.-References:*...

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Team Columbia THR
Nr.		Age	Pos.
41	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a former Luxembourg road racing cyclist.-Career:Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and went on to join in 2001...	30	8
42	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam .Burghardt turned pro in 2005, having already raced as an amateur in the U-23 Wiesenhof team, with which he had already tasted success in the shape of the overall win at the Bundesliga Gerlingen in 2004...	25†	120
43	Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...	23†	DNS-15
44	Gerald Ciolek Gerald Ciolek Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so....	21†	106
45	Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel is an Austrian professional road bicycling racer who currently rides for . He will join Team Sky for the 2012 season.-Career:...	27	144
46	Adam Hansen Adam Hansen Adam Hansen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .-Palmares:2004...	27	108
47	George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina...	35	35
48	Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004...	24†	41
49	Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Sivtsov is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team . He will ride for Team Sky in 2012.-Palmares:2004...	25	17
Team manager: Brian Holm Brian Holm Brian Holm Sørensen is a retired Danish professional rider in road bicycle racing from 1986 to 1998, and rode for Team Telekom from 1993 to 1997, and was part of the team that brought his fellow Dane Bjarne Riis to victory in the 1996 Tour de France...

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Barloworld BAR
Nr.		Age	Pos.
51	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win...	25†	DNF-5
52	John-Lee Augustyn John-Lee Augustyn John-Lee Augustyn is a South African professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Tour de France 2008:During Stage 16 of the 2008 Tour in his second professional year, John-Lee crested Col de la Bonette in first place before shortly and spectacularly overshooting a hairpin bend on the...	21†	48
53	Félix Rafael Cárdenas Félix Cárdenas Félix Rafael Cárdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld until the team's demise.-Palmarès:*1996...	34	DNF-11
54	Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :*...	35	88
55	Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria....	29	DNF-12
56	Moisés Dueñas	27	DNS-11
57	Chris Froome Chris Froome Chris Froome is a professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team .Born in Kenya, Froome moved with his family to South Africa as a teenager, and although he began his career registered with the Kenyan cycling federation, since spring 2008 has ridden under a British licence on the...	23†	84
58	Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter is a South African professional road cyclist, for UCI ProTour team . He became in 2001 the first South African to compete in the Tour de France. In 2006 he rode for the Phonak Hearing Systems team on the UCI ProTour, but after their disbandment he signed for UCI Continental Circuits...	31	107
59	Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.In the 2011 season, Palo will ride for the UCI ProTeam .He formerly rode for , and ....	27	DNF-11
Team manager: Claudio Corti

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Liquigas Liquigas Liquigas-Cannondale is an Italian professional road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. The current title sponsor is Liquigas, a provider of liquified gas products in Italy. The second sponsor, Cannondale, is an American bicycle manufacturing company, whose sponsorship has led to a small... LIQ
Nr.		Age	Pos.
61	Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha.-Career:...	26	67
62	Manuel Beltran Manuel Beltrán Manuel Beltrán Martinez is a professional road bicycle racer from Spain. Beltrán won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19. His finishes in the Tour de France are somewhat misleading as he was a lieutenant for his team leader...	37	DNS-8
63	Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour team .- Major results :200220052006...	27	Elim-16
64	Murilo Fischer Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer is a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Prior to moving to Garmin, Fischer had raced his whole career with Italian teams, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before moving to UCI Professional Continental team...	29	76
65	Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races...	22†	13
66	Aliaksandr Kuchynski	28	128
67	Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course...	23†	20
68	Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :19972001...	28	130
69	Frederik Willems Frederik Willems Frederik Willems is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 Étoile de Bessèges while riding for , with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode until the end of 2006.-Palmarès:20022006*...	28	113
Team manager: Stefano Zanatta

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Lampre LAM
Nr.		Age	Pos.
71	Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...	26	DNS-19
72	Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , and is a former world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading spring classics contender in recent years...	28	94
73	Matteo Bono Matteo Bono Matteo Bono is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for Lampre in the UCI ProTour. Bono turned professional in 2006 and he took up his first pro win at 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico by winning stage 6 and then in the 2007 Tour de Romandie he won stage 4 after being a breakaway with Fumiyuki Beppu and...	24†	117
74	Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His best achievement is winning the 2006 Italian time-trial championship, as well as winning two time trial stages in the Giro d'Italia...	34	27
75	Marco Marzano Marco Marzano Marco Marzano is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-Fondital.- Palmares :* Baby Giro - 1 stage & Overall * 3rd, National Amateur Road Race Championship...	28	92
76	Massimiliano Mori Massimiliano Mori Massimiliano Mori is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer. Massimiliano Mori is the son of former professional cyclist Primo Mori....	34	140
77	Daniele Righi Daniele Righi Daniele Righi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-Fondital.- External links :*...	32	127
78	Sylvester Szmyd	30	26
79	Paolo Tiralongo Paolo Tiralongo Paolo Tiralongo is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He joined Astana for the 2010 season, on a 2 year contract.- Palmares :1999* 1st, Triptique Ardennais Overall2001...	30	49
Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni Giuseppe Saronni , also known as Beppe Saronni, is an Italian former racing cyclist.-Biography:Born in Novara, Piedmont, Saronni turned professional in 1977. During his career, that lasted until 1989, he won 193 races...

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Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Crédit Agricole was a French professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Crédit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN. Since 2005, the team is one of the 20 that compete in the UCI ProTour. Crédit Agricole announced that they would... C.A
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81	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...	30	99
82	William Bonnet William Bonnet William Bonnet is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :200020052006...	26	102
83	Alexandre Botcharov Alexandre Botcharov Alexander Bocharov , is a Russian professional road bicycle racer most recently riding for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:19992001Alexander Bocharov , is a Russian professional road bicycle racer most recently riding for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:1999...	33	18
84	Jimmy Engoulvent Jimmy Engoulvent Jimmy Engoulvent is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Saur-Sojasun.-Palmares:20112010-External links:**...	28	138
85	Dmitry Fofonov Dmitry Fofonov Dmitry Fofonov is a Kazakh professional road bicycle racer who was fired from UCI ProTeam Crédit Agricole for doping.Fofonov tested positive for heptaminol after the 18th stage of the 2008 Tour de France. Fofonov had completed the race in 19th place, and was fired by Crédit Agricole after the test...	31	19
86	Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for the British UCI ProTour team, .-Biography:Gerrans was born in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up in Mansfield, Victoria....	28	79
87	Christophe Le Mevel Christophe Le Mevel Christophe Le Mével is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He signed with them for the 2011 season, after they sought to add a leading French rider to their roster.-Palmares:...	27	40
88	Remi Pauriol Rémi Pauriol Rémi Pauriol is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . In 2007, he won the French race Route Adélie.-Palmares:2006 – Crédit Agricole...	26	80
89	Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :...	25	DNF-15
Team manager: Roger Legeay Roger Legeay Roger Legeay is a French former professional racing cyclist and the manager of Crédit Agricole cycling team. Legeay had managed the Peugeot cycling team in its last year of existence in 1986, before it was reinvented as Z-Peugeot. The team was renamed GAN in 1994 under new sponsorship and once...

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Quick Step QST
Nr.		Age	Pos.
91	Stijn Devolder Stijn Devolder Stijn Devolder is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He rides for UCI ProTeam , having ridden for Discovery Channel between 2004 and 2007 and from 2008 to 2010. Devolder won his first professional race at the 2004 Four Days of Dunkirk, winning stage 4...	28	DNF-15
92	Carlos Barredo Carlos Barredo Carlos Barredo Llamazales is a Spanish road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He was issued a suspension for the first two months of the 2011 season in response to a fight with Rui Costa after a 2010 Tour de France stage, with Barredo claiming that Costa had ridden dangerously in the final stages...	27	89
93	Matteo Carrara Matteo Carrara Matteo Carrara is an Italian racing cyclist with .- Palmares :20102009Matteo Carrara is an Italian racing cyclist with .- Palmares :2010...	29	36
94	Steven De Jongh Steven de Jongh Steven de Jongh is a Dutch former road bicycle racer.de Jongh made his professional debut in 1995 at TVM team where he stayed until 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was part of , while he made the move to in 2006...	34	125
95	Mauro Facci Mauro Facci Mauro Facci is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Victories :20042005-Notes and references:...	26	DNF-7
96	Sebastien Rosseler Sébastien Rosseler Sébastien Rosseler is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team whose forte is time trials. As part of Quick Step, he usually rode in support of the team's stars, such as Tom Boonen.-Main Victories:20012003...	26	98
97	Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen.-Career overview:...	27	111
98	Matteo Tosatto Matteo Tosatto Matteo Tosatto is an Italian road racing cyclist who rides for in the UCI ProTour.- Tour de France participations :1997 - 132nd2001 - 60th2004 - 110th2006 - 125th- Major achievements :...	34	96
99	Jurgen Van de Walle Jurgen Van de Walle Jurgen Van de Walle is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :20002006-External links:...	31	78
Team managers: Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters Wilfried Peeters is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. Nowadays, he is sportif director of the Quick Step team. During his cycling-career, he was a major help for Johan Museeuw in classics such as the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix.- Major victories... and Dirk Demol Dirk Demol Dirk Demol is general manager for UCI ProTour Team RadioShack. His specialization as a director is the spring classics, having himself won the 1988 edition of the one-day classic Paris–Roubaix, riding as a professional cyclist for Team ADR.-External links:* Demol's Profile at * PEZ Interviews:...

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Ag2r-La Mondiale A2R
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101	Cyril Dessel Cyril Dessel Cyril Dessel is a French professional road racing cyclist for on the UCI ProTour. He made his professional debut in 2000.In 2006, he won the Tour Méditerranéen on the UCI Europe Tour...	33	28
102	José Luis Arrieta José Luis Arrieta José Luis Arrieta Lujambio is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . He is now a sporting director for , the same franchise for which he rode earlier in his career when it was known as .Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Indurain...	37	72
103	Hubert Dupont Hubert Dupont Hubert Dupont is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .-Palmares:2006...	27	55
104	Vladimir Efimkin Vladimir Efimkin Vladimir Alexandrovich Efimkin is a Russian professional road bicycle racer, who as of 2011 rides along his twin brother Alexander Efimkin on...	26	11
105	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006...	29	71
106	John Gadret John Gadret John Gadret is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTour team . He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the team in 2004....	29	DNF-7
107	Stéphane Goubert Stéphane Goubert Stéphane Goubert is a French retired professional road bicycle racer.- Tour de France :* 1999: 74th* 2001: 31st* 2002: 17th* 2003: 31st* 2004: 20th* 2005: 34th* 2006: 37th* 2007: 27th* 2008: 21st* 2009: 16th...	38	21
108	Christophe Riblon Christophe Riblon Christophe Riblon is a French professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He won stage 14 of the 2010 Tour de France with a mountain-top finish at the ski resort of Ax-3 Domaines in the Pyrenees.- Palmares :200420062007: 1st, Tour de la Somme2010- External links :...	27	137
109	Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Zheroquadro Radenska. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia...	31	10
Team manager: Vincent Lavenu Vincent Lavenu Vincent Lavenu is a French former professional road bicycle racer and is currently the team manager of the UCI ProTour cycling team.-Professional career:...

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Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized.... GST
Nr.		Age	Pos.
111	Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher is a German professional road racing cyclist.-Career:First professionally employed with Team Telekom in 2002, he was released the following year...	26	25
112	Robert Förster Robert Förster Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger...	30	116
113	Markus Fothen Markus Fothen Markus Fothen is a German road racing cyclist, currently riding for the German continental team NSP.In 2003 Fothen won the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Canada. He completed the 30.8 km course in 38:35.29, beating his nearest rival by nearly 20 seconds...	26	33
114	Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...	24†	126
115	Bernhard Kohl Bernhard Kohl thumb\|Bernhard Kohl wears the polka dot jersey of theTour the France at the city centre criterium inWels on 30 July 2008Bernhard Kohl is an Austrian former professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist...	26	3
116	Sven Krauss	25†	143
117	Sebastian Lang Sebastian Lang Sebastian Lang is a German professional road bicycle racer and time trialist for UCI ProTour team . He rode on Team Gerolsteiner from 2002 until its demise in 2008, and in 2006 became Germany's national time trial champion....	28	75
118	Ronny Scholz Ronny Scholz Ronny Scholz is a former professional road racing cyclist from Germany who retired after the 2009 season.- Major achievements :20022003- Tour de France Participations :2004 - 53rd overall2005 - 91st overall...	30	93
119	Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann is a German road racing cyclist, known as a climbing specialist. He is currently riding for UCI ProTeam ....	28	Elim-19
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121	Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005...	37	DNF-7
122	Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Team Véranda Rideau Sarthe.After rising from relative obscurity, in 2002 he won the French Amateur National Championship, yet later tested positive for testosterone...	28	135
123	Jimmy Casper Jimmy Casper thumb\|leftJimmy Casper is a French professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Professional Continental team Saur-Sojasun....	30	Elim-17
124	Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....	24†	Elim-19
125	Eduardo Gonzalo Eduardo Gonzalo Eduardo Gonzalo Ramírez is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for Bretagne-Schuller.In 2005, he won the overall rankings of the under-23 Tour de l'Isard d'Ariège. A year later he signed his first professional contract when he joined Agritubel...	24†	39
126	Nicolas Jalabert Nicolas Jalabert thumbNicolas Jalabert is a French former road racing cyclist. In 1997 he turned professional with the French team Cofidis. He is the younger brother of Laurent Jalabert, and followed him to ONCE in 2000 and Team CSC in 2001. In 2004, after his brother's retirement, he followed Tyler Hamilton to...	35	DNF-14
127	David Le Lay	28	81
128	Geoffroy Lequatre Geoffroy Lequatre Geoffroy Lequatre is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His best win so far is the 2008 Tour of Britain.- Notable Results :2003*...	27	85
129	Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .Vogondy won the Tour de Lorraine in 1995 as a junior. He became a professional rider in 1997 when he signed for Française des Jeux. His first professional win came in that same year when he won the...	30	64
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Rabobank Rabobank (cycling) Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross... RAB
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131	Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...	30	4
132	Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...	30	Elim-19
133	Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...	32	70
134	Sebastian Langeveld Sebastian Langeveld Sebastian Langeveld is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. His biggest win is Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2011. On the 17 of August 2011, Langeveld was confirmed to be riding for Australian team GreenEdge in 2012.- Palmarès :2006...	23†	131
135	Koos Moerenhout Koos Moerenhout Jacobus Moerenhout is a Dutch former professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :19941996...	34	34
136	Joost Posthuma Joost Posthuma Joost Posthuma is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the professional cycling team...	27	69
137	Bram Tankink Bram Tankink Bram Tankink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He started his career as a mountainbiker, but in 1999 he became a road rider. In 2000 he became Dutch champion of the espoirs which resulted in a professional contract for 2001 at Domo-Farm Frites...	29	60
138	Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.- Palmarès :2006***...	27	22
139	Pieter Weening Pieter Weening Pieter Weening is a road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands, currently riding for .-2005:In 2005 Weening won a stage in the Tour de France. As of today, Weening is the last Dutch stage winner in the Tour de France. After one of the closest finishes in the Tour ever, Weening won...	27	63
Team manager: Erik Breukink Erik Breukink Erik Breukink is a former professional road racing cyclist. In 1988, Breukink won the youth competition in the Tour de France. In 1990, Breukink reached the podium in Paris, finishing 3rd in the 1990 Tour de France...

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141	Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo is a French racing cyclist who rides for . He was the French national road champion in 2005 and won Stage 14 of the 2006 Tour de France in Gap, Stage 9 of the 2009 Tour de France in Tarbes, and Stage 16 of the 2010 Tour de France in Pau...	29	32
142	Stef Clement Stef Clement Stef Clement is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He specializes in the time trial, in which discipline he is the reigning Dutch national champion. He also won the bronze medal at the Time Trial of the 2007 UCI Road World Championships.- Palmarès :20032005...	25	90
143	Xavier Florencio Xavier Florencio Xavier Florencio Cabré is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team...	28	101
144	Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lefèvre is a French former professional road bicycle racer, last for UCI Professional Continental team...	32	86
145	Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for .- Major achievements :20022003-External links:*...	28	38
146	Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick is a French cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .- Major results :200320072008-External links:...	26	142
147	Yuri Trofimov	24†	DNF-10
148	Johann Tschopp Johann Tschopp Johann Tschopp is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He has been a professional since 2004 with Phonak Hearing Systems, during which time he has raced twice in the Giro d'Italia. He is an especially good climber since he is lightweight and his training environment is mainly...	26	54
149	Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour...	29	97
Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau Jean-René Bernaudeau Jean-René Bernaudeau is a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was professional from 1978 to 1988. Bernaudeau is currently directeur sportif of the Team Europcar cycling team...

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Team Milram Team MILRAM Team Milram was a German pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI ProTeam license of Team Domina Vacanze. The main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch company... MRM
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151	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...	37	43
152	Ralf Grabsch Ralf Grabsch Ralf Grabsch is a German road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch.- Major victories :1994...	35	123
153	Christian Knees Christian Knees Christian Knees is a German professional road racing cyclist who rides for . He won the German National Road Race Championship in 2010...	27	29
154	Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster is a professional racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding for before moving to Team Milram in July 2006...	28	129
155	Martin Müller Martin Müller Martin Müller is a German former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . Müller retired after the 2009 season.- Palmares :* German U19 Road Race Champion...	34	105
156	Björn Schröder Björn Schröder Björn Schröder is a German professional road bicycle racer for Team Nutrixxion.- Palmares :* Bayern-Rundfahrt - 1 stage * Sachsen Tour - 1 stage * Circuit des Mines - 2 stages...	27	100
157	Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He is the silver medal winner of the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep...	24†	136
158	Peter Velits Peter Velits Peter Velits is a Slovak professional road racing cyclist for . His career highlights include winning the 2007 UCI Road World Championships - Men's Under-23 Road Race. His twin brother, Martin Velits rides on as well. In 2012 Martin and Peter will be riding for Quick-Step .- Palmares:2003...	23†	58
159	Marco Velo Marco Velo Marco Velo is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.- Professional career :Velo, who started his career with Brescialat, is a talented time-trialist, winning the Italian National Time Trial Championship on three occasions—1998, 1999 and 2000. Since 2002, Velo has ridden as a...	34	44
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Nr.		Age	Pos.
161	Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ.Severo...	29	14
162	Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow pro cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.- Palmares :20032004...	27	DNF-16
163	Rémy Di Gregorio Rémy Di Gregorio Rémy Di Gregorio is a French professional road bicycle racer. He currently rides for , but will move to for the 2012 season....	22†	59
164	Arnaud Gérard Arnaud Gérard Arnaud Gérard is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team - Palmarès :* Paris-Tours - 10th * Combative Rider for Stage 12, Tour de France...	23†	132
165	Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...	26	112
166	Lilian Jégou Lilian Jégou Lilian Jégou is a French road racing cyclist.Jégou made his professional debut in 2002 when he signed for Crédit Agricole as stagiaire. A year later he would make his Tour de France debut, but withdrew after stage 8 which led to l'Alpe d'Huez...	32	DNF-7
167	Yoann Le Boulanger Yoann Le Boulanger Yoann Le Boulanger is a French former professional road bicycle racer.- Palmares :* Tour du Doubs * 2007 Tour de Pologne - Mountains Classification* Tour de la Somme - 1 stage...	32	74
168	Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He was named the most aggressive rider of the 2011 Tour de France after escaping into breakaways on many stages and continuiously attacking from inside the breakaway.-Biography:Roy turned professional...	25†	121
169	Benoît Vaugrenard Benoît Vaugrenard Benoît Vaugrenard is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares:2005...	26	82
Team manager:Marc Madiot Marc Madiot Marc Madiot is a French former professional road racing cyclist and double winner of Paris–Roubaix. Retired from racing in 1994, he is now best known as the directeur sportif of Française des Jeux, a UCI ProTour cycling team....

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171	Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò is a professional road bicycle racer from Italy, currently under contract to UCI Continental team Meridiana-Kamen, and suspended from competition. He was ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended...	24†	DNS-12
172	Rubens Bertogliati Rubens Bertogliati Rubens Bertogliati is a Swiss road racing cyclist, whose breakthrough came in the 2002 Tour de France, when he was riding for the Italian team. Currently he rides for ....	29	DNS-12
173	Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Acebo is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who currently races for . He won the 2011 Vuelta a España, his first major title.He is considered a climber who also is able to time trial....	27	DNS-12
174	David de la Fuente David De La Fuente David de la Fuente Rasilla is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the cycling team. De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael...	27	DNS-12
175	Jesus del Nero Jesús Del Nero Jesús del Nero Montes is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Professional Continental Team NetApp. Del Nero turned professional with the Basque continental team Orbea in 2005 before moving to new UCI Professional Continental team 3 Molinos Resort in 2006...	26	DNS-12
176	Ángel Gómez Gómez Ángel Gómez Ángel Gómez Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He has yet to record any professional victories.- Palmares :* Vuelta a Valladolid - 1 stage & Overall * Circuito Montañés - 1 stage...	27	DNF-3
177	Josep Jufré Josep Jufré Josep Jufré Pou is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He turned professional in 1999 with Boavista.- Palmares :* Clásica a los Puertos de Guadarrama...	32	DNS-12
178	Aurélien Passeron Aurélien Passeron Aurélien Passeron is a French professional road racing cyclist formerly with the UCI ProTeam .-Palmarès:2002200320052006...	24†	DNS-6
179	Leonardo Piepoli Leonardo Piepoli Leonardo Piepoli is an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He most recently rode for on the UCI ProTour, but had his contract suspended in July 2008 during the Tour de France amid allegations of the use of the blood boosting drug EPO in the team.-Career:He is a record four-time winner of the...	36	DNS-12
Team manager: Mauro Gianetti Mauro Gianetti Mauro Gianetti is a Swiss directeur sportif, and a former rider in professional road bicycle racing. Gianetti is employed as team manager for the cycling team....

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Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone Cofidis (cycling team) Cofidis, Le Crédit en Ligne is a French professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by a money-lending company, Cofidis. It was started in 1996 by Cyrille Guimard the former manager of Bernard Hinault, Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon of the Renault-Elf team of the 1980s... COF
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181	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...	29	61
182	Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé is a French former road racing cyclist. He is currently a sporting director for UCI Professional Continental team...	33	139
183	Florent Brard Florent Brard Florent Brard is a retired French road bicycle racer. He won three national championships, including the professional road race. He became a professional in 1999 and stopped racing in November 2009 after not finding a place in a team.-Childhood:Florent Brard was born into a cycling family...	32	119
184	Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Hervé Duclos-Lassalle Hervé Duclos-Lassalle is a French professional road bicycle racer. His father is Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle. He was the first rider to leave the 2008 Tour de France after breaking his left wrist on the first stage.- Palmares :...	28	DNF-1
185	Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour...	27	114
186	Leonardo Duque Leonardo Duque Leonardo Fabio Duque is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. After stage 19 of the 2009 Tour de France, Duque was named the most combative rider of the stage after aggressively pacing a breakaway....	28	53
187	David Moncoutié David Moncoutié David Moncoutié is a French professional road racing cyclist with the French team Cofidis, with whom he turned professional in 1997. He is a climber, and won his first professional race in a mountain stage of Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré...	33	42
188	Amaël Moinard Amaël Moinard Amaël Moinard is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :2006...	26	15
189	Maxime Monfort Maxime Monfort Maxime Monfort is a Belgian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . Monfort is a climbing specialist.-Palmares:2004...	25†	23
Team manager: Éric Boyer Eric Boyer Eric Boyer was a French professional road bicycle racer. In the 1988 Tour de France, Boyer finished on the 5th place in the overall classification. Boyer won a stage in the 1991 Giro d'Italia. After his cycling career, Boyer worked for television and newspapers. He is currently manager of the...

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Garmin-Chipotle presented by H3O Team Garmin-Chipotle Garmin-Cervélo is a UCI ProTeam established in 2007 out of the TIAA-CREF and 5280 development squads and based in the United States... TSL
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191	Christian Vande Velde	32	5
192	Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg...	33	Elim-7
193	Julian Dean Julian Dean Julian Dean is a road racing cyclist who rides for . Dean rode in the 2008 Tour de France, 2007 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France and the 2004 Tour de France, finishing all four times. In 2008, he finished 9th in the points classification...	33	110
194	Will Frischkorn Will Frischkorn William "Will" Frischkorn is a former professional road bicycle racer, who finished his career with UCI ProTour team...	27	133
195	Ryder Hesjedal Ryder Hesjedal Ryder Hesjedal is a Canadian professional racing cyclist for . He is a former mountain biker, winning a silver medal at the 2001 Under-23 world championship...	27	47
196	Trent Lowe Trent Lowe Trent Lowe is a professional road bicycle racer from Australia. He rode for on the UCI ProTour from 2008 to 2010. Lowe was one of only two Australians on the Slipstream Squad, the other being Chris 'CJ' Sutton who came from Cofidis in 2007...	23†	77
197	Martijn Maaskant Martijn Maaskant Martijn Maaskant is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist currently riding for . Garmin's directeur sportif, Jonathan Vaughters was able to lure Maaskant to his team away from Dutch UCI ProTour team Rabobank...	24†	134
198	David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...	31	68
199	Danny Pate Danny Pate Danny Pate is a professional bicycle racer who currently rides for and for 2012 will join . He was born on 23 March 1979 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is experienced and accomplished in road, cyclo-cross and mountain bike racing....	28	95
Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters Jonathan Vaughters is an American former professional racing cyclist and current manager of the professional cycling team.- Racing career :...

Summary of the field

Euskaltel is the only team whose riders are all from one country (Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

); Teams CSC Saxo Bank and Columbia each represent eight nations among their nine riders.
Óscar Pereiro is the only previous Tour winner, having won in 2006.
Two other riders have won a Grand Tour
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...

race: Denis Menchov
Denis Menchov
Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...

(Vuelta a España
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

in 2005 and 2007) and Damiano Cunego
Damiano Cunego
Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...

(Giro d'Italia
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

in 2004).
Four riders have won the green jersey
Green jersey
The green jersey is a term used in road bicycle racing and Grand Tour stage races in particular. The green jersey is a distinctive racing jersey worn by the leader in a subsidiary competition....

in previous Tours: Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history...

(six times), Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes...

(three times), Baden Cooke
Baden Cooke
Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria....

and Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...

(once each).
Only Mauricio Soler
Mauricio Soler
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win...

has previously won the Tour's King of the Mountains
King of the Mountains
The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...

competition, in 2007.
Three riders have won the maillot blanc
Maillot blanc
Numerous cycling stage races award a white jersey to signify the current leader and overall winner of a certain competition. The most prominent of these is perhaps the Tour de France, where the jersey is known as the maillot blanc and is awarded to the best-placed rider under 26 years of age...

: Menchov, Cunego and Yaroslav Popovych
Yaroslav Popovych
Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003...

.
33 riders have won a Tour de France stage, and 13 have worn the yellow jersey.
The youngest rider is Gerald Ciolek
Gerald Ciolek
Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so....

, at 21, and 38-year-old Stéphane Goubert
Stéphane Goubert
Stéphane Goubert is a French retired professional road bicycle racer.- Tour de France :* 1999: 74th* 2001: 31st* 2002: 17th* 2003: 31st* 2004: 20th* 2005: 34th* 2006: 37th* 2007: 27th* 2008: 21st* 2009: 16th...

is the eldest.

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