Editia a 98-a a Turului Frantei la ciclism va debuta sambata, 2 iulie, la Passage du Gois, si se va incheia pe 24 iulie, pe Champs-Elysees, din Paris.
198 de ciclisti pornesc la startul competitiei si se vor duela pentru titlul cucerit anul trecut de spaniolul Alberto Contador, cel care este mare favorit si la editia din acest an.
Ag2r-La Mondiale: Nicholas Roche (lider), John Gadret, Jean Christophe Peraud, Maxime Bouet, Sebastien Hinault, Hubert Dupont, Sebastien Minard, Christophe Riblon si Blel Kadri.
Rabobank: Robert Gesink (lider), Bauke Mollema, Laurens ten Dam, Lars Boom, Maarten Tjallingii, Luis Leon Sanchez, Juan Manuel Garate, Carlos Barredo si Grischa Niermann.
Team RadioShack: Levi Leipheimer (lider), Andreas Kloden, Chris Horner, Janez Brajkovic, Markel Irizar, Dmitriy Muravyev, Sergio Paulinho, Yaroslav Popovich si Haimar Zubeldia.
Astana: Roman Kreuziger (lider), Remy Di Gregorio, Dimitry Fofonov, Andriy Grivko, Maxim Iglinski, Paolo Tiralongo, Tomas Vaitkus, Alexander Vinokourov si Andrei Zeits.
Garmin-Cervelo: Tom Danielson (lider), Ramunas Navardauskas, Julian Dean, Tyler Farrar, Ryder Hesjedal, Thor Hushovd, David Millar, Christian Vande Velde si David Zabriskie.
Saxo Bank-SunGard: Alberto Contador (lider), Jesus Hernandez, Daniel Navarro, Benjamin Noval, Richie Porte, Chris Anker Sorensen, Nicki Sorensen, Matteo Tosatto si Brian Vandborg.
BMC Racing Team: Cadel Evans (lider), Brent Bookwalter, Marcus Burghardt, George Hincapie, Amael Moinard, Steve Morabito, Manuel Quinziato, Ivan Santaromita si Michael Schar.
Lampre-ISD: Damiano Cunego (lider), Alessandro Petacchi, Danilo Hondo, Adriano Malori, Grega Bole, Leonardo Bertagnolli, Matteo Bono, David Loosli si Denis Kostiuk.
HTC-Highroad: Mark Cavendish (lider), Matt Goss, Tony Martin, Tejay Van Garderen, Bernhard Eisel, Mark Renshaw, Peter Velits, Lars Ytting Bak si Danny Pate.
Liquigas-Cannondale: Ivan Basso (lider), Maciej Bodnar, Kristjan Koren, Paolo Longo, Daniel Oss, Maciej Paterski, Fabio Sabatini, Sylvester Szmyd si Alessandro Vanotti.
Team Katusha: Vladimir Karpets (lider), Pavel Brutt, Denis Galimzyanov, Vladimir Gusev, Mihail Ignatyev, Vladimir Isaychev, Alexander Kolobnev, Egor Silin si Yuriy Trofimov.
Vacansoleil-DCM: Borut Bozic (lider), Thomas De Gendt, Romain Feillu, Johnny Hoogerland, Bjorn Leukemans, Marco Marcato, Wouter Poels, Rob Ruijgh si Lieuwe Westra.
Omega Pharma-Lotto: Philippe Gilbert (lider), Andre Greipel, Sebastian Lang, Jurgen Roelandts, Marcel Sieberg, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Jurgen Van de Walle, Jelle Vanendert si Frederick Willems.
Leopard Trek: Andy Schleck (lider), Frank Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Linus Gerdemann, Maxime Monfort, Jakob Fuglsang, Jens Voigt, Stuart O’Grady si Joost Posthuma.
Team Sky: Bradley Wiggins (lider), Edvald Boasson Hagen, Juan Antonio Flecha, Simon Gerrans, Christian Knees, Ben Swift, Gerraint Thomas, Rigoberto Uran si Xabier Zandio.
Euskaltel-Euskadi: Samuel Sanchez (lider), Egoi Martinez, Gorka Verdugo, Amets Txurruka, Ruben Perez, Ivan Velasco, Alan Perez, Pablo Urtasun si Gorka Izagirre.
Quick Step: Tom Boonen (lider), Sylvain Chavanel, Gerald Ciolek, Dries Devenyns, Kevin De Weert, Addy Engels, Jerome Pineau, Gert Steegmans si Niki Terpstra.
Team Movistar: David Arroyo (lider), Rui Alberto da Costa, Imanol Erviti, Jose Ivan Gutierrez, Benat Intxausti, Vasil Kirienka, Jose Joaquin Rojas, Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez si Francisco Ventoso.
Cofidis: Rein Taaramae (lider), Mickael Buffaz, Samuel Dumoulin, Leonardo Duque, Tony Gallopin, David Moncoutie, Damien Monier, Tristan Valentin si Nicolas Vogondy.
Europcar: Thomas Voeckler (lider), Anthony Charteau, Cyril Gautier, Yohann Gene, Vincent Jerome, Christophe Kern, Perrig Quemeneur, Pierre Rolland si Sebastien Turgot.
FDJ: Sandy Casar (lider), William Bonnet, Mickael Delage, Arnold Jeannesson, Gianni Meersman, Remi Pauriol, Anthony Roux, Jeremy Roy si Arthur Vichot.
Saur-Sojasun: Jerome Coppel (lider), Anthony Delaplace, Jimmy Engoulvent, Arnaud Coyot, Jeremy Galland, Jonathan Hivert, Fabrice Jeandesboz, Laurent Mangel si Yannick Talabardon.