Tour de France - Caisse d'Epargne to pick nine from 10

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Jun 19:37:00 2009

The Caisse d'Epargne cycling team named 10 cyclists from which they must select nine for the Tour de France, which runs from July 4-26.

CYCLING 2009 Caisse d'Epargne Oscar Pereiro - 0

Six of them, the Spaniards David Arroyo, Ivan Gutierrez, Luis Pasamontes, Luis Leon Sanchez, Xabier Zandio and 2006 champion Oscar Pereiro (pictured) - awarded victory after American Floyd Landis was disqualified for failing a drugs test - are assured of their places on the start line in Monaco.

The three final places are being contested by Portugal's Rui Costa, Frenchman Arnaud Coyot, Spain's Jose Joaquin Rojas and the Colombian Rigoberto Uran.

The final squad for the Tour de France will be named after the various national championships taking place on Sunday.

Spain's Alejandro Valverde is banned from racing in Italy, which boasts a stage in this year's Tour on July 21, and has not been selected.

AFP

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  2. Rodriguez will be prepared to races in August. I think­ he can be high in Vuelta like in 2008. He doesn't­ cycle well when he's a leader of the team. With­ Valverde he is much stronger. On TdF the leader will be­ LL Sanchez.. He showed his disposition on Paris-Nice­ and he beat Contador. For Alberto Paris-Nice was the­ most important race in the first half of the year.­
    Oscar Pereiro: his place in Caisse is not so strong.­ He is behind Valverde, Sanchez or J.Rodriguez. Look how­ did he won TdF 2006. He didn't won on the most­ difficult stages. Saying he is able to repeat it is­ absurd.
    LL Sanchez can be in the top 10 if he don't­ swell in the third week.

    From lacusix, on Thu 25 Jun 11:04AM

  3. Rodriguez crashed in the giro and still hasn't­ recovered, he's also not taking part in the­ national champs on sunday

    From Wayne, on Thu 25 Jun 9:09AM

  4. will Oscar Pereiro achive the same feat in­ 2006?wondering why jackson rodriguez being lft by the­ team,he is strong climber,,

    From syafiq, on Thu 25 Jun 8:13AM

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  6. No Joaquin Rodriguez ?

    From ai, on Wed 24 Jun 9:42PM
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