Tour de France - Vande Velde leads Garmin Tour team

Eurosport - Wed, 24 Jun 21:53:00 2009

Christian Vande Velde has recovered from injuries suffered in a fall during the Giro d'Italia and will lead the Garmin team in the Tour de France.

CYCLING 2009 Paris-Nice Vichy-Saint-Étienne Garmin Vandevelde - 0

The 33-year-old, who ended last year's Tour in fifth place but was promoted to fourth on the disqualification of Bernhard Kohl for failing a doping test, is one of four American riders in the team.

It also includes the British pair - Olympic pursuit three-times gold medallist Bradley Wiggins and David Millar - for the Tour which starts on July 4 in Monaco.

Another of the US racers is time-trial specialist and 2005 yellow jersey wearer David Zabriskie.

Garmin have also included two up-and-coming riders - American sprinter Tyler Farrar and Irish specialist climber Dan Martin.

Garmin Tour de France team

Julian Dean (NZL), Tyler Farrar (USA), Ryder Hesjedal (CAN), Dan Martin (IRL), David Millar (GBR), Danny Pate (USA), Christian Vande Velde (USA), Bradley Wiggins (GBR), David Zabriskie (USA)

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  1. thumbs up for dan martin good to see vande velde riding­ after his big crash in the giro. Otherwise hope to see­ tyler farrar give it a good run in the sprints.­ Probably one of the few guys to match cav for speed in­ the sprints but can never seem to position himself­ correctly for the launch.strong team

    From ai, on Thu 25 Jun 12:16AM

  2. Good to see Dan Martin is in the mix. A bright spot on­ this "talk clean, but win zero team". Such a­ contrast between Columbia and Garmin. Both run clean­ programs but Columbia says nothing and wins everything­ and Garmin is just the opposite.

    From Worldwide, on Wed 24 Jun 11:01PM
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