Teams have started to name their final squads for the Tour de France. Here is a preliminary list of starters, which will be regularly updated as teams confirm their line-ups. Unconfirmed team rosters are based off of preliminary long lists and general background on the riders’ strengths and performances to date.
* indicates roster has been confirmed
Ag2r La Mondiale
Jean-Christophe Peraud (F)
Alexis Vuillermoz (F)
Romain Bardet (F)
Ben Gastauer (Lux))
Johan Vansummeren (B)
Mikael Cherel (F)
Partick Gretsch (G)
Carlos Betancur (F)
Biel Kadri (F)
Astana
Vincenzo Nibali (I)
Jakob Fuglsang (Dk)
Lars Boom (Nl)
Andriy Grivko (Kaz)
Michele Scarponi (I)
Lieuwe Westra (Nl)
Rein Taaramae (Est)
Tanel Kangert (Est)
BMC Racing Team*
Tejay van Garderen (USA)
Damiano Caruso (I)
Rohan Dennis (Aus)
Daniel Oss (I)
Manuel Quinziato (I)
Samuel Sanchez (Sp)
Michael Schar (Swi)
Greg Van Avermaet (B)
Danilo Wyss (Swi)
Bora-Argon 18*
Jan Barta (Cz)
Sam Bennett (Irl)
Emanuel Buchmann (G)
Zakkari Dempster (Aus)
Bartosz Huzarski (Pl)
Jose Mendes (P)
Dominik Nerz (G),
Andreas Schillinger (G)
Paul Voss (G)
Bretagne-Séché Environnement
Pierrick Fedrigo (F)
Brice Feillu (F)
Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg)
Anthony Delaplace (F)
Armindo Fonseca (F)
Arnaud Gerard (F)
Florian Guillou (F)
Pierre-Luc Perichon (F)
Frederic Brun (F)
Florian Vachon (F)
Cannondale-Garmin
Daniel Martin (Irl)
Andrew Talansky (USA)
Andre Cardoso (P)
Dylan van Baarle (Nl)
Ryder Hesjedal (Can)
Sebastian Langeveld (Nl)
Benjamin King (USA)
Tom-Jelte Slagter (Nl)
Janier Acevedo (Col)
Alex Howes (USA)
Cofidis
Daniel Navarro (Sp)
Nacer Bouhanni (F)
Dominique Rollin (Can)
Nicolas Edet (F)
Yoann Bagot (F)
Steve Chainel (F)
Cyril Lemoine (F)
Stephane Rossetto (F)
Luis Angel Mate (Sp)
Etixx-Quick-Step
Mark Cavendish (GB)
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pl)
Tony Martin (G)
Rigoberto Uran (Col)
Zdenek Stybar (Cz)
Mark Renshaw (Aus)
Julian Alaphilippe (F)
Julien Vermonte (B)
Matteo Trentin (I)
Nikolas Maes (B)
Fabio Sabatini
Pieter Serry (B)
Michal Golas (Pl)
Europcar
Bryan Coquard (F)
Pierre Rolland (F)
Thomas Voeckler (F)
Romain Sicard (F)
Cyril Gautier (F)
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn)
Thomas Boudat (F)
Giovanni Bernaudeau (F)
Dan Craven (NAM)
FDJ*
Thibaut Pinot (F)
William Bonnet (F)
Sébastien Chavanel (F)
Arnaud Démare (F)
Alexandre Geniez (F)
Matthieu Ladagnous (F)
Steve Morabito (Swi)
Jérémy Roy (F)
Benoît Vaugrenard (F)
Giant-Alpecin*
Tom Dumoulin (Nl)
Koen De Kort (Nl)
John Degenkolb (G)
Warren Barguil (F)
Roy Curvers (Nl)
Simon Geschke (G)
Georg Preildler (A)
Ramon Sinkeldam (Nl)
Albert Timmer (Nl)
IAM Cycling*
Matthias Brandle (A)
Sylvain Chavanel (F)
Stef Clement (Nl)
Jerome Coppel (F)
Martin Elmiger (Swi)
Mathias Frank (Swi)
Reto Hollenstein (Swi)
Jarlinson Pantano (Col)
Marcel Wyss (Swi)
Katusha
Joaquim Rodriguez (Sp)
Alexander Kristoff (N)
Tiago Machado (P)
Albert Losada (Sp)
Giampaolo Caruso (I)
Luca Paolini (I)
Sven Erik Bystrom (N)
Simon Spilak (Slo)
Lampre-Merida
Rui Costa (P)
Nelson Oliveira (P)
Kristijan Durasek (Cro)
Mario Costa (P)
Filippo Pozzato (I)
Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Col)
Rafael Valls (Sp)
Jan Polanc (Slovenia)
Davide Cimolai (I)
Lotto-Soudal*
Lars Bak (Dk)
Thomas De Gendt (B)
Jens Debusschere (B)
Tony Gallopin (F)
Andre Greipel (G)
Adam Hansen (Aus)
Greg Henderson (NZ)
Marcel Sieberg (G)
Tim Wellens (B)
LottoNL-Jumbo*
Robert Gesink, (Nl)
Wilco Kelderman (Nl)
Laurens ten Dam (Nl)
Steven Kruijswijk (Nl)
Sep Vanmarcke (B)
Bram Tankink (Nl)
Tom Leezer (Nl)
Jos van Emden (Nl)
Paul Martens (G)
Movistar
Nairo Quintana (Col)
Alejandro Valverde (SP)
Jose Herrada (SP)
Adriano Malori (I)
Jose Joaquin Rojas (SP)
Gorka Izagirre (SP)
Winner Anacona (Col)
Eros Capecchi (I)
Jonathan Castroviejo (SP)
Imano Erviti (SP)
John Gadret (F)
Rory Sutherland (Aus)
Fran Ventoso (SP)
MTN-Qhubeka*
Edvald Boasson Hagen (N)
Steve Cummings (GB)
Tyler Farrar (USA)
Jacques Janse van Rensburg (SA)
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (SA)
Merhawi Kudus (Eri)
Louis Meintjes (SA)
Serge Pauwels (B)
Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri)
Orica-GreenEdge
Simon Yates (GB)
Michael Matthews (Aus)
Luke Durbridge (Aus)
Simon Gerrans (Aus)
Adam Yates (GB)
Mathew Hayman (Aus)
Svein Tuft (Can)
Jens Keukeleire (B)
Michael Albasini (Swi)
Sky
Chris Froome (GB)
Peter Kennaugh (GB)
Ian Stannard (GB)
Geraint Thomas (GB)
Luke Rowe (GB)
Danny Pate (USA)
Mikel Nieve (Sp)
Richie Porte (Aus)
Sergio Luis Henao (Col)
Wout Poels (Nl)
Leopold Konig (Cz)
Tinkoff-Saxo
Alberto Contador (Sp)
Peter Sagan (Slv)
Michael Rogers (Aus)
Rafal Majka (Pl)
Robert Kiserlovski (Cro)
Daniele Bennati (I)
Ivan Basso (I)
Roman Kreuziger (Cz)
Jesus Hernandez (Sp)
Trek Factory Racing*
Fabian Cancellara (Swi)
Stijn Devolder (B)
Bob Jungels (Lux)
Laurent Didier (Lux)
Haimar Zubeldia (Sp)
Markel Irizar (Sp)
Gregory Rast (Swi)
Bauke Mollema (Nl)
Julian Arredondo (Col)
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