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Tour de France teams in 2015

Xinhua, January 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

Following are the 22 teams, named on Wednesday, and top cyclists to take part in this year's Tour de France which starts in Utrecht on July 4:

France (five teams)

AG2R La Mondiale: Piraud (France), Bardet (France)

Bretagne-Sichi: B. Feillu (France), Sepulveda (Argentina)

Cofidis: Bouhanni (France), Navarro (Spain)

Europcar: Voeckler (France), Rolland (France)

FDJ.fr: Pinot (France), Dimare (France)

United States (three teams):

BMC: Van Garderen (United States)

Cannondale: D. Martin (Ireland), Talansky (United States)

Trek: Cancellara (Switzerland), F. Schleck (Luxemburg)

Germany (two teams):

Bora: Barta (Czech Republic)

Giant: Degenkolb (Germany), Kittel (Germany), Barguil (France)

Belgium (two teams):

Etixx: Cavendish (Britain), Kwiatkowski (Poland)

Lotto: Greipel (Germany), Gallopin (France)

Russia (two teams):

Katusha: Kristoff (Norway)

Tinkoff: Contador (Spain), Sagan (Slovakia)

South Africa (one team):

MTN-Qhubeka: Boasson Hagen (Norway)

Australia (one team):

Orica: Gerrans (Australia)

Spain (one team):

Movistar: Quintana (Columbia), Valverde (Spain)

Britain (one team):

Sky: Froome (Britain), Porte (Australia)

Italy (one team):

Lampre: Costa (Portugal)

Kazakhstan (one team):

Astana: Nibali (Italy)

Netherlands (one team):

Lotto NL: Gesink (Netherlands)

Switzerland (one team):

IAM: Sy. Chavanel (France), Frank (Switzerland)

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