2014 Tour De France

[jcza]

Giant-Shimano

[jcza]

Giant-Shimano

[JA-Q001]

So, who else is seeing Reinhard jvR in MTN colors next year?

['Dale]

Giant-Shimano

 

Cheng Ji, first Chinese rider on the World Tour

Pretty cool

[jcza]

Katusha: Trofimov, Rodriguez, Silin, Špilak, Kristoff, Porsev, Paolini, Smukulis and Isaychev

[Jakkals.]

Katusha: Trofimov, Rodriguez, Silin, Špilak, Kristoff, Porsev, Paolini, Smukulis and Isaychev

 

Solid

[jcza]

Bet everyone is waiting to see who makes Team Sky

[lucmccann]

So, who else is seeing Reinhard jvR in MTN colors next year?

 

Would be nice but doubt he would go back to them.

 

Edit: rode with him at the 94.7 last year and he was very happy where he was

[jcza]

NetApp-Endura: Jan Barta, David de la Cruz, Zak Dempster, Bartosz Huzarski, Leopold Koenig, Tiago Machado, Jose Mendes, Andreas Schillinger, Paul Voss.

[jcza]

Reinie may well be back. Giant only confirmed sponsorship to end 2014 and Shimano uncertain for next year. I'm hoping that MTN will be World Tour team in 2015.

['Dale]

Thanx for the updates, jcza

 

Getting excited now

 

Min slapies oor

[Wez-O]

BMC: Atapuma, van Avermaet, Burghardt, van Garderen, Moinard, Oss, Schär, Stetina, Velits.

This is a strong team for Van Garderen, I really hope he comes into form for the Tour.

However, where is Gilbert? Also would have been nice to have Evans offering some support for the American.

[RastaMan]

This is a strong team for Van Garderen, I really hope he comes into form for the Tour.

However, where is Gilbert? Also would have been nice to have Evans offering some support for the American.

gilbert is injured and recovering from surgery as far as I know

[Wez-O]

gilbert is injured and recovering from surgery as far as I know

Thats a shame.

[jcza]

Didn't Gilbert win a race this past weekend?

[ScottCM]

Tour de France GC Rider Rankings Current Rank (Previous) Rider Notes

 

1(1)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/CONTADOR-headshot.jpg Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo Bank) Contador didn’t win the recent Criterium du Dauphine, but he did come away on top in the head-to-head with defending Tour champ Chris Froome. Only a late-race attack by Andrew Talansky denied him victory.

 

2 (4)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/froome-headshot.jpg Chris Froome (Team Sky) The Dauphine didn’t end well for Froome, with a crash, a last-stage fade and a team that looked vulnerable. There’s still plenty of time to work things out before the Tour starts, but he’s no longer the prohibitive favourite come Leeds.

 

3 (10)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/nibali-headshot.jpg Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) Nibali was a quiet seventh at the Dauphine, but history suggests that peak form there doesn’t translate to wins in July. Nibali is finally on track after a spring spent mostly going nowhere. The question is whether he’s building, or has hit his limit.

 

4 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/talansky-headshot.jpg Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) Talansky refuses to name himself a favourite for the Tour but, based on his gutsy win at the Dauphine, he’ll fight for the podium. The lone time trial isn’t to his liking but the summit finishes in the race’s last week certainly are.

 

5 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/costa-headshot.jpg Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) The current world champion finally broke through his win drought of 2014, taking the overall at the Tour of Switzerland. He’s coming into excellent form at exactly the right time, and gets some nice support as teammate Chris Horner returns from injury.

 

6 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/valverde-headshot.jpg Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) Valverde is on the list because he’s Alejandro Valverde. And he’s on the bottom half because he hasn’t raced since late April. He skipped the Dauphine and Tour de Suisse in favour of a lighter tuneup at the three-day Route du Sud. There, he finished second overall, albeit against a weaker field.

 

7 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/mollema-headshot.jpg Bauke Mollema (Belkin) Mollema has had the quietest of springs. But he’s also been quietly building form. At the nine-day Tour de Suisse, consistent riding earned him third overall.

 

8 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/bardet-headshot.jpg Romain Bardet (Ag2r-la Mondiale) After Thibaut Pinot’s up and down 2013, Bardet has emerged as the great hope for French cycling. 15th in last year’s Tour de France, he finished fifth in the Dauphine and was aggressive on the last stage. With presumed leader Carlos Betancur ruled out, Bardet will get a free hand.

 

9 (8)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/van-garderen-headshot.jpg Tejay van Garderen (BMC) Van Garderen’s up and down spring included a recently revealed hip fracture in a crash at May’s Tour de Romandie. But he was encouraging in the Dauphine, finishing 13th and going on the attack the last day.

 

10 (NR)

http://www.bicycling.com/sites/default/files/fck_content/frank-headshot.jpg Mathias Frank (IAM Cycling) A strong lieutenant at BMC last year, Frank switched to IAM over the winter for the chance to lead a team. He was largely invisible until his fourth-place finish at the Tour de Romandie, and barely missed out on a GC win at Bayern Rundfahrt. He’s rode well at the Tour de Suisse (second overall) and should be on form for the Tour.

 

Under Consideration Michal Kwiatkowski, Chris Horner, Joaquim Rodriguez Kwiatkowski had an incredible spring but has struggled to find form since he DNF’d at Romandie. His team has ordered tests to rule out a virus. Horner has raced just once since serious injuries after being hit by a car in April, but he’s coming into form and is Option 2 for Lampre should misfortune befall Costa. Rodriguez should race the Tour but is struggling for fitness after DNF’ing at the Giro with crash injuries.