After a 10-day stint in Yellow last year, Thomas Voeckler will once again lead the French-based Europcar team in the Tour de France. France’s potential next Grand Tour contender, Pierre Rolland, will also be back after winning in 2011 both the White Young Rider Jersey and Stage 19, which finished atop the iconic Alpe d’Huez. Japan’s fast-man Yukiya Arashiro, will be one of only two non-French riders featured on the roster.
Europcar team
Thomas Voeckler (FRA), Pierre Rolland (FRA), Christophe Kern (FRA), Cyril Gautier (FRA), Yukiya Arashiro (JAP), Giovanni Bernaudeau (FRA), Yohann Gène (FRA), Vincent Jérôme (FRA), Davide Malacarne (ITA)
Photo: Bettini