The Caisse d'Epargne team has released its nine men that will travel to London for the Tour de France start on Saturday. Highlighted by the presence of Alejandro Valverde, Oscar Pereiro and in-form Tour de Suisse winner Vladimir Karpets, the team also includes David Arroyo, Vicente García Acosta, Iván Gutiérrez, Fran Pérez, Nicolas Portal and Xabier Zandio.
The predominantly Spanish squad will be directed by Eusebio Unzúe and José Luis Jaimerena.
