Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears for the Tour

The Caisse D'Epargne-Illes Balears team has been named for the Tour de France, and will feature the ProTour leader Alejandro Valverde and the new French champion Florent Brard. The other riders include David Arroyo, sprinter Isaac Gálvez, José Vicente García Acosta, Vladimir Karpets, Oscar Pereiro, Nicolas Portal, and Xabier Zandio. The team will be directed by Eusebio Unzue.