FdJ for Tour de France

The Francaise des Jeux picked Philippe Gilbert and Sandy Casar to lead its squad at the Tour de France starting this weekend on July 5. Arnaud Gerard, Yoann Le Boulanger and Jeremy Roy were three newcomers picked to support their more experienced team-mates.

"The choice was not easy because three-quarters of the guys were on the same level," said Team Manager Marc Madiot to AFP.