German squad Gerolsteiner has announced four riders that will take to the start of the Tour on July 7, in support of its GC hopes Markus Fothen and Bernhard Kohl. Alongside the two leaders, the squad will send stage victory hopes Fabian Wegmann and Stefan Schumacher, as well as Dauphiné Libéré stage winner Heinrich Haussler, and fellow sprinter Robert Förster.
The final three places for the squad are expected to be announced after the weekend's national title road race.
