Prudhomme rues lack of fourth Tour de France wildcard

Christophe Prudhomme shows the 2013 Tour de France route

Christophe Prudhomme shows the 2013 Tour de France route (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

While ASO’s decision to award the three Tour de France wildcards to three French teams was hardly a surprise, Tour director Christian Prudhomme has insisted that it was not simply a question of supporting home teams and pointed to the sporting merits behind Cofidis, Europcar and Sojasun’s invitations.