Welsford makes Tour de France debut with DSM, Bardet leads GC challenge

Sam Welsford
Sam Welsford drinks champagne from his shoe after winning the final stage of the Vuelta a San Juan. (Image credit: Getty)

Sam Welsford will make his Tour de France debut after he was named in the Team DSM selection announced on Thursday morning. Romain Bardet, twice a podium finisher, will lead the team’s general classification challenge.

Team DSM will change its title sponsorship and naming on the jersey to Team dsm-firmenich of both it's men's and women's squads before the Tour de France and the Giro Donne, following the merger and launch of dsm-firmenich, which brings together one of the largest innovation and creation communities in nutrition, health, and beauty.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.