AG2R Citroën Team have announced the riders that will be representing the French team this coming month at the Tour de France, a team led by Ben O'Connor who will try to improve on last year's fourth place.
The Australian finished the recent Critérium du Dauphiné in third place and he is a solid and reliable figure in the French team. Having done a breakthrough performance last year, he's solidified his evolution this year having additionally won the Tour du Jura, finished fifth at the Tour de Romandie and sixth at the Volta a Catalunya.
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He will have support in the mountains from experienced climber Mikaël Cherel. Geoffrey Bouchard and Aurélien Paret-Peintre will likely be good domestiques too although they're expected to have freedom to join breakaways, whilst Bob Jungels can also figure as a minor GC contender if he shows the same form he had at the Tour de Suisse where he finished in sixth place.
Benoît Cosnefroy is a rider who should have his freedom, specially in the first week's punchy finales. The Frenchman is one of the peloton's best puncheurs, although he's had a tough time in Switzerland and may struggle to be at his best in the coming week. Two Belgian classics riders round-out the squad, who will be protecting the Australian in the flat and cobbled stages more specifically - aswell as possible eyeing breakaways in the last two weeks, who will be Oliver Naesen and Stan Dewulf.
AG2R Citroën Team for Tour de France: Ben O'Connor, Geoffrey Bouchard, Mikaël Cherel, Benoît Cosnefroy, Stan Dewulf, Bob Jungels, Oliver Naesen, Aurélien Paret-Peintre.
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