Both Arensman and Bernal? INEOS set to change Tour de France plans with entry of their Giro leaders

Netcompany INEOS are one of the teams that are currently struggling to fit all the pieces of the puzzle together for the Tour de France. An early selection had been made, but meaningful injuries and riders out of form have meant that plans are changing.

The British team had a relatively clear plan to aim for the overall classification at the Grand Boucle with Oscar Onley, Kévin Vauquelin and Carlos Rodríguez backing them up; with a group of domestiques behind and a Dorian Godon who could aim for stage wins on a few hilly days.

But the past weeks have been all but simple for the British team, who took their Tour block to the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and saw several of their riders crash. Joshua Tarling suffered a fractured collarbone, and his presence is at risk.

Oscar Onley, fourth at last year's Tour and the main hope for podium contention has already been confirmed to not be at the start, following a shoulder injury alongside several abrasions - according to Dave Brailsford, the Scot had been hanging in a tree above a ravine when he fell.

If that was not already enough, the second GC option Kévin Vauquelin came down with illness during Auvergne and is now skipping the French national championships. Chances of competing for the overall classification now lay mostly in the shoulders of Carlos Rodríguez.

The team's much inferior GC power than previously expected also means they may change riders in the lineup due to the complete change in goals for the race. Riders who can aim for stage wins can be selected, instead of domestiques.

Thymen Arensman was one of the riders already set to do so, after his fourth place at the Giro d'Italia. The Dutchman won two stages at last year's Tour, a return to his best form.

According to Gazzetta dello Sport's Ciro Scognamiglio, both Arensman and now also Egan Bernal appear to be likely cards for the Tour selection - both effectively coming directly from the Giro d'Italia and with no racing inbetween.

The lineup should be uncovered in the next few days. In the meantime, decisions are still being made behind the scenes, and a lot also depends on the form and recovery of Kévin Vauquelin.