Paris - Italian cycling team Lampre on Tuesday named an experienced line-up, with an average age of 31 years, in their bid for the Tour de France which gets underway this weekend in Liege, Belgium.
Italians Alessandro Petacchi, 38, a former points jersey winner on the Tour, and Michele Scarponi, 32, will be their most experienced riders.
Lampre team:
Grega Bole (SLO), Danilo Hondo (GER), Yuriy Krivtsov (FRA), Matthew Lloyd (AUS), Marco Marzano (ITA), Alessandro Petacchi (ITA), Michele Scarponi (ITA), Simone Stortoni (ITA), Davide Vigano (ITA)