Quick-Step Floors lines up at the start of the 105th Tour de France with a strong and experienced team capable of fighting for stage victory and being a factor in the general classification.
Vuelta winner Chris Horner’s long quest for a team finally ended on Thursday when Italian outfit Lampre said they had recruited the American.
A three-man independent panel will investigate cycling’s doping past, including allegations the sport’s governing body colluded with Lance Armstrong.
Australian rider Michael Rogers has blamed a positive test for the banned substance clenbuterol on food contamination, saying on Friday he never intentionally ingested the banned anabolic agent.