BERLIN, June 23, 2008 (AFP) – German duo Markus Fothen and Stefan Schumacher, together with Austria’s Bernhard Kohl, will head up the Gerolsteiner team for this year’s Tour de France (July 5-27).

“Fothen and Kohl can challenge for the overall race, while we are looking for stage victories in the last week,” said team sporting director Christian Henn.

Gerolsteiner Tour de France team
Robert Forster (GER), Markus Fothen (GER), Bernhard Kohl (AUT), Sven Krauss (GER), Sebastian Lang (GER), Ronny Scholz (GER), Stefan Schumacher (GER), Fabian Wegmann (GER), Oliver Zaugg (SUI)