SEMUR-EN-AUXOIS, France, June 29, 2008 (AFP) – Newly-crowned French cycling champion Nicolas Vogondy will ride for Agritubel at next weekend’s Tour de France, alongside last-minute inclusions Freddy Bichot and David Le Lay.

“It is a homogeneous team with guys who can help Christophe (Moreau) in the mountains, sprinters, and those who can contest the breakaways and stage victories,” the French team boss Denis Leproux told Bicycle.net (AFP).

French climber Le Lay, the only Tour newcomer in the Agritubel line-up, joined the team during the season.

The Agritubel team for the Tour de France:
Freddy Bichot (FRA), Jimmy Casper (FRA), Romain Feillu (FRA), Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP), Nicolas Jalabert (FRA), David Le Lay (FRA), Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA), Christophe Moreau (FRA), Nicolas Vogondy (FRA)