PARIS, June 25, 2010 (AFP) – Spanish veteran Joaquin Rodriguez will make his Tour de France debut with team Katusha in the Tour de France from July 3-25.

The 31-year-old Rodriguez finished third in the Tour of Switzerland last week and sixth and seventh in the last two Tour of Spain races.

The Russian team will include two riders who have already won Tour de France stages – Russian Serguei Ivanov and Australian Robbie McEwen.

Katusha team
Pavel Brutt (RUS), Sergey Ivanov (RUS), Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP), Vladimir Karpets (RUS), Robbie McEwen (AUS), Alexander Kolobnev (RUS), Stijn Vandenbergh (BEL), Eduard Vorganov (RUS), Alexandr Pliuschin (MDA)