PARIS, February 18, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thomas Voeckler of France will lead the Europcar team in the next edition of Paris-Nice, which starts on 6 March in Houdan (Yvelines).

Sébastien Turgot will be the road-sprinter for the team in the absence of Said Haddou and Sebastian Chavanel, whose fitness was considered “a little just to claim a place “according to athletic director Dominique Arnould who announced on Friday the selections.

The Europcar team at Paris-Nice:
Giovanni Bernaudeau, Damien Gaudin, Cyril Gautier, Vincent Jerome, Alexandre Pichot, Pierre Rolland, Sébastien Turgot and Thomas Voeckler (FRA).