The Trek-Segaredo team has confirmed its nine riders for the Tour de France, with Alberto Contador the protected general classification leader for what is likely to be his final shot at overall victory at the Tour de France. The veteran Spaniard will share team leadership with sprinter John Degenkolb who will target stage victories and possible the green points jersey if he shows consistency in the opening sprint finishes. The US-registered Trek-Segafredo team includes riders from seven different nations. Supporting Contador and Degenkolb are Portugal´s André Cardoso, Dutchman Koen de Kort, Fabio Felline of Italy, Austria´s Michal Gogl, Spanish veteran Markel Irizar, Dutchman Bauke Mollema, and Colombia´s Jarlinson Pantano. Surprisingly there is no place for Contador´s loyal domestique Jesus Hernandez. Mollema finished seventh overall in the Giro d´Italia and will provide back-up to Contador in the key mountain stages alongside Pantano who won a mountain stage in last year´s Tour de France.ADVERTISEMENT Trek-Segafredo named its riders one by one via Twitter on Friday, with selected fans given the honour of reveal each name. The team is under pressure to perform at the Tour de France after a difficult first part of the season. Despite being one of the leading teams in the WorldTour, Trek-Segafredo has only won seven races, with the only WorldTour victory coming from Fabio Felline, who won the prologue in the Tour de Romandie. Degenkolb had a solid spring Classics campaign but failed to win a major race, finishing seventh in Milan-San Remo, fifth in Gent-Wevelgem and seventh at the Tour of Flanders. He can count on loyal teammate de Kort and Felline for the sprints.
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