The wildcard teams that will race the 2017 Tour de France have been announced. Direct Energie, Cofidis, Fortuneo-Vital Concept and Wanty-Groupe Gobert will compete alongside the 18 WorldTour teams at the French Grand Tour.
French fans are likely to be happy. The selection has a strong gallic theme with three of the wildcard teams coming from the host nation. Belgian squad Wanty takes the final team place.
The race begins with the Grand Départ in Dusseldorf, Germany on Saturday 1st July.
Tour de France 2017 teams
Wildcards
Wanty-Groupe Gobert
Direct Energie
Cofidis
Fortuneo - Vital Concept
UCI WorldTour Teams
Ag2r La Mondiale
Astana
Bahrain-Merida
BMC Racing
Bora-Hansgrohe
Cannondale-Drapac
FDJ
Lotto-Soudal
Movistar
Orica-Scott
Quick-Step Flooring
Dimension Data
Katusha-Alpecin
LottoNL-Jumbo
Team Sky
Sunweb
Trek-Segafredo
UAE Abu Dhabi