tour de france teams will be announced in march 2016.
tour de france teams will be announced in march 2016.
when will tour de france teams be announced in 2016?
march 2016
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teams qualified for the 2002 tour de france by various methods. was selected because it included the winner of the previous edition, lance armstrong. was selected because it included the winner of the 2001 uci road world cup, erik dekker. , and were selected because they won the team classifications in respectively the 2001 giro d'italia, 2001 tour de france and 2001 vuelta a españa. a further seven teams qualified based on the uci ranking in the highest uci division at the end of 2001, after compensating for transfers. five more teams were given wildcards by the organiser of the tour, amaury sport organisation. after the wildcards were given, it was announced that saeco's main rider gilberto simoni had tested positive for cocaine on two occasions. in response, the wildcard for saeco was withdrawn and given to . in total, 21 teams participated, each with 9 cyclists, for a total of 189 cyclists.
2002 tour de france