Paul Sexias has said he is "ready to give everything I have over these three weeks" as his Tour de France debut was confirmed by Decathlon CMA CGM on Monday afternoon.
His participation was revealed back in May, but a crash at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes briefly put this in doubt. He will be joined in Barcelona by Olav Kooij, with the Dutch sprinter also making his debut, Tiesj Benoot, Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Nicolas Prodhomme, Cees Bol, Daan Hoole and Matthew Riccitello.