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Dani Ostanek

'We still have to win a race before the year ends' – Alison Jackson and ambitious St Michel squad aim high at the Tour de France Femmes and beyond

Alison Jackson riding alone ahead of a neutral support car during the Giro d'Italia.

Reigning champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Demi Vollering's superteam FDJ United-SUEZ will be top of the list for home fans at the Tour de France Femmes this August, but beyond the biggest names at the top of the startlist, there's plenty more for France to get excited about.

St Michel-Preference Home-Auber93 are one of the five French squads lining up for Saturday's opener, with the team contributing three of the 25 French riders who will start the race.

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