French national team selector Laurent Jalabert has built the country's team for the UCI Road World Championships around Thomas Voeckler, L'Equipe reported today. The feisty Europcar rider will have several other puncheurs at his side, including Sylvain Chavanel and Tony Gallopin.
With the Limburg road race course finishing just after the Cauberg, Voeckler's fifth place in the Amstel Gold Race on the same climb shows he has the capabilities for a high finish this year.
Voeckler will also be assisted by his trade teammate Vincent Jerome, Mickaël Delage and Arthur Vichot (FDJ-Big Mat), Jérémie Galland (Saur - Sojasun), Maxim Bouet (AG2R) and Jerome Coppel (Saur-Sojasun).
