Tour de France: Van Avermaet aiming for yellow jersey in first week

In stark contrast to previous years, the team of Jim Ochowicz enters the Tour de France without the ambition to win the overall title. The former BMC Racing team, now CCC Team, arrived in the start town of Brussels without a GC rider. Instead, their biggest star is Belgian Greg Van Avermaet, who will lead the quest for stage wins and hopes for another spell in the yellow jersey.

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