Voeckler & Pineau head Bouygues Telecom at Paris-Nice

Thomas Voeckler and Jérôme Pineau will lead the Bouygues Telecom team at Paris-Nice (March 6-13), while Laurent Brochard heads a second squad at Tirreno-Adriatico (March 9-15), the first instance of ProTour teams having to operate on two different fronts simultaneously.

Voeckler is beginning to find his form, team manager Jean-René Bernaudeau told France's l'Equipe, adding that the team's aim was to make its presence felt in "one good stage."

For Paris-Nice, Bouygues Telecom will field Pierrick Fédrigo, Laurent Lefèvre, Rony Martias, Jérôme Pineau, Didier Rous, Matthieu Sprick, Thomas Voeckler, and Unai Yus.

At Tirreno-Adriatico, the team will be: Walter Bénéteau, Olivier Bonnaire, Laurent Brochard, Anthony Charteau, Sébastien Chavanel, Anthony Geslin, Maryan Hary, and Franck Renier.