No Tour de France for Nicolas Roche

And there was more bad news for followers of Irish cycling as his team-mate Philip Deignan also missed out while four-time national road race champion Matt Brammeier (Dimension Data) didn’t make the cut either.
It means that only GC hopeful Dan Martin (Etixx-QuickStep) and stage hunter Sam Bennett (Bora-Argon 18) will fly the flag this year.