Team LottoNL-Jumbo appear Saturday, July 4th with seven Dutch riders at the start of the Tour de France in Utrecht
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Robert Gesink Photo: Reuters 
Laurens ten Dam Photo:. ANP 
Bram Tankink Photo:. TLG 
Sep Vanmarcke Photo: Reuters <- RSPEAK_START ->
The Dutch WorldTour formation comes with four special men: Laurens ten Dam, Robert Gesink, Wilco Kelderman and Steven Kruijswijk, who are seventh in May in the Giro.
The quartet is assisted by three compatriots:. Jos van Emden, Tom Leezer and Bram Tankink
The nine-man squad is completed by German Paul Martens and Belgian classics specialist Sep Vanmarcke. Martin Weynants the past two years, still active in France this summer is the great absentee.
From left to right Bram Tankink, Tom Leezer, Paul Martens, Jos van Emden and Sep Vanmarcke Photo: LottoNL-Jumbo Kelderman Van Emden and Martens make their debut in the Tour de France. For Leezer is his second Tour, for Kruijswijk and Vanmarcke the third. Gesink for the sixth time at the start, Ten Dam for the seventh time and Tankink is the number eight.
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Laurens ten Dam, Jos van Emden, Robert Gesink, Wilco Kelderman, Steven Kruijswijk, Tom Leezer, Paul Martens, Bram Tankink and Sep Vanmarcke.
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And again with all his behind in the bunch!
The following applies to contemporary Dutch cycling teams,” participating is more important than winning, “… so a lot of bacon and beans. I hope I’m wrong kijg.