10 riders to watch at the Tour de France (The Associated Press)

UTRECHT, Netherlands (AP) — 10 riders to watch in the Tour de France, which starts on Saturday in Utrecht, Netherlands. The 30-year-old’s victory earlier this month in the Criterium du Dauphine, a warm-up race for the Tour, showed the rider for the ultra-professional Sky team is in fighting form for cycling’s showcase event. The lack of a long individual time-trial on this year’s Tour route takes away an opportunity for Froome to do some damage, because he excels in that discipline.