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Tour de France: Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings selected

Mark Cavendish of Great Britain and Dimension Data looks on at the start of stage one of the 2016 Tour of Qatar
Image: Mark Cavendish will ride the Tour de France for the 10th year in a row

British duo Mark Cavendish and Steve Cummings have both been selected for the Tour de France by Dimension Data, but Alex Dowsett has missed out on a place in Movistar's line-up.

Cavendish, 31, is looking to add to his tally of 26 Tour stage wins, while Cummings, 35, will bid to repeat his breakaway victory in last year's race.

Mark Renshaw, Edvald Boasson Hagen, Reinardt Janse van Rensburg and Bernhard Eisel will join Cummings in Cavendish's lead-out train.

Alex Dowsett, British national championships 2016
Image: Alex Dowsett has been overlooked by Movistar

The South African team's nine-man line-up is completed by climbers Serge Pauwels, Daniel Teklehaimanot and Natnael Berhane.

Dowsett, 27, was on Movistar's shortlist for the Tour but did not make it into a final squad packed with climbing specialists.

The Spanish team are hoping to propel Nairo Quintana to overall victory and have surrounded the Colombian with Alejandro Valverde, Gorka Izagirre, Ion Izagirre, Jesus Herrada, Imanol Erviti, Daniel Moreno, Winner Anacona and Nelson Oliveira.

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The Tour starts on Saturday, July 2, and ends on Sunday, July 24.

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