Originally Posted by
Ken Brown
Hesjedal isn't riding the Tour, being saved for the Vuelta. I don't think he would have been a GC contender but he would have been a great super-domestique for Talansky. Anybody know whether Dan Martin has recovered? He isn't in the Tour either.
Martin rode the Irish nationals, missed the break and ended up 8th. He's also resting up for the Vuelta.