Santiago Buitrago named as Bahrain Victorious leader for Tour de France

Bahrain Victorious have named debutant Santiago Buitrago as their general classification leader for the Tour de France. The Colombian will be flanked by an experienced team that includes Pello Bilbao, Wout Poels and Matej Mohorič, who all won stages at last year’s Tour.

Jack Haig returns for his fifth Tour appearance, while Fred Wright, Nikias Arndt and sprinter Phil Bauhaus also feature in the line-up.