Ukrainian Andrei Grivko was in the bid of the Kazakhstan team "Astana" for the most prestigious World Cup "Tour de France".
This was reported by the official website of the team.
For the 33-year-old Ukrainian, this will be the tenth performance on the career race. His best result at the Tour de France is 43rd in 2012.
At the "Tour de France" the main duty of Grivko will be working for the team leaders - Italian Fabio Aru and Dane Jakob Fulsang.
Let's note, the race will start on July, 1st in Dusseldorf and will end on July, 23rd on the Champs Elysees in Paris. For three weeks, the participants of the multi-day event will overcome 21 stages (3540 kilometers).
Recall that Grivko was serving a disqualification from May 1 to June 14, the impact of Marcel Kittel during the race.