Cofidis is again looking for his first Tour de France stage victory since 2008, when Sylvain Chavanel won stage 19 in Montluçon. Climber Guillaume Martin and sprinter Elia Viviani have a chance to break the blanks in La Grande Boucle.

Viviani and Martin will join Jesús Herrada, Nicolas Ede, Anthony Perez, Pierre-Luc Perichon, Christophe Laporte, and Simone Conssonni on Monday for the Tour, which starts Saturday in Nice They have been selected for the eight-rider French WorldTour team.

Martin's fantastic 2020 season began with a third-place finish at the Mont Ventoux-Denivelle Challenge in early August, and he rubbed shoulders with the world's best climbers at the Tour de l'Ain and Criterium du Dauphiné, finishing third overall at the latter.

In short, Martin has been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the team's overall classification hopes this year, and will likely move up from 12th overall to a top 10 or even top 5 finish at the 2019 Tour.

"I am very excited to be taking part in my fourth Tour de France," said Martín, who has participated for the past three seasons, in a team press release. 'It's a great opportunity for me because for a long time no one thought this would happen.' [Thanks to] the good results up to August, we are full of confidence and ambition. Our main goal is to win a stage and, depending on the scenario, to finish in the overall classification."

Martin will try to achieve such goals with Elada, Edet, Perez, and Perichon in tow, while Viviani will be able to rely on Conssoni and Laporte, especially in the sprints.

Laporte is a bunch sprint winner, but he will be happy to help Viviani try to add at least one more stage win to his first, last year's stage 4 win in Nancy when he was still with Detunink-Quickstep.

"It is always a proud moment for a rider to be selected for the Tour de France, the most prestigious race in the sport, It is always a proud moment for a rider to be selected for the most prestigious race in the sport," Viviani said. Viviani will have to vacate the European road race champion's jersey on Wednesday.

"It is an honor to be team leader with Guillaume Martin. 'There must be a lot of emotion to wear the French team jersey. To put my arms up in the Cofidis jersey is my main goal for this, my third Tour de France."

"I'm looking forward to the Tour de France.

Cofidis in the 2020 Tour de France: Simone Consonni, Nicolas Ede, Jesús Herrada, Christophe Laporte, Guillaume Martin, Anthony Perez, Pierre-Luc Perichon, Elia Viviani