Bora-Hansgrohe announced Monday that Max Schachmann, Emmanuel Buchmann, and Gregor Mühlberger will compete in the Tour de France, which begins Saturday in Nice, after all three were injured during the August race restart and were in doubt. All three had been in doubt after sustaining injuries during the race's restart in August.

The team confirmed that due to the injuries, they will race "under different conditions than originally planned."

"All three athletes have done an excellent job with the intensive rehabilitation that we have carried out over the last few days, and this is what world-class athletes are all about," said Jan-Niklas Droste, a member of Bora-Hansgrohe's medical team.

Schachmann broke his collarbone in the last few kilometers of Il Lombardia when a driver cut into him on the course. He managed to rejoin the race and finished seventh, but was diagnosed with a broken collarbone and his season was in jeopardy.

"Max's broken collarbone has improved a lot in the last few days. Max's clavicle fracture has improved immensely in the last few days. He has been training on the road again for a few days now, and everything is going according to our expectations. However, Max's preparation was definitely interrupted by this injury. Cycling is not only about the legs, the rest of the body has to be in good shape."

Schachmann said he was sorry to start the Tour de France with an injury, but he was also pleased that the team adjusted his goals and allowed him to start in Nice. He, along with Oss and Pestleberger, will play a key role in Sagan's bid for an eighth points-award jersey.

"Of course, I would have preferred different conditions," he said. But I'm happy that despite my injury, the team has put a lot of faith in me and has given me the opportunity to compete in the Tour." I've been training as much as possible over the last few days and I'm looking forward to dealing with the pain as I race."

Buchmann and Mühlberger crashed just 29km into the descent of the Col de Plan Bois on stage 4 of the Criterium du Dauphiné.

Buchmann suffered serious cuts and abrasions, while Mühlberger injured his wrist. Droste confirmed that Buchmann and Mühlberger had recovered from their respective injuries and were fit to start Saturday's Tour de France, but were not yet pain-free.

"Emmanuel's bruises and hematoma proved to be quite persistent. He had to rest completely for several days, thereby losing important training time. Medically, his injuries are progressing normally. Physically, however, he is certainly not in optimal condition at this time," Droste said in a team statement.

"Gregor seems to be the least affected. We have been able to rule out any serious wrist injuries that would require long-term immobilization or surgery. He is still in pain but can train again with special splints on."

Buchmann, who finished fourth overall in last year's Tour de France, was coming into the event as the team's overall favorite. He said the injury was a setback and that he needed to take it one day at a time.

"This was a bitter setback. When I couldn't get up on my own after the fall, I thought the Tour was over. But fortunately nothing was broken," said the 27-year-old Buchmann. "I spent the last week in therapy, and it was only at the end of the week that I was able to get back on the bike. I wasn't able to train as much as I wanted to over the weekend. This incident really set me back. I was in good shape, so it's a shame to have a crash like that. In the Dauphiné, he was strong in the mountains with [Thibault] Pinot, second only to [Primos] Roglic.

"There are a few question marks hanging over my head right now. We're already heading into the mountains on stage two. We'll just have to see how far we can climb. Right now all I can do is take it one day at a time and work on the Tour."

Emanuel Buchmann (Germany), Peter Sagan (Sweden), Daniel Oss (Italy), Leonard Kemna (Germany), Felix Großschartner (Germany), Lukas Pestlberger (Germany), Gregor Muehlberger (Germany) , Max Schachmann (Germany)