Niki Terpstra to miss Tour de France despite Dutch Grand Depart

The 31-year-old won February's Tour of Qatar, and is currently competing in the Tour of Belgium

Niki Terpstra Tour of Qatar 2015 GB

(Image credit: Gregor Brown)

Niki Terpstra has confirmed that he will not be riding the Tour de France this year.

The Dutchman, now in his seventh season as a WorldTour rider, has been on a good run of form in 2015, which started with a successful defence of his Tour of Qatar title.

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