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Jens Voigt to match Tour de France participation record

Jens Voigt set to match record of 17 Tour de France starts, held by George Hincapie and Stuart O'Grady
Gregor Brown

With Trek Factory Racing’s Tour de France team selection announced yesterday, Jens Voigt is set to match the Tour  participation record.

Voigt will match the record of 17 Tour starts held by George Hincapie and Stuart O’Grady when he starts in Leeds next Saturday, July 5.

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The 42-year-old from former East Germany, the oldest rider in the first division, has raced in the Tour every year since 1998 and won two stages.