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.
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.
Jens Voigt extends with Trek for one final year
Jens Voigt will ride for Trek in 2014 along with Cancellara and the Schleck brothers
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