Movistar: 'We wanted a more complete rider than Alex Dowsett for the Tour de France'

British rider now focused on World Championships team time trial in September

Alex Dowsett in action during the Stage 7 time trial of the 2016 Tirreno-Adriatico (Credit: Watson)

(Image credit: Watson)

Movistar say they have picked "more complete" riders than Alex Dowsett to support Nairo Quintana in this year's Tour de France, which starts tomorrow.

Dowsett made his Tour debut last year and was part of the Spanish team's long list of 13 for this year's race, but he will not be in the nine that start in Mont-Saint-Michel.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.