French sprint specialist Sebastien Hinault has replaced injured teammate Lloyd Mondory for the Tour de France, the AG2R-La Mondiale team have announced.
French sprint specialist Sebastien Hinault, seen here in 2005, has replaced injured teammate Lloyd Mondory for the Tour de France
Mondory had been suffering from a right knee injury and despite efforts to be ready for the three-week race had to pull out late on Thursday.
The 38-year-old Hinault, who is no relation to former five-time champion Bernard Hinault, first competed in the Tour de France in 1999.
His only victory so far in a Grand Tour is a stage win on the Tour of Spain in 2008.
The 99th edition of the Tour begins with a 6.4 km prologue in Liege on Saturday.