McCarthy on Sagan led BORA-hansgrohe Tour squad

Australian Jay McCarthy will make his Tour de France debut on the Peter Sagan led BORA-hansgrohe WorldTour team.

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Five-time green jersey winner Sagan will aim for a sixth along with 2016 mountains classification winner Rafal Majka at the 1 July start in Dusseldorf, Germany.

With world champion Sagan and Majka in the lineup, it’s possible BORA-hansgrohe could finish the Tour holding two of the four classification jerseys.

Also in the team will be 24-year-old Queenslander, Jay McCarthy, who will be making his Tour debut.

“We have to support two leaders and need a balance between guys for the flat, sprints, and climbers. I am confident we found that mix, and now we are ready and looking forward to the Grand Départ in Düsseldorf," Bora-Hansgrohe sport director Enrico Poitschke, said.

BORA-hansgrohe for the Tour de France. Source: Supplied

Sagan will be hoping to not only add to his seven Tour stage wins but also equal German Erik Zabel’s record of six green jerseys.

Also in the BORA-hansgrohe squad are Sagan’s brother Juraj, Marcus Burghardt, Pawel Poljansk Rüdiger Selig, Maciej Bodnar and 24-year-old Emanuel Buchmann, who will hope to feature in the mountains.

The crafty Majka will be odds on favourite to add a third polka-dot jersey to his 2014 and 2016 collection, with the punchy McCarthy assisting.