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Tour de France 2015: green jersey favourites – form guide

Peter Sagan bids for fourth straight win, with Mark Cavendish and co out to stop him

Green machine

  • Peter Sagan, Cannondale, Tour de France, 2014, stage 15, pic: Sirotti

    Peter Sagan has made the green jersey his own at the Tour de France, and bids for a fourth straight win this year (pic: Sirotti)

  • Peter Sagan, Tinkoff-Saxo, 2015, Slovakian champion, pic: Sirotti

    Peter Sagan claimed victory on stage three of the Vuelta a Espana - his first Grand Tour stage win since 2013 (pic: Sirotti)

  • Mark Cavendish, Tour of California, 2015, pic: Tim de Waele/EQS

    Mark Cavendish is in top form (pic: Tim de Waele/EQS)

  • Alexander Kristoff, Three Days of De Panne, pic: Sirotti

    Alexander Kristoff has won more times than anybody else this year (pic: Sirotti)

  • John Degenkolb enjoyed a sublime spring and now has the chance to prove his worth at the Tour (pic: Sirotti)

  • Andre Greipel, Lotto-Soudal, 2015, pic: Sirotti

    Andre Greipel knows what it takes to win stages, but lacks consistency (pic: Sirotti)

  • Edvald Boasson Hagen, MTN-Qhubeka, 2015, Tour of Qatar, pic: Bruno Bade/ASO

    Edvald Boasson Hagen has had the chance to re-ignite his career at MTN-Qhubeka (Pic: Bruno Bade/ASO)

  • Nacer Bouhanni, Cofidis, win, salute, pic: Sirotti

    Nacer Bouhanni won the green jersey and two stages at the Dauphine, but suffered an injury at the French nationals (pic: Sirotti)

Green machine

The battle for the yellow jersey is not the only intriguing battle set to play out at the Tour de France, with the fast men all bidding for the green jersey.

Peter Sagan has won the maillot vert in each of the last three editions, but with Tinkoff-Saxo built around Alberto Contador’s overall bid he could find support limited.

And with the rules revamped this year too, to reward the stage winners more, he could find the going tough despite having come into form of late.

If Sagan misses out, 2011 winner Mark Cavendish will be hammering at the door, as will in-form Alexander Kristoff.

So what can we expect from the sprinters at this year’s race? Read on for our in-depth preview of the green jersey hopefuls.

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