Petacchi's Out

Fastest road sprinter in the world, Alessandro Petacchi is not going to the TdF. He was the dominant sprinter in the Giro this year. Speaking of the Giro, Petacchi is suspended, Daniello Diluca (the winner) is under investigation for doping and Eddie Mazzoleni (3rd overall) just got thrown off his team for the TdF for doping. That's a pretty high casualty rate for the race.