Did not participate in the Tour de France then you lose is a year of opportunity

Bernhard Eisel miss riding his 10th Tour de France this year, was not selected in the Sky line-up with the team to focus on agriculture Chris Froome favorite race through the mountains. team sky apparel 

The Austrian admitted his disappointment at the decision.

"As I said, every year, a year without Tour de France is a lost year," said Eisel Sky Sports. "The last nine years, has never really struck me. Certainly there were times when it was last minute and we did not know ... And this year, this is the first time I 'm not really there. "

When it was announced that Eisel would not be a part of the team of nine men from the sky in France, issued a statement explaining that it would rather race in the Tour of Austria for the first time since 2003. The race in the country of origin Eisel will take place between June 30 and July 7. cycling team jerseys 

There simply is no other race like the Tour de France. Every day is like a world championship, because everyone wants to do the Tour, and then everybody wants to get on the Tour to win a stage.

Now it's just a matter of days before departure, and I can not wait. From a personal standpoint, it's good to be back!