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Madiot had concerns that Bouhanni might find the Tour a step too far after finishing the Giro. Plus Demare has already signed a new contract so the team are going to back him more than Bouhanni, who is probably set to leave FDJ at the end of the season.
As for Barguil, Giant-Shimano are going to the Tour to win stages with Kittel so taking a climber is going to leave them a man light on the sprint stages. After's Kittel's performance last year, Giant-Shimano will have a lot more pressure on to control the race on sprint stages so will need a handful of rouleurs to ride on the front all day.
Barguil is set to ride the Vuelta again, where he did so well last year, but with the intention of competing for the overall rather than for stage wins. That's a new challenge for him and should stand him in good stead when he makes his Tour debut.