Philippe Gilbert attacks to win on stage twelve of the 2015 Tour of Italy
Philippe Gilbert says he does not understand his BMC's approach to team selection, claiming he is yet to hear from the team management whether or not he will ride next month's Tour de France.
The confusion, Gilbert says, makes it hard to motivate himself to ride, insisting that he has nothing to prove to anyone in the team in order to gain selection for the Tour.
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