You would think rider 7 and 8 in the Tour squad would be guys for Ewan but nope, Maxim Van Gils will be number 7 apparently. Weird, as this was not planned at all. 5 days ago his schedule was still NC, Altitude camp, Wallonie and San Sebastian, but now he's in for the Tour according to HNB.
Imo Van Gils isn't ready for the Tour and where are Ewans leadouts. I know that Vermeersch will be in Ewans train and they'll probably use Wellens and Gilbert for him too, but still. I guess they don't want a 2021 repeat (definitely with the limited amount of sprint stage this year) and don't believe in the fitness levels of guys like Selig and Kluge.
8th guy would've been De Buyst but he doubts he gets ready. Other possibilities Van Rensburg (but he just got sick) and Schwarzmann (but lets be honest... He's not good).
Also not good for their points race btw. I get that sending a really strong team to the tour is priority, but now you're sending 7 out of your 10 point scorers. One of those guys was definitely needed to score in the Tour de Wallonie. I know Wellens will do the Tour-Poland double, but I doubt he'll be fresh enough to get a good result there.