Cycling: Bradley Wiggins will be the leader of Team Sky for the Tour de France

Jun 21, 2012
Cycling: Bradley Wiggins will be the leader of Team Sky for the Tour de France
Bradley Wiggins will lead the Team Sky squad for the 99th edition of the Tour de France, the most important cycling race in the world, which starts on 30 June. The nine-man squad also includes 2011 green jersey winner and world champion Mark Cavendish and fellow Brit Chris Froome. Wiggins, a three-time Olympic track champion, crashed out of last year's edition of the Tour when he broke his collarbone. The 32-year-old Brit will try again to become the first British rider to win cycling's most famous and important race. Wiggins has been in top shape in 2012, the winning the Paris-Nice, Tour de Romandie and Criterium du Dauphine races. "I'm really proud to be part of such a strong unit going into the Tour de France," Wiggins said. "The team's preparation has been perfectly managed and our form this season gives us a great chance of being successful. I've been waiting for this moment for a long time and I'll do everything I can to win the Tour de France." Mark Cavendish, winner of 20 stages over the last four editions of the Tour de France, says he is prepared to sacrifice his own chances of success in order to help Wiggins to win the yellow jersey at the end of the three-week race. "I know the push for the General Classification podium will make it more difficult for me to repeat the success I've enjoyed the last few years. But I'll compete and - as always - I'll dedicate myself to making it a successful Tour for Team Sky and, let's hope, for Britain," Cavendish stated. Team Sky's third British rider is Chris Froome, who will compete in his second Tour de France. The 27-year-old is a strong climber, he finished second in the 2011 Vuelta a Espana (Tour of Spain), and recently helped Wiggins to win the Tour de Romandie and Criterium du Dauphine. Here's how the whole Team Sky squad for Tour de France looks like: Bradley Wiggins (leader), Mark Cavendish (sprinter), Edvald Boasson Hagen, Bernhard Eisel, Chris Froome, Christian Knees, Richie Porte, Michael Rogers and Kanstantsin Siutsou.
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