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Wiggins confirmed for Paris-Nice, Froome for Tirreno-Adriatico
Cyclingnews.com 3 March 2015 / 14:29

Team Sky have revealed their rosters for March, confirming that Bradley Wiggins will ride Paris-Nice alongside Geraint Thomas and Richie Porte, while Chris Froome will have support from Peter Kennaugh, Leopold König, Mikel Nieve and Wout Poels as he takes on Alberto Contador at Tirreno-Adriatico. Team Sky will also ride the Tour de Langkawi (8?15 March), meaning that 25 riders from the British WorldTour team will be action in three stage races during the next two weeks. Paris-Nice will be Wiggins? last major stage race of his Team Sky career. He won the 'Race to the Sun' in 2012 before going on to win the Tour de France. He could be a contender for the opening prologue and the final time trial on the Col d?Eze but is more likely to play a support role to Porte and Thomas as he prepares for the cobbled Classics.ADVERTISEMENT Porte won Paris-Nice in 2013 and showed that he his back to his best with second overall at the Tour Down Under and fourth at the Volta ao Algarve, won by Thomas. The Welshman lead Paris-Nice for two days in 2014 but then crashed and did not start the final stage. Completing Team Sky?s line-up for Paris-Nice are road captain Bernhard Eisel, Lars-Petter Nordhaug, Nicolas Roche, Luke Rowe and sprinter Ben Swift, who will target any sprint finishes as he prepares for Milan-San Remo. Froome has a solid squad as he takes on Contador Froome is looking to continue his winning streak after putting Alberto Contador to the sword at the recent Ruta del Sol and Team Sky has named a solid squad to support him. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com

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