Team High Road Confirm Tour of Britain Slot
Story posted May 28
Website: http://www.tourofbritain.com/default.asp
The organisers of The Tour of Britain have confirmed the participation of Pro-Tour squad Team High Road in the 8-day national tour to take place this September. In their former guise as Team T-Mobile, the team were one of the stars of a closely fought 2007 race which saw them take home two stage wins courtesy of Mark Cavendish, who as well as enjoying spells in the leaders' jersey eventually taking victory in both the Hot Spot Sprints and Green Jersey competitions.
Triple World Track Champion and one of Cavendish's key leadout men in the Tour of Italy, Bradley Wiggins is named in the team as is Giro star Mark Cavendish and classics specialist Roger Hammond. This years race starts in the heart of London on September 7th, and with the participation of Team GB already confirmed, British fans will have plenty of reasons to come out and cheer, particularly with the race falling just after this summer's Olympic games in Beijing.
Technical Director Mick Bennett said of the announcement :"Team High Road is the first of a number of exciting announcements in the 2008 team line up. Having a team that includes Cavendish, Wiggins and Hammond on the roads of the UK just after the Olympics is a mouth watering prospect to say the least. Mark and Roger in particular have contributed a great deal to the success of the race in recent years and it's great to have them back again"
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