Bradley Wiggins will be joined by fellow Brits Geraint Thomas and Ben Swift in the Tour de France as the Team Sky squad is announced today.

Team Sky revealed their nine-man team for the 98th edition of the Tour de France today. Wiggins, fresh from his win in the Critérium du Dauphiné recently will be flanked by Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen, making his second Tour de France appearance, Colombia’s Rigoberto Urán, Juan Antonio Flecha, Xabier Zandio, Christian Knees and Simon Gerrans.

Dave Brailsford, Team Sky Principal, commented: “This is a strong and balanced team with a real depth of talent to cater for all the challenges, from the team time trial to its high mountain finishes. The squad have raced and trained together consistently well and are full of confidence after excellent results at Bayern Rundfhart and the Critérium du Dauphiné.

“There is a great blend of experience and youth in our squad. As well as riders like Bradley, Flecha, Simon, Christian and Xabier who have ridden the Grand Tours on numerous occasions, the line up also includes some of the peloton’s brightest young talents in Edvald, Geraint, Rigoberto and Ben. We have a really exciting team that can’t wait for 2 July.”

Bradley Wiggins added:“The team is in great shape, full of confidence and riding well.  We all want to put on a good show for our fans as their support for the team throughout this season has been incredible. It’s going to be a great three weeks of racing.”

The 2011 Tour kicks off on July 2, with four summit finishes, including stage 18 on July 21, finishing atop the 2,645m Col du Galibier. And you can join in with the RCUK Trek Fantasy Tour de France game, with the £2,800 Trek Madone 5.2 up for grabs. Pick your team today.