Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka)
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Mark Cavendish leads the way when it comes to British pro cycling wins (pic: Bettini Photo)
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Andre Greipel sprints to stage 21 success on the Champs-Elysees, his fourth stage win of this year's race (pic: Sirotti)
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Dylan van Baarle was the surprise winner of the 2014 Tour of Britain (pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)
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Taylor Phinney is back in action after his horrific injury (pic: Giro)
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Zdenek Stybar proved his class with a powerful finish on the uphill sprint into Le Havre at the Tour de France (pic: Sirotti)
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Alex Dowsett leads the stunning breakaway which ignited last year's race on stage six (pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)
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Former Tour of Britain champion Edvald Boasson Hagen leads a strong MTN-Qhubeka team with plenty of options (pic: Sirotti)
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Tao Geoghegan Hart is one of a number of riders who could get a result for the British national team (pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)
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Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka)
Former winner Edvald Boasson Hagen returns to the Tour of Britain after leaving Team Sky for MTN-Qhubeka last winter.
The Norwegian champion will race on the back of top-ten finishes at the Tour of Denmark and Artic Race of Norway, and arrives with a strong support squad for the sprint stages.
Tyler Farrar, Reianrdt Janse van Rensburg and 2013 stage winner Gerald Ciolek are all included in the line-up, while Daniel Teklehaimanot, who famously pulled on the King of the Mountains jersey at the Tour de France, will seek out breakaways and Serge Pauwels is their man for the overall.
Boasson Hagen has the power and the sprint train to cause a potential upset on fast finished but will more likely come onto his own on tougher Classics-like stages which rule out pure sprinters like Mark Cavendish and Andre Greipel.