Tour of Britain 2015 preview: 12 riders to watch

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Tour of Britain 2015 preview: 11 riders to watch

Sprint heavyweights, GC contenders and young Brits to keep an eye out for

Wout Poels (Team Sky)

  • Tour of Britain 2014, podium, Bradley Wiggins, Michael Kwiatkowski , Dylan Van Baarle (Pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWPix.com)
  • Mark Cavendish, Etixx-QuickStep, Clasica de Almeria, sprint, salute, 2015, pic: Bettini Photo

    Mark Cavendish leads the way when it comes to British pro cycling wins (pic: Bettini Photo)

  • Andre Greipel, Lotto-Soudal, Tour de France, stage 21, sprint, pic - Sirotti

    Andre Greipel sprints to stage 21 success on the Champs-Elysees, his fourth stage win of this year's race (pic: Sirotti)

  • Dylan van Baarle, Garmin-Sharp, pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com

    Dylan van Baarle was the surprise winner of the 2014 Tour of Britain (pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com)

  • Giro Synthe aero helmet, Taylor Phinney (Pic: Giro)

    Taylor Phinney is back in action after his horrific injury (pic: Giro)

  • Zdenek Stybar, stage six, Tour de France, pic - Sirotti

    Zdenek Stybar proved his class with a powerful finish on the uphill sprint into Le Havre at the Tour de France (pic: Sirotti)

  • Tour of Britain, stage six, Alex Dowsett, Tom Stewart, 2014, pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com

    Alex Dowsett leads the stunning breakaway which ignited last year's race on stage six (pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

  • Robert Kiserlovski, Tinkoff-Saxo, 2015, pic - Sirotti

    Robert Kiserlovski leads Tinkoff-Saxo with plenty to prove (pic: Sirotti)

  • Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com - 22/07/2015 - Cycling - British Cycling Elite Circuit Series - Sheffield Grand Prix - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England - Russell Downing (Cult Energy).

    JLT-Condor have also confirmed their 2016 roster, which sees Russell Downing join from Cult Energy Pro Cycling (pic: Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com)

  • Edvald Boasson Hagen, MTN-Qhubeka, 2015, pic - Sirotti

    Former Tour of Britain champion Edvald Boasson Hagen leads a strong MTN-Qhubeka team with plenty of options (pic: Sirotti)

  • Tao Geoghegan Hart, Great Britain, Tour of Britain, 2014, pic: Simon Wilkinson/SWpix.com

    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)

  • Wout Poels, Team Sky, stage four, Tirreno-Adriatico, pic: Sirotti

    Team Sky claimed their first ever Monument win at Liege-Bastogne-Liege thanks to Wout Poels (pic: Sirotti)

Wout Poels (Team Sky)

A ‘hero on Alpe d’Huez’ according to his team, few will argue with how important Wout Poels was for Chris Froome at the Tour de France.

And the Dutchman’s reward could well be a shot at overall success at the Tour of Britain, after he was named in a strong six-man line-up for the race.

Peter Kennaugh could also be in the mix overall, while Ben Swift and Elia Viviani will be targeting stage wins – Classics specialists Ian Stannard and Andy Fenn complete the line-up.

Sky aren’t short of strength for the race – or options. Swift has a point to prove after crashing out of his home race, the Tour de Yorkshire, in May while Kennaugh returns to action after illness cut his Tour de France short.

As ever when racing on British roads, Team Sky won’t lack support, and a second British stage race win of the season, following Lars-Petter Nordhaug’s Tour de Yorkshire success, could well be on the cards.

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Tour of Britain 2015

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