28 Jun 2014

Defending champ Froome leads Sky as Wiggins misses out

9:00 am on 28 June 2014

Defending champion Chris Froome will lead Team Sky's challenge for a third consecutive Tour de France crown but 2012 winner and fellow Briton Bradley Wiggins will not be part of the nine-man team.

Wiggins had been widely tipped to miss selection in the squad and all but confirmed the decision after winning the British time-trial title.

Froome's main support will be Australia's Richie Porte, while the road captain will be Bernhard Eisel from Austria.

The Tour begins in Leeds on July 5th and reaches France on July 8th.