GARMIN-CHIPOTLE BOSS: WHY I SIGNED WIGGINS

Jonathan Vaughters enjoys his Tour des vins de France

Jonathan Vaughters has been relatively quiet in the transfer market so far, with Bradley Wiggins the only significant addition to the Garmin-Chipotle squad for 2009.

Although Vaughters (pictured) says he may add more riders, he?s unlikely to sign any big names, stressing he is very happy with the composition of the squad and warning rivals that Garmin have a young gem in Irish national champion Dan Martin.

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.