Bradley Wiggins's Paris-Roubaix support team taking shape

Team Sky starts to form the back-up team for Bradley Wiggins's tilt at Paris-Roubaix in April

Bradley Wiggins in the 2014 Paris-Roubaix

(Image credit: Graham Watson)

Sir Bradley Wiggins's Paris-Roubaix group is forming this week in the sand-swept Persian Gulf state of Qatar.

Team Sky has a number of experienced Classics men to chose from in order to build a support team for Wiggins' Paris-Roubaix bid in April, and several key members are currently racing in the Tour of Qatar alongside Wiggins.

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.