Sheffield?s Ben Swift will make his professional debut with the Barloworld team at the GP di Camaiore in Italy on Thursday.

The 19 year-old Academy rider has been named in the six-rider team for the hilly Tuscany race and will also ride the Giro del Lazio one-day race near Rome on Saturday August 11.

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