Team Sky picks five British riders for Tour de Romandie

Froome, Thomas, Swift, Stannard and Peters will be part of Team Sky's eight-man team for the Tour de Romandie (April 26 to May 1)

Ian Stannard chases on stage four of the 2015 Tour de Romandie

(Image credit: Watson)

Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Alex Peters are the five British riders among the eight men picked by Team Sky to contest the 2016 Tour de Romandie, April 26 to May 1.

Tour de France champion Froome has won the Tour of Romandie twice - in 2013 and 2014 - and will be one of the men to watch in the six-day, WorldTour-level race in Switzerland.

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