Ten WorldTour teams will compete in the 2016 Tour of Britain

Team Sky, Movistar and Dimension Data are among the 10 WorldTour teams that will start the Tour of Britain on September 4

(Image credit: Andy Jones 2014)

Ten WorldTour teams, including Sky, Movistar and Dimension Data, will be on the start line for the 2016 Tour of Britain, which begins on September 4.

Dimension Data, who won the race last year with Edvald Boasson Hagen, could also field home favourite Mark Cavendish, while Alex Dowsett is expected to race for Movistar.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.