Team Sky Tour de France squad: the ingredients for success?

Cycling Weekly breaks down the Team Sky squad for the 2015 Tour de France and discusses which role each rider may play over the three weeks

Team Sky in the stage one TTT

(Image credit: Watson)

Sir David Brailsford revealed the nine names who would tackle the Tour de France for Team Sky in July, with the British-based squad confident on delivering Chris Froome to victory.

But will the nine riders deliver the goods? Here we break down what they all bring to the table for Sky as they look to win their third Tour title in the space of four years.

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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.