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Wiggins absent from new Sky lineup

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Oct 29, 2009

Summary

• Michael Barry, Chris Sutton and Serge Pauwels join Team Sky
• Bradley Wiggins remains at Garmin-Slipstream

Team Sky have recruited three further riders to their squad for the 2010 season, but there is still no sign of Bradley Wiggins.

Michael Barry, Chris Sutton and Serge Pauwels have signed deals with the British squad, which is being overseen by the British Cycling performance director Dave Brailsford and now comprises 19 riders.

Six Britons are already in the squad - Geraint Thomas, Peter Kennaugh, Steve Cummings, Chris Froome, Ian Stannard and Russell Downing - with the new signings adding to the international flavour.

The Australian Sutton, nephew of British Cycling's head coach Shane Sutton, won the opening stage of the Tour of Britain and finished second overall - behind new Sky team-mate Edvald Boasson Hagen - and moves from Garmin-Slipstream, where he was a team-mate of Wiggins.

Wiggins, who equalled the British best of fourth place in July's Tour de France, is under contract with Garmin for 2010, but has long been linked with a move to Sky.

However, a sw

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