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Wiggins' future to be resolved soon

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 02, 2009

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• Olympic gold medallist expected to be named in squad
• 29-year-old yet to comment on future prospects

The saga of Bradley Wiggins' future on the road could be resolved by the end of the week, with Team Sky poised to complete their line-up for the 2010 season.

The two-time Olympic individual pursuit champion, who equalled the best Tour de France finish by a Briton with fourth place in July, has been linked with a move to the squad, who are backed by BSkyB.

However, the 29-year-old is under contract with Garmin-Slipstream for the forthcoming season and has remained quiet on the subject.

As British Cycling's performance director Dave Brailsford is the team principal at Sky, links with Wiggins – a spectator at the weekend's Track World Cup meeting in Manchester – have been continuous.

Team Sky have signed 19 riders, including six Britons – Geraint Thomas, Steve Cummings, Peter Kennaugh, Russell Downing, Chris Froome and Ian Stannard – with the line-up set to be finalised by the end of the week.

"All is in place and we're very excited, raring to go," said Brailsford. "

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