World Road Race Champion Mark Cavendish leads team that also includes Peter Kennaugh and Ben Swift
THE Isle of Man will be well represented at next month’s Giro d’Italia with Manx cyclists Mark Cavendish and Peter Kennaugh joining Onchan resident Ben Swift in the Team Sky line-up for the Grand Tour.
World Road Race Champion Cav is set to make his fourth appearance in Italy’s biggest bike race looking to add to his tally of seven stage wins, while Kennaugh (22) and Swift (24) are returning to the road after their gold medal-winning performances at the recent World Track Championships in Melbourne.
Joining the trio in Team Sky colours will be Bernhard Eisel, Juan Antonio Flecha, Sergio Henao, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas and Rigoberto Urán for the event which gets under way in the Danish town of Herning on Saturday, May 5 and culminates in Milan on Sunday, May 27.