Team Sky has confirmed the signing of Irelands Nicolas Roche for the 2015 season.
With 13 Grand Tour appearances to his name the team says he adds experience in abundance and will significantly add to the their firepower on the climbs.
In 2013 he finished an impressive fifth at the Vuelta a Espana.
This year he claimed victory in the Route du Sud and claimed a fifth place finish in the Tour of Britain for the Tinkoff Saxo squad.
Last Sunday he finished 26th in the Elite Men’s Road Race at the World Championships in Spain.
