Guernsey riders in Tour de Yorkshire line-up
BOTH Tobyn Horton and James McLaughlin have been named in the Madison Genesis team for the inaugural Le Tour de Yorkshire, which begins on Friday in Bridlington.
The two Guernsey riders are part of an eight-strong line-up for the new 2.1 Europe Tour world-class race across Yorkshire, which uses many of the same roads used in last year's opening of the Tour de France.
Team manager Roger Hammond said: 'We've been really looking forward to the Tour De Yorkshire for a long time now and have been working hard to ensure we are ready to race on Friday in Bridlington. I am extremely pleased with how the team has progressed this year with everyone going the extra mile in training; selecting the final eight riders has been very difficult, but in a good way.
'I'm confident that with the balance of climbers and rouleurs in the team led by the experience of Mark McNally, we will be ready for anything the beautiful (and demanding) Yorkshire countryside can throw at us. With the support of the fantastic Yorkshire crowds, I'm really looking forward to seeing the team step up to the challenge.'
