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Sir Bradley Wiggins reveals he will ride Tour de Yorkshire in May

Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins drinks as he rides in the pack during the third stage of Paris-Nice
Image: Sir Bradley Wiggins is racing this week at Paris-Nice

Sir Bradley Wiggins has confirmed his intention to ride in the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire in May.

The 2012 Tour de France winner will leave Team Sky at the end of April to head up his new team, WIGGINS.

In an interview with The Cycling Podcast, he revealed the Tour de Yorkshire, which takes place from May 1-3, would be his first outing for WIGGINS.

Discussing being able to wear his world time-trial champion's rainbow jersey at Paris-Nice this week, he said: "It will be nice to [wear it] a last time at this level anyway. I know I'm doing the Tour de Yorkshire, but this is Paris-Nice."

The Tour de Yorkshire will take place as a legacy event from last year's hugely successful Grand Depart of the Tour de France, which brought millions of fans to the region.

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Wiggins missed last year's Tour having been overlooked for the squad by Team Sky.