Welsh cyclist Luke Rowe joins team leader Chris Froome in signing extended deal with Team Sky
Tour de France winner one of ten riders to put pen to paper
Richard Clifford
Luke Rowe
Tour de France winner Chris Froome heads a list of 10 riders who have signed new contracts with Team Sky for 2014, a list that also includes Cardiff's Luke Rowe.
Peter Kennaugh, David Lopez and Ian Stannard were part of the line-up that helped Froome succeed Bradley Wiggins, who is heading into the final year of his contract with the team, as Britain's second winner of Le Tour.
They have also put pen to paper along with Rowe, Salvatore Puccio, Sergio Henao, Chris Sutton, Danny Pate and Xabier Zandio.
Two of Froome's key support riders, Richie Porte and Geraint Thomas, extended their deals mid-season.
Froome said on teamsky.com: "This has been an incredible year for me and I'm delighted to finish it off by signing a new contract with Team Sky. I've been with this team since the start and I know this is the right place for me to continue to grow as a rider.
"It's impossible to win races without the right team beside you so I'd like to thank everyone at the team for their continued support. It's an honour to be a Team Sky rider and I hope to play a big part of its success for years to come."
Performance manager Rod Ellingworth hailed his group of riders as "the most talented team in the world".
He said: "Everyone is excited to kick things off again in 2014. We've consolidated what is an incredibly strong group of guys over the winter. The team's core remains intact and that's important going forward.
"Everyone is committed to keep improving and we always look to provide the best environment for riders to do that."
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