Torelli-brother

No of riders: 14 (plus two occasional guests) Under 26: 11 (plus one guest) Over 35: One guest Key stat: Irish Olympic team pursuit rider Alice Sharpe picked up the team’s greatest triumphs in 2017, including three stage wins at the Tour of Omagh Ireland, where she won the overall.

How was the off-season? The team recruited 10 time-british national champion and Great British podium programme team member Emily Kay, who will compete for the squad when not on international duty on the track. Manager Tony Orrell says the team has been working hard on building bigger engines, with key targets being longer European races.

Biggest challenge A selection of European stage races are important targets, but on British soil Torelli-brother places a focus on the Ovo Energy Tour Series and the Tour de Yorkshire where the team leader will be former French national road race and time trial champion, Edwige Pitel.