Motorpoint to continue as Node4-Giordana

The Motorpoint team will become Node4-Giordana for the 2012 season. The team has lost two of it's star riders with Ian Bibby and Jonny McEvoy moving across to Endura Racing. The five riders who are staying with the team are Marcin Bialoblocki, Lee Davis, Andrew Magnier, James Sampson and Peter Williams. They will be joined by a number of new signings including Rico Rogers, a New Zealander who joins from Giant-Kenda where he picked up a number of sprint victories in Asia. The other new signings are Dave Clarke, Matt Cronshaw, Kieran Frend, Matt Higgins, Philip Lavery and James Moss.

WorldTour riders 2012

BMC Racing (USA)
Adam Blythe
Steve Cummings

Garmin-Cervelo (USA)
David Millar

Omega Pharma-Quick Step (BEL)
Andy Fenn

Sky (GBR)
Mark Cavendish
Alex Dowsett
Chris Froome
Jeremy Hunt
Peter Kennaugh
Luke Rowe
Ian Stannard
Ben Swift
Geraint Thomas
Bradley Wiggins