Elia Viviani the man to beat as Revolution Cycling Champions League teams are confirmed

Seven World Tour teams - Team Sky, Orica Bike-Exchange, Trek Segredo, Lampre Merida, Lotto Jumbo-NL, Giant Alpecin and Cannondale Drapac all confirmed their squads over the past weeks.

Riders including Paris-Nice winner, Geraint Thomas, Italian Road Race Champion, Giacomo Nizzolo and Olympic Gold Medallist Elia Viviani have all been included.

Viviani, speaking at Team Sky’s training, said: “I think it’s a good move to take a lot of road riders, especially from World Tour teams because it is perfect for the fans, they can watch live on the TV or in the venue and they can see the same jerseys that ride Milan San-Remo and the big grand tours, Giro d’Italia and Tour de France.”

Joining them from the UK Championships, which concluded last Saturday in Manchester, will be UK Champions JLT Condor as well as qualifiers Team PedalSure, Team Wiggins and Maloja Pushbikers.

Olympic Champion Ed Clancy claimed the UK title but thinks the Revolution Champions League will be a different level of competition. “I think the World Tour teams will make life really hard for [everyone] across two days of racing," he said. "At this moment time, it’s hard to pick a winner…

Joining the four qualifiers from the UK will be wildcard team Equipe de France, featuring some of the best French road and track riders.

The full Cycling Champions League line up:

· Cannondale-Drapac

· Equipe de France

· JLT Condor

· Lampre Merida

· Maloja Pushbikers

· Orica Bike-Exchange

· Team Giant Alpecin

· Team Lotto Jumbo-NL

· Team Pedalsure

· Team Sky

· Team Wiggins

· Trek Segafredo

Tickets are available to purchase for the Revolution Champions League in London and Manchester from Sky Tickets. Tickets to Paris can be purchased on Ticketmaster.

Full ticket information is available on www.cyclingrevolution.com