Two teams confirm for Tour of Ireland

Team Columbia and Team Garmin-Chipotle p/b H30 will race the Tour of Ireland from August 27 to 31. Although the Garmin-Chipotle team has not yet announced its line-up, Team Columbia released a provisional roster.

Top British sprinter Mark Cavendish and former triple world time trial champion Michael Rogers of Australia will head the team also including Austrian Bernhard Eisel, German Bert Grabsch, Swede Thomas Lövkvist, Australian Adam Hansen and 2008 Giro d'Italia final stage winner Italian Marco Pinotti.