Ian Stannard

Ian Stannard and Dajo Sanders join UK-based team in latest changes among staffers.

British former rider in talks to fill the void after Servais Knaven, Gabriel Rasch, and Brett Lancaster leave the team.

Development team steps up to Continental level in 2021, with mountain bike team also in the works.

Recently retired Brit's unlikely triumph in 2015 at Omloop marked a rare occasion when everyone cheered for Team Sky.

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Ineos Grenadiers' team doctor indicated they have tried ‘various treatments but ultimately Ian has taken the best decision for his long-term health’

Ian Stannard leads the charge for Tour of Britain's home riders, winning the day ahead of two other Brits.

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Roubaix favors the dark-horse pick — here are five men who could surprise and why they've got a shot at winning the cobblestone trophy.

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The Sky rider won the last two editions of Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, but he'll skip this year's race in favor of putting in stage race miles.

Several notable riders are left off the team's lineup, including American veteran Danny Pate

After years of hard knocks in the pro peloton following a slow transition off the track, Geraint Thomas has arrived with a huge win at E3

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The squad has molded itself into a strong classics contender since it first raced in 2010

Dan Seaton analyzes Etixx's loss in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, which the team followed by winning Sunday's Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

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It's been a hard slog for Ian Stannard, who fought back from a broken back and wrist to top the podium once again at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

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Much like Milano-Sanremo a month later, Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne is very much dependent on factors outside an individual racer's control

Niki Terpstra remains in the overall lead with two days of racing left as the peloton faces another windy day of action in the desert

Sky will bring five riders to support Wiggins' bid at winning the nine-stage race through England

Several riders on the British squad have been sidelined because of crashes, illnesses, and even anti-doping issues

Several riders go down hard in E3 Harelbeke and Gent-Wevelgem

The Sky rider runs a Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 group on his bike, which is wrapped in wide tubulars for the cobbles

Omega Pharma and Sky split the weekend, Belkin and BMC have a bit of bad luck, and Cannondale and Trek are absent. But it's early days yet

Strength, smarts and teamwork pay off at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad for Sky, which is better known for its stage-racing prowess

It was a grand donnybrook in the wet, on the cobbles, and in the end it was Stannard taking the win ahead of Van Avermaet with Boasson Hagen third

The Cannondale rider beats Petacchi, Ciolek in a tight finish

The mood was quiet and calm at the Sky bus after Friday's GC tilt in the wind, and Froome is looking toward Mont Ventoux for big time differences

Sky rider says racing in his first Tour de France is a "dream come true"

Fabian Cancellara and a slew of first-time winners came out on top in the classics, but who didn't?

The British squad failed to convert its stage-racing prowess to the cobbles and the questions will no doubt start

After a disappointing Tour of Flanders, the British squad knows it has to attack the Swiss early and with numbers on the cobbles

Flanders winner Fabian Cancellara is the distant favorite for Sunday, but Taylor Phinney and a cadre of contenders are there if he falters

The 2012 British road race champion rode Pinarello's endurance bike at the Tour of Flanders

GCN's Daniel Lloyd checks in with Ian Stannard, Daniel Martin, Richie Porte, and Kirsten Wild

Cannondale's Peter Sagan leads a talented crop of young riders during this season's classics

Sky put forth two performances on Sunday: A GC 1-2 finish in a stage race and a missed opportunity in a classic

25-year-old Norwegian rebounds for the cobbled classics after falling ill at Milano-Sanremo

With historic courses, frenzied fans, and dynamic racing, these men are the ones to watch from Harelbeke to Roubaix

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Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins will focus their efforts on Tour de France preparations and not compete in their national championships

Stannard says he doesn’t remember much from the winning breakaway at the miserable 2010 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

Team Sky will keep three of its most promising riders in-house, announcing Thursday that it has extended the contracts of Ian Stannard, Ben Swift and Peter Kennaugh going into the 2012 season.