With plans for the year ahead including an overall win at the Tour de France and spring classics success, Philip Deignan’s and Nicolas Roche’s Team Sky is now practically in race mode for the 2015 campaign.
The riders and staff are currently in the middle of a training camp in Alcudía, Mallorca.
Roche is getting to know his new team mates while Deignan, the new boy this time last year, is an old hand at this stage.
Check out the two Irishmen with the squad in our photos and couple of short videos.
All the new Team Sky riders for 2015, including Nicolas Roche on the far left, with the big gun Chris Froome in the middle.
It may be Mallorca and the sun is shining but it's still chilly so the guys are well wrapped up. Check out one of the Team Sky trucks in the background. The team brings all of its resources to these camps, there's no messing around.
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Donegal's Philip Deignan chats to a team staff member before the chaingang sets out for the morning ride.
Andy Fenn started out with An Post-Chainreaction just a few years ago. Now the Briton is in the biggest team in the world.
Deignan and Chris Froome about to set out. The Irishman was often the last man standing in the high mountains for Froome at the Vuelta. He's worth his weight in gold now for Dave Brailsford's outfit.
The focus may be on the rider's, but the sponsor's poney up big twine to be part of the show and everything has to look as well as possible, especially the Jags.
Irish international Nicolas Roche gets a few last minute bits and bobs done before the spin.
The trucks are packed with gear and even the full complement of time trial bikes and kit has been brought to Mallorca; nothing is left to chance.
Gratuitous photo of new carbon.
Roche, far left, coming off the climb after a team time trial effort in a group including Froome, beside him.
Deignan flat out through a roundabout leading his group.
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A bearded Bernie Eisel is the line just behind Deignan
Brief clip of the team trial efforts they're putting in
The guys out for what looks like a gentle spin.
Even the pros are allowed to check out the menu.
Roche takes to the hills with Froome.
The lads look in good form; is a bromance beginning to blossom?
Hey Nico, Froomey is married now!
Roche is already looking like he was born to wear the colours of Team Sky.
Sorting out the riders' kit at the service course
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