Sky are not a one man team - Brailsford
Rising GB cycling star Ben Swift has been confirmed as a member of Team Sky ahead of the 2010 season.
Swift, 22, from Rotherham, rode for Russian team Katusha last year but got out of the remaining year of his contract to join the British team.
He was unveiled at Sky's launch on Monday and said: "It feels like coming home, because I know so many of the support staff and the riders.
"I will be in the perfect environment to grow as a rider."
Swift has already been named in Sky's squad for the Tour Down Under, which starts in South Australia on 17 January.
Team principal Dave Brailsford said: "Ben is a real talent and his future looks bright because he ticks all the boxes that it takes to make it in this sport.
 Swift was part of the GB team at the world road championships
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"He's extremely serious, skilled on bike, he can climb and sprint and I really believe he can go far with us.
"We've worked quite some time with him on the track and I think the next years could be a massive breakthrough for him on the road as well."
Swift, who won a stage of last year's Tour of Britain, added: "Next year I'd like to ride another Grand Tour, but a big focus for me is the Track World Championships (in Copenhagen in March).
"I want to ride the team pursuit at the London Olympics. Then I'll concentrate fully on the road - that's the career I've mapped out."
Swift takes the total number of Britons in the Team Sky squad to eight.
Sky's start-up cost is reported to be £35m, with 26 riders of 12 different nationalities comprising the roster - all of them were present at the launch in London.
Brailsford said: "We started talking a long time ago about setting up a top-level British team but needed to reach a critical mass of riders to achieve it. Now here we are.
"We're ambitious but the key thing for us is to make sure everything is centred on the rider.
"We want to treat the riders with dignity and respect so that they can be the best then can be.
"People need to be motivated to get the best out of them and we want them to achieve excellence.
"Team spirit is critical to us so the personality of the riders played a big part in our recruitment."
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