Tour de France champion Chris Froome has extended his contract with Team Sky along with nine other riders.

The Brit joined Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Sergio Henao, Salvatore Puccio, Peter Kennaugh, Chris Sutton, David Lopez, Danny Pate and Xabier Zandio in re-signing for the 2014 season.

They have also added to their squad with the singings of Nathan Earle, Philip Deignan, Mikel Nieve and Henao's cousin Sebastian.

The move comes as part of Sky's attempts to consolidate their position at the pinnacle of world cycling, having enjoyed another outstanding season.

And the team are looking forward, with Froome once again the favourite to emerge triumphant from the Tour. He praised the work of the team in securing the services of so many riders: “This has been an incredible year for me and I’m delighted to finish it off by signing a new contract with Team Sky.

"I’ve been with this team since the start and I know this is the right place for me to continue to grow as a rider.

“It’s impossible to win races without the right team beside you so I’d like to thank everyone at the team for their continued support.

"It’s an honour to be a Team Sky rider and I hope to play a big part of its success for years to come.”

The team's performance manager, Rod Ellingworth, said: “Everyone is excited to kick things off again in 2014 and we do so with what we believe is the most talented team in the world.

“We’ve consolidated what is an incredibly strong group of guys over the winter. The team’s core remains intact and that’s important going forward.

“Everyone is committed to keep improving and we always look to provide the best environment for riders to do that.”