Bradley Wiggins will make his debut in Team Sky colours at the Tour of Qatar which gets under way on February 7.

The three-time Olympic gold medallist used the race to kickstart a hugely successful 2009 by claiming the leader's jersey following the 6km team time-trial first stage.

Twelve months on he'll be part of a strong Team Sky line-up which also features Edvald Boasson Hagen, Juan Antonio Flecha and Kurt-Asle Arvesen.

Fellow Brits Russell Downing, Geraint Thomas and Ian Stannard also feature as does Norway's Lars-Petter Nordhaug.

Wiggins, a memorable fourth in last year's Tour de France, had been scheduled to make his debut at Etoile de Bessèges four days earlier.