DESCENDING ORDER: Inigo Landaluze of Spain, left, descends the Tamie pass with the rest pack in hot pursuit during the 8th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Le Grand Bornand and Tignes, French Alps, yesterday. Pic: Christophe Ena. 15/07/2007. © AP Photo Inigo Landaluze of Spain, left, decends the Tamie pass with the pack near Frontenex during the 8th stage of the 94th Tour de France cycling race between Le Grand Bornand and Tignes, French Alps, Sunday, July 15, 2007. Other riders are unidentified.

Johan Bruyneel, manager of the new team, has finalised a 2010 team roster that includes 16 riders from 16 countries.

"It is a well-balanced team," Bruyneel said of the group, which will gather for the first time in Tucson, Arizona, in the second week of December.

"We have experienced riders - I worked with some of them in my former teams - but we also have young talents who can develop in the perfect environment.

"Our main goal will be the Tour de France and other stage races but I am confident that, with these riders, we can perform well in the one-day races as well."

Impey, a former Barloworld rider, won the Tour of Turkey earlier this year as well as finishing second in the SA Road Championships.

The 24-year-old will hope to follow in the footsteps of countryman Robbie Hunter with a good showing at next year's Tour de France - Impey's first appearance in the cycling world's showpiece.