Team IG–Sigma Sport () was a British

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Team IG–Sigma Sport are sponsored by the

IG Group IG Group Holdings plc, trading as IG Group, is a United Kingdom-based online trading provider, offering access to spread betting and CFD trading, which allows traders to bet on the direction of equities, bonds and currencies without owning ...

, a financial derivatives company, and

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, a bicycle and triathlon retailer. The team rode senior professional events in the United Kingdom and Europe, other than the

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and

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races. Sigma sports was directed by Matthew Stephens. Team IG ended their backing for the team after the 2013 season, and as the team were unable to find a new co-sponsor, they were not able to continue into 2014. However, Sigma Sport pledged to continue to search for a new sponsor in order to return to competition in 2015.

2013 team

As of 15 January 2013.

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