Team Sky has confirmed that Chris Froome will ride Liege-Bastogne-Liege on Sunday as part of an impressive roster that also includes Michal Kwiatkowski and Wout Poels.

Lately, Froome has spent time at an altitude training camp on Mount Teide with several teammates, and he was not expected to race until the Tour de Romandie stage race in Switzerland. 

However, Team Sky was forced to ommit Sergio Henao from its Ardennes squad when the Colombian was suspended from racing after the UCI formally opened a Biological Passport investigation into the Colombian’s blood values.

Froome will take on 2015 Liege-Bastogne-Liege and Fleche-Wallonne winner Alejandro Valverde (Movistar). Other major contenders include Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha), Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida), Daniel Martin (Etixx-QuickStep), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge).

Froome's last race was the Volta a Catalunya in Spain at he end of March, where he finished eighth overall.

The Team Sky line-up for Liege-Bastogne-Liege is completed by Ben Swift, Michal Golas, Sebastian Henao, Salvatore Puccio and Lars Petter Nordhaug.