Bradley Wiggins has confirmed his intention to ride in the inaugural Tour de Yorkshire in May.

The 2012 Tour de France winner will depart Team Sky at the end of April to take the lead on his new team, WIGGINS.

In an interview with The Cycling Podcast, he revealed the Tour de Yorkshire, which takes place from May 1-3, would be his first official event for WIGGINS.

In talking about being able to wear his world time-trial champion's rainbow jersey at Paris-Nice this week, he said: "It will be nice to [wear it] a last time at this level anyway. I know I'm doing the Tour de Yorkshire, but this is Paris-Nice."

The Tour de Yorkshire will take place as a legacy event after last year's hugely successful Grand Depart of the Tour de France, which brought millions of fans to the region.

Wiggins missed last year's Tour after having been overlooked for the squad by Team Sky.