( CNN ) -- Two of the biggest teams in world cycling are to merge next season , with the news that Lance Armstrong 's RadioShack squad and Luxembourg outfit Leopard-Trek are to join forces . The new team , which will be called RadioShack-Nissan-Trek , have secured sponsorship for a two-year period and will continue to be licenced in Luxembourg . A formidable line-up of 30 riders will be confirmed later this month , which will contain Leopard 's Schleck brothers Andy and Frank -- who finished second and third in this year 's Tour de France -- and world time-trial champion Fabian Cancellara . Other high-profile riders will include American Chris Horner , Germany 's Andreas Kloden , Jani Brajkovic of Slovenia , Jakob Fuglsang of Denmark and Italy 's Daniele Bennati . Team chief Johan Bruyneel announced the news on the official RadioShack website , saying : `` With our sponsors ' continuing commitment and the professionalism of our riders , I 'm confident that RadioShack-Nissan-Trek will dominate cycling for years to come . `` With Team RadioShack , we won 30 races and dominated the most important American races in 2011 . Now thanks to the presence of riders like Fabian Cancellara and the Schleck brothers , we now have the potential to win not only Classics and major stage races but Grand Tours as well . `` We are grateful our sponsors believe in this project . This is a great milestone for our team and our global sport . '' Both teams are relatively new to the peloton , with RadioShack forming in 2010 around seven-time Tour de France champion Armstrong , while Leopard was set up last year and spearheaded by the Schleck brothers . The merger will free up an extra place in the 18-team Pro Tour elite section following the recent demise of HTC-Highroad and another merger between Belgian squads Omega-Pharma and QuickStep . However , one of those places is expected to be taken up by the new Australian outfit Green Edge , who have just announced the signing of top sprinter Matt Goss as one of their leaders .
RadioShack and Frank teams to merge for year . The new cycling team will be called RadioShack-Nissan-Trek . The team will have Two riders including the Schleck brothers Leopard and Andy .