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GB Announce Team for Road Worlds
Story posted August 26 |
Great Britain announce riders for the 2010 UCI World Road Championships
British Cycling has today announced the team who will represent Great Britain at the forthcoming UCI Road World Championships taking place in Melbourne, Australia on the 29 September – 3 October 2010.
Mark Cavendish, who has 15 Tour de France stage wins to his name, will be supported by National Champion Geraint Thomas and Jeremy Hunt in the Men’s Elite Road Race. Under the 2010 regulations for elite men’s road race only three riders qualified this year.
Olympic Champion Nicole Cooke has been selected to ride in the Women’s Road Race. Also selected are current National Champion Emma Pooley and under-23 National Champion Lizzie Armitstead, both of whom have had some terrific results so far this season.
Current Under-23 European Time Trial Champion Alex Dowsett will represent GB in both the Men’s Under-23 Time Trial and the Road Race.
Speaking of the team selection, British Cycling’s Performance Director Dave Brailsford said: “It’s no surprise that we’ve built the men’s road team around Mark this year, and both Mark and the coaching staff believe that, of the pool of talent we had to choose from, Geraint and Jeremy would provide the best support to Mark on this course.
The women’s team is looking strong this year and there are a few medal contenders in there, which puts us in a good position as we can see nearer the time which rider the team will support. I’m really pleased to see Academy riders Lucy Martin and Katie Colclough back on form after their accident in Belgium earlier this year.”
Elite Men’s Road Race
Mark Cavendish
Jeremy Hunt
David Millar
Elite Men’s Time Trial
David Millar
Elite Women’s Road Race
Lizzie Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Nicole Cooke
Sharon Laws
Lucy Martin
Emma Pooley
Catherine Williamson
Elite Women’s Time Trial (four nominated, one to ride)
Nicole Cooke
Sharon Laws
Emma Pooley
Emma Trott
Under 23 Men’s Road Race
Alex Dowsett
Andy Fenn
Jonny McEvoy
Luke Rowe
Under 23 Men’s Time Trial
Alex Dowsett
