2008 Road World Championships - GB Team Selection criteria

 

The Road World Championships are to be held in Varese, Italy from 22nd to 28th September 2008. Selection date for the Road World Championships is 5th September 2008.

Strategy: The aim of the GB Cycling Team at the Road World Championships is simply to win medals in International competition. If it is not felt that there are British riders capable of attaining these performances, then a team will not be entered in that category of the World Championships.

The intention is that for each category there will be a clearly deemed team leader. The supporting team will be selected based on their ability and commitment to underpin the performance of the named team leader.

Where more than one rider in a particular discipline is deemed capable of a medal winning performance, the supporting team will be selected based on their abilities to play a team role for either candidate. Team roles will be discussed in detail at the event with the nominated Race Manager and the full team for the event.

Selected riders will be expected to comply with the WADA anti-doping whereabouts system. This can/will also be used to reinforce the British Cycling Anti Doping Policy.

Selected riders may be required to undergo physiological and/or medical assessment in the period between the selection date and the event. This will be to confirm fitness following injury, illness or a period of marked under-performance. All physiological assessment will be conducted at the National Cycling Centre by British Cycling's Olympic Programme's Team Staff

Any rider racing internationally and wishing to be considered for selection has a responsibility to keep the Olympic Programmes Administrator up to date with their road results.

Elite Men's Road Race

 

Nation places for the men's Road Race will be determined each year by the UCI Management Committee. as set out in 9.2.010 of the UCI Regulations.. Previous years have seen GB qualifying between one and six riders for this event. The team will be selected for the elite men's road race on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• A rider's current UCI Ranking.
• Race performances in the period 1st March 2008 to 1st September 2008.
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping policies.
• Specific nature of the Road course.
• The profile of riders selected to ensure optimal team composition, including ability and commitment to a team support role if required.

Elite men's Time Trial

The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. Selection is on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• Time trial performances in comparable international competition in the period 1st March 2008 to 1st September 2008
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping policies.
• Specific nature of the course
• Ability to play a strong supporting role in the road race

Elite Women's Road Race

 

The team would be selected for the elite women's road race on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• A rider's current UCI Ranking.
• Race performances in the period 1st March 2008 to 1st September 2008.
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping policies.
• Specific nature of the Road course
• The profile of riders selected to ensure optimal team composition, including ability and commitment to a team support role if required.

Elite Women's Time Trial
The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. Selection iss on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• Time trial performances in comparable international competition in the period 1st March 2008 to 1st September 2008
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping policies.
• Specific nature of the course
• Ability to play a strong supporting role in the road race

U23 Men's Road Race
Nation places for the men's Road Race will be determined each year by the UCI Management Committee'. as set out in 9.2.012 of the UCI Regulations. The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. Selection is on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• Race performances in the period 1st March 2008 to 1st September 2008.
• UCI ranking
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping blood testing policies.
• Specific nature of the Road course
• The profile of riders selected to ensure optimal team composition, including ability and commitment to a team support role if required.

U23 Men's Time Trial
The selection panel will consider only riders deemed to be competitive at this level, and may elect to take fewer than the maximum permitted riders for these events. Selection is on a discretionary basis by the selection panel. The panel would consider the following factors in coming to a decision:

• Time trial performances in comparable international competition in the period 1st March 2006 to 1st September 2008
• Commitment to the GB Cycling team anti-doping blood testing policies.
• Specific nature of the course
• Ability to play a strong supporting role in the road race