British Cycling has named the eight riders who will compete in Great Britain Cycling Team colours at the sixth round of the Telenet UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup in Namur, Belgium, on the 18 December.
Reigning under-23 cyclo-cross world champion Evie Richards will compete at the event and she is joined by fellow Senior Academy mountain bikers Ella Connolly and Frazer Clacherty. Ffion James completes the squad in the under-23 categories.
Current European junior champion Tom Pidcock, who came third in the previous world cup round in Germany, will line up in the junior men’s race, as will Dan Tullett who is also on British Cycling’s Junior Academy mountain bike programme. Thomas Mein and Ben Turner will also compete in the junior men’s race.
Great Britain Cycling Team for Telenet UCI Cyclo Cross World Cup, Namur
Under-23 men
Frazer Clacherty
Under-23 women
Ella Connolly
Ffion James
Evie Richards
Junior men
Thomas Mein
Tom Pidcock
Dan Tullett
Ben Turner