British Cycling has today confirmed the squad of riders who will represent the Great Britain Cycling Team at the forthcoming UCI Junior Track World Championships in Frankfurt containing 6 Welsh Riders.
Recently crowned Junior European Champions Elynor Backstedt, Emma Finucane, Sophie Lewis and Max Rushby have all made selection for the 12 strong team who will travel to Germany for the event which takes place from 14th – 18th August.
Performance Pathway Manager Tom Stanton said: “We have selected 12 junior riders for this year’s world championships and as always with our pathway riders, the key focus is providing development opportunities which can be capitalised on in the future.
“All of the riders selected for the worlds competed at the European Championships earlier this month and we saw some promising performances as well as a medal haul of four gold, five silver and one bronze medal. The riders now have the opportunity to springboard up a level and compete against a world-class field in each of the disciplines.
“We’ll be looking for the riders to put into practice what they have learnt so far and to build on their performances from the European Championships, and I am confident we have selected a team who will not only benefit from this experience but also deliver some podium results.”
Welsh Cycling CEO Anne Adams-King was thrilled to see so many Welsh riders form part of the team who will be competing in Germany. "It's great to see our young riders continue to progress so well. It's testament to the programmes we have in wales and the fantastic work undertaken by our HSBC UK Go-Ride clubs in providing a safe and supportive enviorment that allowed these young riders to get involved in the sport back when they started, Pob lwc to the whole team taking part".
The Great Britain Cycling Team for UCI Junior Track World Championships, Frankfurt, (Welsh Riders *)
Men’s Endurance
Zach Bridges*
Max Rushby
Women’s Endurance
Elynor Backstedt*
Ella Barnwell*
Eluned King*
Sophie Lewis
Men’s Sprint
James Bunting
Dan Cooper
Matti Egglestone
Rhys Thomas*
Women’s Sprint
Emma Finucane*
Charlotte Robinson
