Team Great Britain released a long list for the UCI Road World Championships 2012
After proving its mettle at the Tour de France and the 2012 Olympic Games, Team Great Britain is all set for the next big race of the 2012 season, the UCI Road World Championships.
British cycling announced a long list of cyclists from which the final contestants for the Worlds will be chosen. The event is scheduled from September 16 to 23 in Limburg, Netherlands.
Mark Cavendish will try and defend his rainbow jersey at the event, which he earned in the 2011 edition of the race.
Team GB secured as many as six gold medals last year at the World Championships and is positive to repeat its performance in Holland.
Performance Director David Brailsford noted, "Once again we find ourselves in a very fortunate position of having a strong pool of riders across the board from which we can select the final team nearer the time”.
"Brad [Wiggins] has opted out of riding the time trial at the Worlds; this year's focus for him has been fully on the Tour de France and the Olympics, so to expect him to hold form going into the Worlds is a big ask".
The final list of cyclists to represent Team Great Britain at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships will be chosen from the list below.
Elite Men – Road Race (9 to start)
Adam Blythe, Mark Cavendish, Steve Cummings, Alex Dowsett, Andy Fenn, Chris Froome, Peter Kennaugh, Jeremy Hunt, Luke Rowe, Ian Stannard, Ben Swift, Jon Tiernan-Locke, Geraint Thomas, and Bradley Wiggins.
Elite Men – Time Trial (2 to start)
Alex Dowsett, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
Elite Women – Road Race (7 to start)
Lizzie Armitstead, Hannah Barnes, Katie Colclough, Nicole Cooke, Catherine Hare, Nikki Harris, Dani King, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley, Joanna Rowsell, Emma Trott and Laura Trott.
Elite Women – Time Trial (2 to start)
Wendy Houvenaghel, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley and Julia Shaw.
U23 Men – Road Race (3 to start)
Mike Cuming, Josh Edmondson, Richard Handley, Ali Slater, Scott Thwaites and Simon Yates.
U23 Men – Time Trial (2 to start)
George Atkins, Sam Harrison, Joe Perrett.
Junior Men – Road Race (6 to start)
Germain Burton, Hugh Carthy, Jon Dibben, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Ed Laverack, Chris Lawless, Chris Latham, Sam Lowe, Harry Tanfield, Alex Peters, Will Stephenson and Oliver Wood.
Junior Men – Time Trial (2 to start)
Jon Dibben and Tao Geoghegan Hart.
Junior Women – Road Race (5 to start)
Elinor Barker, Lucy Garner, Emily Kay, Amy Roberts, Jessie Walker and Molly Weaver
Junior Women – Time Trial (2 to start)
Elinor Barker and Amy Roberts
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