News: Great Britain Team for Road Worlds

Mark Cavendish, Tom Pidcock, Ethan Hayter and Lizzie Deignan are amongst the squad of 30 riders who will represent Great Britain in the elite, under-23 and junior categories at the Road Worlds.

News: Great Britain Team for Road Worlds

The Great Britain Cycling Team make their return to international competition on the road this weekend, lining up to represent their country at the UCI Road World Championships taking place in Flanders, Belgium, from 19 – 26 September.

Mark Cavendish, Tom Pidcock, Ethan Hayter and Lizzie Deignan are amongst the travelling squad of 30 riders who will represent Great Britain in the elite, under-23 and junior categories.

Ethan Hayter, fresh from a second-placed finish at the Tour of Britain, has made selection for both the elite men’s road race and time trial, and in the road race he will be joined by Mark Cavendish, Tom Pidcock, Luke Rowe, Fred Wright and Jake Stewart, as well as cousins Connor and Ben Swift. Lizzie Deignan, who enjoyed victory on the road at the Tour de Suisse this year, will be joined by fellow Olympian Anna Shackley, Alice Barnes, Anna Henderson, Pfeiffer Georgi and Joss Lowden to contest the elite women’s road race, with Georgi and Lowden also set to race in the time trial.

Great Britain Cycling Team for the UCI Road World Championships:

Elite Women Road Race
Lizzie Deignan
Anna Shackley
Alice Barnes
Anna Henderson
Pfeiffer Georgi
Joss Lowden

Elite Women Time Trial
Joss Lowden
Pfeiffer Georgi

Elite Men Road Race
Tom Pidcock
Luke Rowe
Fred Wright
Jake Stewart
Connor Swift
Ben Swift
Mark Cavendish
Ethan Hayter

Elite Men Time Trial
Ethan Hayter
Dan Bigham

U23 Men Road Race
Ethan Vernon
Sam Watson
Oliver Stockwell
Robert Donaldson
Lewis Askey

U23 Men Time Trial
Ethan Vernon

Junior Women Road Race
Maddie Leech
Millie Couzens
Flora Perkins
Zoe Bäckstedt

Junior Women Time Trial
Zoe Bäckstedt
Maddie Leech
Millie Couzens (reserve)

Junior Men Road Race
Max Poole
Finlay Pickering
Joshua Tarling
Jack Brough

Junior Men Time Trial
Finlay Pickering
Joshua Tarling
Max Poole (reserve)

Mixed Team Time Trial
Dan Bigham (Team Leader)
Alex Dowsett
John Archibald
Joss Lowden
Alice Barnes
Anna Henderson