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RSS FeedsGreat Britain confirm final squad for Innsbruck World Championships
(Cyclingnews.com)

 
 

13 september 2018 03:50:39

 
Great Britain confirm final squad for Innsbruck World Championships
(Cyclingnews.com)
 


Simon and Adam Yates, British national champion Connor Swift and Tao Geoghegan Hart have been confirmed in the Great Britain squad for the road World Championships in Innsbruck, with Dani Rowe and Hannah Barnes leading the women´s team. Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas and Giro d´Italia winner Chris Froome were part of the long-list named on August 30 but both have ended their season at the recent Tour of Britain. Simon Yates is expected to be team leader for the testing 258km elite men road race that ends with the extremely steep Höll climb and includes 4670m of climbing. Their biggest rivals are expected to be Alejandro Valverde of Spain, Julian Alaphilippe and Thibaut Pinot of France, Italy´s Vincenzo Nibali, and Nairo Quintana and Rigoberto Uran of Colombia.ADVERTISEMENT Ian Stannard, winner of stage seven of this year´s Tour of Britain, and reigning national champion Connor Swift are also part of the elite men team, as are Hugh Carthy, Pete Kennaugh, Tao Geoghegan Hart and James Knox. Geoghegan Hart and Alex Dowsett will ride the time trial, where 2017 winner Tom Dumoulin is the favourite. There is no place for Steve Cummings. The elite men´s team will be directed by new Great Britain Academy coach Matt Brammeier. The women´s road race team will consist of six riders, with Dani Christmas, Alice Cobb, Anna Henderson and Sophie Wright joining Rowe and Hannah Barnes. Hayley Simmonds and Alice Barnes will ride the elite women´s time trial. You can read more at Cyclingnews.com


 
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