South Devon duo in GB cycling World Championships squad
SOUTH Devon bike racer Jon Tiernan-Locke has been named in the Great Britain squad for the World Championships this month.
Locke, who rides for the Endura pro team and is a member of the Newton Abbot-based Mid-Devon Cycle Club, joins Dartington veteran Jeremy Hunt in the 'long list' of riders to represent GB at the UCI Road World Championships in Limburg, Netherlands, over September 15-23.
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Jon Tiernan-Locke winning the Haut Var race in France earlier this season
The 14 riders on the list, including current road world champion Mark Cavendish, will be trimmed down to nine for race day.
Tour de France champion Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome, Geraint Thomas and Ben Swift are also named on the provisional roster.
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Tiernan-Locke is included on the list after what has been his major breakthrough season in the professional ranks having taken a raft of international wins during 2012.
Cavendish has openly stated that the hilly road race course does not suit him, and he will ride in capacity of team helper rather than leader.
"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," said British Cycling performance director David Brailsford.
Lizzie Armitstead, Nicole Cooke, Sharon Laws and Emma Pooley are all present on the women's 12-strong long list, of which seven riders will take to the start line. Double Olympic track gold medallist Laura Trott is also named.
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
Bradley Wiggins
Elite Men - Time Trial (2 to start)
Alex Dowsett
Chris Froome
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
Laura Trott
Elite Women - Time Trial (2 to start)
Wendy Houvenaghel
Sharon Laws
Emma Pooley
Julia Shaw
U23 Men - Road Race (3 to start)
Mike Cuming
Josh Edmondson
Richard Handley
Ali Slater
Scott Thwaites
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
Oliver Wood
Junior Men - Time Trial (2 to start)
Jon Dibben
Tao Geoghegan Hart
Junior Women - Road Race (5 to start)
Elinor Barker
Lucy Garner
Emily Kay
Amy Roberts
Jessie Walker
Molly Weaver
Junior Women - Time Trial (2 to start)
Elinor Barker
Amy Roberts
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