Lizzie Armitstead expects Dutch challenge in World Championships road race

Without Marianne Vos the Dutch team will have nine potential winners in the World Championships road race in Richmond, Virginia

The Dutch will be the team to watch at September's World Championship road race in Richmond, according to Lizzie Armitstead, even though seven-time champion Marianne Vos will be absent.

Vos has written off her 2015 season after suffering several injuries over the winter and into the spring, preferring instead to concentrate on her recovery for 2016.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.