Adam Blythe and Tao Geoghegan Hart headline GB squad for Tour of Britain

Adam Blythe, Dan McLay, Tao Geoghegan Hart and three members of the British Cycling Academy are selected to ride the Tour of Britain

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National road race champion Adam Blythe will head up the Great Britain squad at next week's Tour of Britain, in a squad that features a host of the country's best young talents.

Blythe's inclusion means both the road race and time trial champions will be competing in their home tour, with Alex Dowsett lining up for Movistar.

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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.