Britain fields strong team for MTB Worlds
Defending downhill World Champion Tracy Moseley and 2009 downhill World Champion Steve Peat spearhead Great Britain's strong team for the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Champéry, Switzerland, from August 31 to September 4 2011.
In addition to contesting the women's downhill event, Moseley has also been selected to take part in the relay discipline.
Peat and 2010 World Cup champion Gee Atherton will be looking to win the elite men's downhill event.
Liam Killeen and Oli Beckingsale represent Britain in the elite men's cross-country race.
"We have a massive pool of mountain bike talent in Great Britain and this is reflected in the size of the squad we have selected for the World Championships," commented GB performance manager Shane Sutton.
"The Downhill guys perform consistently well year-on-year and it's exciting to see the young talent, like Danny Hart, up there on the podium alongside the best elite riders in the World.
"From an Olympic perspective, I believe we're gaining momentum as we approach 2012 and we've seen some promising performances from all the riders. Annie Last in particular has done the country proud by riding up an age category this year in the World Cup series and recently winning the silver medal at the U23 Euros.
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"For the World Championships, she must ride within her U23 category and it would be great to see her back on the World Champs podium like she was last year."
The UCI Mountain Bike World Championships consists of cross-country, downhill, four-cross, relay and trials disciplines.
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships 2011
CROSS COUNTRY
Elite Men
Liam Killeen
Oli Beckingsale
U23 Men
David Fletcher
Kenta Gallagher
U23 Women
Annie Last
Junior Men
Grant Ferguson
Matt Sumpton
Junior Women
Bethany Crumpton
Katy Winton
DOWNHILL
Elite Men
Gee Atherton
Marc Beaumont
Josh Bryceland
Ruaridh Cunningham
Brendan Fairclough
Danny Hart
Steve Peat
Elite Women
Rachel Atherton
Fionn Griffiths
Tracy Moseley
Junior Men
Lewis Buchanan
Mark Scott
Junior Women
Manon Carpenter
FOUR CROSS
Elite Men
Scott Beaumont
Will Evans
Scott Roberts
Elite Women
Fionn Griffiths
RELAY
Grant Ferguson
David Fletcher
Kenta Gallagher
Tracy Moseley
TRIALS
Andrei Burton
James Hyland
David Kerr
Sam Oliver
Ben Savage
Joe Seddon
Related links
Moseley crowns strong week for Brits at MTB Worlds (2010)
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Nigel Wynn worked as associate editor on CyclingWeekly.com, he worked almost single-handedly on the Cycling Weekly website in its early days. His passion for cycling, his writing and his creativity, as well as his hard work and dedication, were the original driving force behind the website’s success. Without him, CyclingWeekly.com would certainly not exist on the size and scale that it enjoys today. Nigel sadly passed away, following a brave battle with a cancer-related illness, in 2018. He was a highly valued colleague, and more importantly, an exceptional person to work with - his presence is sorely missed.
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