BRITISH TEAM HEADS TO VARESE WITH GENUINE MEDAL HOPES

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After all the Olympic success, Great Britain?s cyclists head to Varese for the World Championships with genuine hope of securing some medals, and putting up strong performances across the board.

Britain could feasibly win medals in the under-23 road race, both women's events and the men's elite time trial. The revolution in British cycling may not be complete, yet, but the success on the track is beginning to transfer to the road.

Men's under-23 time trial Alex Dowsett, Russell Hampton

Women's time trial Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley

Men's time trial Steve Cummings, David Millar

Men's under-23 road race Jonny Bellis, Alex Dowsett, Peter Kennaugh, Jonny McEvoy, Ben Swift

Women's road race Jessica Allen, Lizzie Armitstead, Nicole Cooke, Sharon Laws, Emma Pooley

Men's road race Steve Cummings, Russell Downing, Chris Froome, David Millar, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas

BRITAIN'S MEDAL HOPES

Nicole Cooke in the women's road race

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The under-23s in the road race ? Ben Swift, Peter Kennaugh and Jonny Bellis are the candidates, with Swift the man in form

Emma Pooley in the women's time trial

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Sharon Laws in the women's time trial

David Millar in the men's time trial

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ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008

NEWS

British team heads to Varese with genuine medal hopes

Cancellara to miss World Championships

Swift a close second in final race before Worlds

Rob Hayles on why he's not riding the Worlds

GB Women's Worlds team confirmed

British Worlds team starts to take shape

Geraint Thomas called up to Worlds team to replace Cavendish

Mark Cavendish pulls out of Worlds team

RACE REPORTS

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PHOTOS

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2007 World Champs: Men's road race

2007 World Champs: Women's road race

2008 WORLD CHAMPS GUIDE

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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.