BRITS IN THE MEN'S WORLD ROAD RACE 1997-2008

THE LAST DECADE IN BRIEF

Best position: Max Sciandri 17th in 2000

Most starters: 6 in 2005

Most finishers: 3 in 2003

2007 ? Stuttgart

Winner: Paolo Bettini (Italy)

British starters / finishers: 1/3

54th David Millar at 1-05

DNF Roger Hammond

DNF Mark Cavendish

2006 ? Salzburg

Winner: Paolo Bettini (Italy)

British starters / finishers: 2/3

35th David Millar at 2sec

62nd Roger Hammond at 1-53

DNF Russell Downing

2005 ? Madrid

Winner: Tom Boonen (Belgium)

British starters / finishers: 2/6

41st Roger Hammond at 25sec

112th Bradley Wiggins at 6-01

DNF Robin Sharman

DNF Steve Cummings

DNF Charly Wegelius

DNF Tom Southam

2004 ? Verona

Winner: Oscar Freire (Spain)

British starters / finishers: 0/2

DNF Tom Southam

DNF Charly Wegelius

2003 ? Hamilton

Winner: Igor Astarloa (Spain)

British starters / finishers: 3/4

31st Max Sciandri at 12sec

85th Roger Hammond at 4-52

86th David Millar at 4-52

DNF Charly Wegelius

2002 ? Zolder

Winner: Mario Cipollini (Italy)

British starters / finishers: 0/2

DNF David Millar

DNF Julian Winn

2001 ? Lisbon

Winner: Oscar Freire (Spain)

British starters / finishers: 2/4

59th Max Sciandri at 1-00

81st Charly Wegelius at 10-42

DNF Mark Lovatt

DNF David Millar

2000 ? Plouay

Winner: Romans Vainsteins (Latvia)

British starters / finishers: 2/3

17th Max Sciandri same time

80th Charly Wegelius at 12-20

DNS Mark Lovatt

1999 ? Verona

Winner: Oscar Freire (Spain)

British starters / finishers: 0/1

DNF Max Sciandri

1998 ? Valkenburg

Winner: Oscar Camenzind (Switzerland)

British starters / finishers: 0/1

DNF Roger Hammond

RELATED LINKS

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