Ed Clancy will be Great Britain's entry for Friday's individual pursuit at the Manchester round of the World Cup.
The team pursuit lynchpin last rode the individual event at the 2007 National Championships, where he was a silver medallist behind Paul Manning. His last race at international level was at the Sydney round of the World Cup in February 2005, where he was caught by Dutchman Levi Heimans with four laps to go. Clancy's time in qualifying was 4-33.
"It's a while since I did an individual pursuit. I was second at the Nationals last year, but I'd been on the beer for a week after the Tour of Britain," he said.
"I have done absolutely nothing to prepare for it, so it's a case of getting in there and seeing how I go."
"That's nice to hear, but the individual is a different event. It suits riders with more of a time trial style, like Brad [Wiggins] and Geraint [Thomas] than the sprinter, punchier rider like me and Burkey [Steven Burke]. Mind you, Burkey got bronze in the Olympics, so let's see what I can do."
"Brad's and Geraint are doing the Madison, so there's an opportunity for me to do the individual pursuit. I am looking forward to it. It'll be great to race in front of a home crowd."
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