BRITAIN NAMES FINAL SIX FOR WORLD ROAD RACE

David Millar stage 21 tour de france 2008

The Great Britain team for the World Championship road race is set to be confirmed today, but Cycling Weekly understands the final line-up will be David Millar, Chris Froome, Steve Cummings, Russell Downing, Mark Cavendish and Ian Stannard.

It means the four other riders on the short list ? Geraint Thomas, Rob Hayles, Dan Fleeman and Dan Lloyd ? miss out.

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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.