This year’s World Championships features a road race course that looks set to push riders to their limits — here’s our lowdown on the route and the riders likely to shine
With Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas having pulled out of the race, the Yates twins are set to lead the Team GB men in the super-hilly race.
The Worlds course at Innsbruck, in the far western mountainous reaches of Austria, features a similar amount of climbing to a Tour de France queen stage, but it has been designed very differently and will not necessarily offer the ideal hunting ground for a Grand Tour GC rider.
The men finish in the city after six laps of a very tough finishing circuit followed by an ascent of the super-steep Höttinger Höll climb, meaning explosivity coupled with supreme staying power will probably win the day. If Alejandro Valverde was five years younger, he’d be licking his lips.
It’s hard to see past the Dutch team for the women’s race, but in the men’s U23s, Team GB has some exciting prospects that give hope not only for the longer term future but also for later this month. Riders like Ethan Hayter, Dan Tulett and James Shaw exude the kind of young, self-assured promise that can propel a team to the top of the podium.
BC performance director Stephen Park said: “We have such a wide and varied pool of talent, all of whom have a lot to offer, both for themselves and for their team-mates.
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