Team Giant-Shimano go into the Worlds road race with possible 9 riders on the start line. John Degenkolb belongs to the favourites but is still a possible non-starter due to recent illness.

The final races of the World Championships campaign are the women's and men's road races on Saturday and Sunday respectively. Team Giant-Shimano is well represented across both races with five riders in the women's race and potentially nine riders in the men's, with the final German line-up still to be announced.

Warren Barguil (FRA) returns to racing here after his eighth place at the Vuelta and is joined by Tom Dumoulin (NED) who is racing all three events in Ponferrada - TTT, ITT and RR.

Also confirmed is Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE), Sweden's only representative in the road race, while Georg Preidler (AUT) lines up having stayed in Ponferrada after Sunday's TTT.

Luka Mezgec (SLO) also starts, as does Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) after their strong performances this weekend at Kampioenschap van Vlaanderen and Grand Prix d'Isbergues respectively.

John Degenkolb (GER) is on the road to recovery after a difficult period in hospital following the infection of a wound from the Vuelta, but he is still set to race on Sunday and the rest of the German team will also be confirmed this week.

The Women's Team has five riders lining up for Saturday's race with Lucy Garner (GER) joining four riders that raced Sunday's team time trial - Claudia Lichtenberg (GER), Sara Mustonen (SWE), Amy Pieters (NED) and Maaike Polspoel (NED).

MEN'S LINE-UP
Warren Barguil (FRA)
John Degenkolb (GER)*
Tom Dumoulin (NED)
Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)*
Simon Geschke (GER)*
Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE)
Luka Mezgec (SLO)
Georg Preidler (AUT)
Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)

*German team yet to be finalised, these riders are on the long-list

WOMEN'S LINE-UP
Lucy Garner (GBR)
Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)
Sara Mustonen (SWE)
Amy Pieters (NED)
Maaike Polspoel (BEL)