Mark Cavendish and Geraint Thomas will be the leaders of the Great Britain squad at the World Championships, in Richmond. Lizzie Armitstead will go for the title in the women’s race. Owain Doull, who did some great performances at the Tour of Great Britain, will be selected in the U23 squad.

"We’ve selected a really exciting team of riders to contest this year’s road world championships. We have high hopes for a number of riders in terms of medal prospects but it will also be a fantastic opportunity for some of the younger and less experienced members of the team to compete at an international event for the first time," said Great Britain Cycling Team coach co-ordinator, Iain Dyer.

Great Britain Cycling for the Road World Championships:

Elite men: Ian Stannard, Mark Cavendish, Ben Swift, Stephen Cummings, Geraint Thomas, Andy Fenn, Luke Rowe, Scott Thwaites and Alex Dowsett

Elite women: Lizzie Armitstead, Lucy Garner, Alice Barnes, Molly Weaver, Jessie Walker and Hayley Simmonds

Under-23 men. Owain Doull, Scott Davies, Tao Geoghegan Hart, Alex Peters and Gabriel Cullaigh

Junior men: Nathan Draper, Joey Walker and Joe Holt

Junior women: Lizzie Holden, Grace Garner, Abby Mae Parkinson and Ellie Dickinson