Being one of the nations allowed to line up at the World Championship road race with six-man rosters, Portugal and Austria have announced their final selections for the event held on September 28 in Ponferrada.
Portuguese Rui Costa (Lampre-Merida) will be backed by proven climbers and domestiques in his attempt to defend his championship title, as riders like Andre Cardoso (Garmin-Sharp), Jose Mendes, Tiago Machado (NetApp – Endura), national champion Nelson Oliveira (Lampre-Merida) and Sergio Paulinho (Tinkoff-Saxo) have made the final cut.
Austrian national team for World Championships also has been announced on Tuesday, in which in-form Matthias Brändle (IAM Cycling) will be joined by Bernard Eisel (Team Sky), Marco Haller (Katusha), Patrick Konrad (NetApp-Endura), Georg Preidler (Giant-Shimano) and Riccardo Zoidl (Trek Factory Racing).
Portuguese squad for the 2014 World Championships
Road race: Rui Costa, Tiago Machado, Andre Cardoso, Jose Mendes, Nelson Oliveira, Sergio Paulinho
Individual time trial: Tiago Machado, Nelson Oliveira
Austrian squad for the 2014 World Championships
Road race: Matthias Brändle, Bernard Eisel, Marco Haller, Patrick Konrad, Georg Preidler, Riccardo Ziodl
Individual time trial: Matthias Brändle, Riccardo Zoild
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