Cavendish named in Great Britain squad for Worlds despite accident

Mark Cavendish was named to the Great Britain road team’s long-list for the UCI World Championships on Monday, although his chances of racing look slim after he crashed in the Tour de France at the weekend.

Cavendish features on a list of top-flight teams that also includes 2018 Tour winner Geraint Thomas and 2015 road world champion Lizzie Deignan. Thomas will compete in the time trial.

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Whether or not Cavendish can compete depends on his recovery from a broken clavicle suffered when he crashed on Saturday, an incident that appeared to have ended his hopes of winning a 35th stage of the Tour to beat the record he shares with Belgian great Eddy Merckx. .

British Cycling is awaiting a full medical bulletin from their Astana Qazaqstan team.

“The world road championships are always a unique experience as we bring the Grand Tour riders to Team GB to don the local jersey and represent their country,” said the head coach of the Grand Tour cycling team. Britain, Jon Norfolk, in a statement.

“It’s great to see Grand Tour winners like Geraint Thomas return to where their journey began and be part of a team alongside the next generation of cyclists.”

Thomas’ Ineos Grenadiers teammate Tom Pidcock, who is currently riding the Tour, is also on the long list.

Deignan has been selected after giving birth to her second child last September and will be joined by world under-23 road silver medalist Pfeiffer Georgi.

“We have a really exciting team that I can’t wait to compete with. I feel like form is gradually returning after the birth of Shea in September last year, and it will be good to be back on the familiar roads in Glasgow, where I had previous success at the Nationals and Commonwealth Games, lots of happy memories as well. I look forward to coming back,” Deignan said.

The road and time trial events are part of an 11-day schedule of 13 world championship events taking place in Glasgow and across Scotland from August 3-13.