Two-time Olympic champion Tom Pidcock has been named in British Cycling’s 39-strong team for the 2024 UCI MTB World Championships in Andorra.
The event in Pal Arinsal will take place from Wednesday, 28 August to Sunday, 1 September.
With riders competing in the cross-country Olympic (XCO), cross-country short track (XCC) and downhill disciplines, the star-studded line-up also includes reigning world champion Charlie Hatton and World Cup winner Heather Wilson.
Pidcock heads cross-country field
Following his Olympic gold medal in Paris, world champion Pidcock leads a strong cross-country squad aiming to win a rainbow jersey.
The 25-year-old will be joined in the elite men’s category by fellow Olympian Charlie Aldridge and national XCO champion Cameron Orr.
In the elite women’s category, Evie Richards will look to reclaim her title from 2021, with current national champion and 2017 World Championships silver medallist Annie Last also taking to the start line alongside Scottish national champion Isla Short.
Hatton bids for more downhill glory
Hatton will hope to defend his world title from Fort William last year having already secured a national championship silver medal and national series win this year.
Last year’s World Championships bronze medallist Laurie Greenland will also be aiming for gold in Andorra.
Other previous world champions featuring in the elite men’s category include Reece Wilson and Danny Hart, as well as multiple national champion Matt Walker.
Joining them will be Bernard Kerr, who is having an impressive season with two Red Bull Hardline podiums, while Joe Breeden and Greg Williamson will also be lining up with hopes of world success.
Five-time world medallist Tahnee Seagrave will be one of the favourites in the elite women’s category having already appeared on several World Cup downhill podiums in 2024.
She will be joined by national champion Hattie Harnden, who has had five World Cup podiums in the enduro category this season, and Louise-Anna Ferguson who finished fourth in the world last year.
GB squad: Cross-country
Elite men
Charlie Aldridge, Cameron Orr, Thomas Pidcock
Under-23 men
Joseph Blackmore, Max Greensill
Junior men
Alex Hart, Innes McDonald, Max Standen
Elite women
Annie Last, Evie Richards, Isla Short
Under-23 women
Ella Maclean-Howell
Junior women
Bethany-Ann Jackson, Madeline Moorhouse-Smith, Evie Strachan, Daisy Taylor
GB squad: Downhill
Elite men
Joe Breeden, Laurie Greenland, Danny Hart, Charlie Hatton, Bernard Kerr, Matt Walker, Greg Williamson, Reece Wilson
Elite women
Louise-Anna Ferguson, Stacey Fisher, Phoebe Gale, Harriet Harnden, Aimi Kenyon, Mikayla Parton, Tahnee Seagrave
Junior men
Rudi Eichhorn, Will Haines, Noa Hirst Walker, Oscar Griffiths, George Madley, Daniel Parfitt, Billy Pugh
Junior women
Heather Wilson
How to watch on the BBC
The BBC will stream live coverage of the elite men’s and women’s events in the downhill and cross-country on iPlayer and the BBC Sport website next weekend. Times are yet to be confirmed.