Bradley Wiggins concentrating on his road career

Bradley Wiggins,who finished fourth in the 2009 Tour de France ,has been concentrating on his road career since winning individual pursuit and team pursuit gold at the Beijing Olympics three years ago.

But the Team Sky rider is one of eight Olympic champions, including four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy, Victoria Pendleton and Rebecca Romero, to be named in the squad.  Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Sarah Storey and current world BMX champion Shanaze Reade will also ride in Manchester.

Wiggins and Romero will be unable to defend their individual pursuit titles at London 2010 after the event was dropped from the Olympic schedule and both are expected to contest the team pursuit in Manchester.

British Cycling's performance manager Shane Sutton said: "We have selected the strongest squad possible for the final round of the World Cup season and we are looking to score as many qualification points as possible before we go to the World Championships next month.

"The Academy riders did us all proud out in Beijing and we're all happy with how we are performing at this stage in the Olympic cycle. The Manchester World Cup is an event that the riders really enjoy and the support of a sell-out home crowd is always appreciated."

Men's Sprint
Matt Crampton
Ross Edgar
Sir Chris Hoy
Jason Kenny
Men's Endurance
Steven Burke
Ed Clancy
Sam Harrison
Peter Kennaugh
Jason Queally
Luke Rowe
Ben Swift
Andrew Tennant
Geraint Thomas
Bradley Wiggins
Women's Sprint
Becky James
Victoria Pendleton
Shanaze Reade
Jess Varnish
Women's Endurance
Lizzie Armitstead
Katie Colclough
Claire Galloway
Wendy Houvenaghel
Dani King
Rebecca Romero
Joanna Rowsell
Sarah Storey
Laura Trott
Talkback: Bradley Wiggins returns to track for Manchester World Cup

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