Cycling Australia has announce the riders nominated to the Cyclones ‘long team’ for the 2009 UCI Road World Championships being staged in Mendrisio, Switzerland from 23 to 27, September.
Selectors have advised the final starting lists will be finalised after 14 September.
Australia has qualified the following numbers for the Championships:
Elite Men – nine riders in the road race and two in the time trial
Elite Women – six riders in the road race and two in the time trial plus Oceania Champion in each if selected
U23 Men – five for the road race and two for the time trial plus Oceania Champion in each if selected
(RR Road Race, TT Time Trial)
Elite Men
(Australia can start 9 in the road race and 2 in time trial)
Simon Clarke (Selby, VIC 18.07.1986) (RR)
Baden Cooke (Benalla, VIC 12.10.1978) (RR)
Allan Davis (Bundaberg, QLD 27.07.1980) (RR)
Cadel Evans (Barwon Heads, VIC 14.02.1977) (RR/TT)
Simon Gerrans (Jamieson, VIC 16.05.1980) (RR)
Matthew Goss (Claremont, TAS 05.11.1986) (RR)
Adam Hansen (Edmonton, QLD 11.05.1981) (RR & TT)
Mathew Hayman (Aralven, NSW 20.04.1978) (RR)
Brett Lancaster (Shepparton, VIC 15.11.1979) (RR)
Matt Lloyd (Brighton, VIC 24.05.1983) (RR)
Peter McDonald (Alexandria, NSW 22.09.1978) (RR)
Stuart O’Grady (Unley Park, SA 06.08.1973) (RR)
Richie Porte (Hadspen, TAS 30.01.1985) (RR)
Mark Renshaw (Batthurst, NSW 22.10.1982) (RR)
Michael Rogers (Garren, ACT 20.12.1979) (RR/TT)
Wesley Sulzberger (Flowery Gully, TAS 20.10.1986) (RR)
Chris Sutton (Sylvania, NSW 10.09.1984) (RR)
Cameron Wurf (Sandy Bay, TAS 03.08.1983) (RR/TT)
Elite Women
Kirsty Broun (The Gap, QLD 21.07.1979) (RR)
Ruth Corset (Condon, QLD 09.05.1977) (RR)
Tiffany Cromwell (Upper Sturt, SA 06.07.1988) (RR/TT)
Rochelle Gilmore (Stanwell Tops, NSW 14.12.1981) (RR)
Amber Halliday (Norwood, SA 13.11.1979) (RR)
Chloe Hosking (Bendigo, VIC 01.10.1990) (RR)
Emma Mackie (Jindera, NSW 29.04.1974) (RR)
Bridie O’Donnell (West Melbourne, VIC 29.04.1974) (TT) Oceania Time Trial Champion
Alexis Rhodes (Henley Beach, SA 01.12.1984) (RR/TT) Oceania Road Race Champion
Carla Ryan (Teneriffe, QLD 21.09.1985) (RR/TT)
Vicki Whitelaw (Dunlop, ACT 02.01.1977) (RR/TT)
U23 Men
(As released 1 July 2009)
John Anderson (Manly, QLD 02.06.1987) (TT) Oceania Time Trial Champion
Jack Bobridge (Evanston Gardens, SA 13.07.1989) (RR/TT)
Daniel Braunsteins (Kew, VIC 10.04.1988) (RR) Oceania Road Race Champion
Leigh Howard (Waurn Ponds, VIC 18.10.1989) (RR)
Johnathon Lovelock (North Fitzroy, VIC 23.10.1989) (RR)
Michael Matthews (Farrer, ACT 16.09.1990) (RR/TT)
Travis Meyer (Helena Valley, WA 08.06.1989) (RR/TT)
Mark O’Brien (Horsham, VIC 16.09.1987) (RR)
Tim Roe (Hallett Cove, SA) 28.10.1989) (RR)
Adam Semple (Birra Lake, WA 18.11.1989) (RR)
Nicholas Walker (Ivanhoe, VIC 13.09.1988) (RR)
