Cooke misses out on the trip to Germany because of injury

The Welsh racer, 24, suffered a knee injury towards the end of the season and faces surgery next week.

In-form Scot David Millar rides in both the time trial and the road race along with fellow Tour de France competitors Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins.

Roger Hammond, who missed the Tour, is also in the team, while Elizabeth Armistead makes her senior debut.

Cooke's injury has been rather ill-timed as it also cost her an unprecedented third World Cup title earlier this month.

She had been leading going into the final event but could only finish 34th because she was carrying the injury and had to settle for second place.

Road Cycling World Championships squad:

Elite men:

Mark Cavendish (road race)
Roger Hammond (road race)
David Millar (road race & time trial)
Bradley Wiggins (time trial)

Elite women

Elizabeth Armitstead (road race)
Catherine Hare (road race)
Rachel Heal (road race)
Wendy Houvenaghel (time trial)
Emma Pooley (road race & time trial)
Tanja Slater (road race)
Helen Wyman (road race)

Under-23 men

Ian Stannard (time trial)
Ben Swift (road race)