World Championship action gets under way on Wednesday in Mendriso, when Emma Pooley will aim to add a world time trial medal to her Olympic silver after a strong World Cup season, including victory in the Grand Prix de Plouay in France in August
Triple Olympic track gold medallist Bradley Wiggins came fourth overall in the 2009 Tour de France but will focus on Thursday's time trial, where he has an outside chance of victory
Nicole Cooke (right) will aim to defend her world road race crown on Saturday, at the end of a season which saw her win her 10th British title at the age of 26
Later on Saturday, Manxman Peter Kennaugh - whose bid for a world Madison gold on the track with Mark Cavendish ended with a spectacular crash in March - is GB's best hope of a medal in the Under-23 road race
Mark Cavendish is battling back from a lung infection, hoping to be fit to take part in Sunday's road race, at the end of a season which has brought 23 wins for the 24-year-old Manxman but the hilly course is unlikely to provide him with a sprint finish
Fresh from Saturday's time trial victory in the Tour of Spain, David Millar looks likely to be the Great Britain team leader, with eight team-mates aiming to deliver him a medal in Sunday's race
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