Cooke's maturity has won her a senior place

Cooke, 19, will lead a team of six in the women's elite road race also featuring fellow Commonwealth medallist Rachel Heal.

Cooke has already won four world championships at junior level, and her maturity has led British Cycling bosses to select her for her first senior road world championships.

But she will not ride the worlds time trial, where Frances Newstead and Emma Davies are selected for the events around the former Grand Prix motor racing circuit at Zolder.

In her first senior national championships, in 1999, Cooke surprised everyone with a fine victory. The Commonwealth title was her first international senior title.

Full team:

Men's time trial

Elite
David Millar
Bradley Wiggins
Non-traveling reserve: Stuart Dangerfield

Under-23
Steve Cummings
Non-traveling reserve: Kieran Page

Junior
Chris Penketh

Additional selections for U23 and Junior TT places will be announced following the outcome of fitness tests

Women's time trial

Elite
Frances Newstead
Emma Davies

Junior
No selections

Men's road races

Elite
Julian Winn
David Millar
Non-traveling reserves: Roger Hammond, Jeremy Hunt, Max Sciandri.

Under 23
Jamie Alberts
Tom Southam
Yanto Barker
Steve Cummings
Mark Kelly
Non traveling reserve: Daniel Lloyd

Junior
Not selected until 30.9.02

Women's road races

Elite
Nicole Cooke
Sara Symington
Rachel Heal
Frances Newstead
Emma Davies
Sara Waller
Non-traveling reserves: Sue Carter, Melanie Sears

Junior
Not selected until 30.9.02