British Cycling has announced the young riders selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 UCI Junior Track World Championships in Luoyang, China from Wednesday 21 August to Sunday 25 August.
The full squad will be making their world championships debuts after a fantastic year which has seen seven European and two elite national titles won between them.
The women’s endurance squad will see European championship team pursuit silver medallists Erin Boothman, Cat Ferguson, Carys Lloyd and Imogen Wolff aim to take a rainbow jersey in the event at the first time of asking.
Ferguson and Lloyd will be contesting the Madison title, after taking the European title earlier this summer, while Ferguson will also compete in the omnium. Lloyd will be competing in the individual pursuit alongside Boothman, and Wolff will be hunting for the points race title.
The solo representative in the women’s sprint squad will be up-and-comer Georgette Rand, who has had a fantastic season so far. The young rider won three European titles in the sprint, keirin and 500m time-trial events earlier this year, and will be looking to contest the women’s rainbow jersey in all three events at her first world championships.
Jon Barlett, Performance Pathway Manager for the Great Britain Cycling Team, said of the selection, which also includes men’s sprint and endurance: “The squad heading to China for the upcoming world championships, while all debutants, are incredibly experienced and decorated for their young years. They are a testament to the British Cycling talent pathway and the calibre of coaching staff that have developed them over recent months, while they continue formal education.
“Coming straight off the back of watching the podium squad bring home eight track medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, these riders are more motivated than ever to show what they can do at the start of their journey to an Olympic podium and I, for one, can’t wait to see what they deliver!”
Updates on the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships will be available to watch via British Cycling’s social medial channels and website.
Great Britain Cycling Team women’s squad for the 2024 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships:
Women’s endurance
Erin Boothman
Cat Ferguson
Carys Lloyd
Imogen Wolff
Women’s sprint
Georgette Rand
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