Great Britain and Sky+HD World Cup teams named
The Great Britain and Team Sky+HD line-ups have been announced for this weekend's World Cup in Manchester.
WHO'S RIDING FOR GREAT BRITAIN AND TEAM SKY
FRIDAY
Women's sprint
Victoria Pendleton (Team Sky+HD)
Becky James (Great Britain)
Jess Varnish (Great Britain)
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Men's Keirin
Chris Hoy (Team Sky+HD)
Jason Kenny (Great Britain)
Men's individual pursuit
Geraint Thomas (Great Britain)
Women's scratch race
Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain)
Men's points race
Chris Newton (Great Britain)
Men's kilometre
David Daniell (Great Britain)
SATURDAY
Men's sprint
Chris Hoy (Team Sky+HD)
Ross Edgar (Team Sky+HD)
Matt Crampton (Great Britain)
Jason Kenny (Great Britain)
Women's team sprint
Becky James & Jess Varnish (Great Britain)
Women's individual pursuit
Wendy Houvenaghel (Great Britain)
Men's Madison
No British team entered
Women's points race
Lizzie Armitstead (Great Britain)
Women's 500m
Victoria Pendleton (Team Sky+HD)
Becky James (Great Britain)
Jess Varnish (Great Britain)
SUNDAY
Men's team pursuit
Steve Burke, Ed Clancy, Ben Swift, Geraint Thomas, Andy Tennant (Great Britain)
Women's Keirin
Victoria Pendleton (Team Sky+HD)
Becky James (Great Britain)
Jess Varnish (Great Britain)
Women's team pursuit
Lizzie Armitstead, Wendy Houvenaghel, Joanna Rowsell (Great Britain)
Japanese Keirin
Chris Hoy (Team Sky+HD)
Ross Edgar (Team Sky+HD)
Matt Crampton (Great Britain)
Jason Kenny (Great Britain)
Men's scratch race
Chris Newton (Great Britain)
Men's team sprint
Matt Crampton, David Daniell, Jason Kenny (Great Britain)
Ross Edgar, Chris Hoy, Jamie Staff, Peter Mitchell (reserve) (Team Sky+HD)
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Sports journalist Lionel Birnie has written professionally for Sunday Times, Procycling and of course Cycling Weekly. He is also an author, publisher, and co-founder of The Cycling Podcast. His first experience covering the Tour de France came in 1999, and he has presented The Cycling Podcast with Richard Moore and Daniel Friebe since 2013. He founded Peloton Publishing in 2010 and has ghostwritten and published the autobiography of Sean Kelly, as well as a number of other sports icons.
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