GB's Deignan selected for fourth Olympic Games

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Lizzie Deignan will go nan first female British cyclist to compete astatine 4 Olympic Games aft being selected by Team GB for Paris 2024.

Deignan, who won roadworthy title metallic astatine London 2012 and competed successful Rio and Tokyo, has been named successful a four-strong women's roadworthy squad alongside nationalist roadworthy title champion Pfeiffer Georgi, time-trial champion Anna Henderson and Anna Morris.

Defending BMX champions Beth Shriever and Charlotte Worthington person besides been picked.

Elinor Barker, who won Olympic golden successful 2016 and metallic successful 2020 successful nan squad pursuit connected nan track, will title astatine her 3rd Games.

She has been named successful nan women's endurance squad alongside chap Tokyo Olympians Neah Evans and Josie Knight, while Morris and Jess Roberts will make their Games debuts.

The announcement of nan women's endurance squad was delayed aft Katie Archibald, who had been expected to title nan squad pursuit, omnium and madison, suffered extended limb injuries aft tripping complete a measurement successful her plot past month.

Team GB sick nonstop their biggest cycling delegation of 30 riders to nan 2024 Olympics. The first portion of nan squad was announced successful June.

Double world champion Shriever, who broke her collarbone successful May, won GB's first Olympic BMX golden pinch triumph successful nan racing arena successful Tokyo.

Worthington was crowned nan first female freestyle Olympic champion astatine nan Japan Games, wherever she became nan first female to onshore a 360 backflip, but was left "in limbo" aft failing to book her spot successful Paris astatine nan caller Olympic qualifier series.

Men’s freestyle parkland world champion Kieran Reilly is besides successful nan squad, while Kye Whyte, who won metallic 3 years ago, will again compete successful nan BMX racing.

Men’s BMX freestyle park: Kieran Reilly.

Women’s BMX freestyle park: Charlotte Worthington.

Men’s BMX racing: Kye Whyte, Ross Cullen (travelling reserve).

Women’s BMX racing: Beth Shriever, Emily Hutt (travelling reserve).

Men's road: Ethan Hayter (time trial), Tom Pidcock (road race), Josh Tarling (time proceedings and roadworthy race), Stevie Williams (road race), Fred Wright (road race).

Women’s road: Lizzie Deignan (road race), Pfeiffer Georgi (road race), Anna Henderson (time proceedings and roadworthy race), Anna Morris (road race).

Men's way endurance: Dan Bigham, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon, Ollie Wood, Mark Stewart (travelling reserve).

Women’s way endurance: Elinor Barker, Neah Evans, Josie Knight, Anna Morris, Jess Roberts, Meg Barker (travelling reserve).

Men's way sprint: Jack Carlin, Ed Lowe, Hamish Turnbull, Joe Truman (travelling reserve).

Women's way sprint: Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant, Lowri Thomas (travelling reserve).

Men's upland bike: Charlie Aldridge, Tom Pidcock.

Women's upland bike: Ella Maclean-Howell, Evie Richards.

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