Roche sole Irish rider named for time trial

Cycling Ireland last night named a strong team for the UCI World Championships in Ponferrada, Spain in two weeks’ time.

As expected, Dan Martin (Garmin Sharp), Nicolas Roche (Tinkoff-Sax0) and Philip Deignan make up the elite men’s team for the road race which takes place on September 28, with Roche the sole rider picked for the time trial despite Ireland being eligible to enter two men into the contest.

Sam Bennett of NetApp-Endura, third on a stage of the Tour of Britain yesterday, is reserve for the road race and should injury or illness befall any of the named trio he’ll slot in.