British Cycling today revealed their cross-country team for the upcoming UCI Mountain Bike World Championships.
Current national champions Annie Last and Grant Ferguson will lead a young team, which also includes Iain Paton, Beth Crumpton and Alice Barnes in the Under-23 category.
"The World Championships will allow the riders to compete against the world's best on what is a very tough and physical track, but one that this young team should enjoy racing on," British Cycling's Olympic mountain bike coach Phil Dixon told reporters.
"It's great to see Annie Last continue her comeback to racing after 15 months out through injury, while Grant Ferguson has been in great form all season and we're really looking forward to seeing if he can raise his game and push for a podium place.
"We're taking a young team and the team selection represents a real investment in long term development."
The World Championships are due to take place in Lillehammer, Norway between September 2 and September 7.
