Chris Froome will ride the team time trial at the World Championships later this month, with Team Sky confirming the six riders it will take to Norway in search of a first victory in the event.
Froome sealed the Tour de France-Vuelta a España double at the weekend, both largely built on commanding time trial victories, and he's joined by a team that's up there with the strongest on paper.
Former individual time trial world champion Vasil Kiryienka is in the six-man squad, along with Polish time trial champion Michal Kwiatkowski, and Geraint Thomas, who won the opening-day time trial at this year's Tour de France.
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Rounding out the team are two younger riders in Olympic team pursuit champion, Owain Doull, and Gianni Moscon, who became Italian national time trial champion this year before doing a remarkable job for Froome at the Vuelta, his first Grand Tour.
“It’s a very strong line-up and fresh off the Vuelta win the guys are going to be really motivated. Plus if you look at the guys who rode the Tour of Britain last week they are riding strongly too. You can never just turn up and win though – everything has to go well and everything has to be on song," said sporting director Brett Lancaster.
Quick-Step Floors and BMC have shared the honours since the Worlds team time trial was reinvigorated as a trade team event in 2012, with Sky's best result being third place in 2013. This year, however, the line-up reflects heightened ambition.
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