Pidcock and Henderson lead GB at road World Championships
Tom Pidcock defied a puncture to retain his Olympic mountain bike title in Paris in July
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The Road World Championships culminate this weekend with the road races and Tom Pidcock and Anna Henderson will lead Great Britain's charge for the rainbow jerseys in Switzerland.
A total of 11 road and 53 para-road events are being held in Zurich between September 21-29, with most races being shown live on the BBC.
Great Britain's 55-strong squad have won 13 medals so far including golds for Sarah Storey, Cat Ferguson, Felix Barrow and Fran Brown.
Olympic mountain gold medallist Pidcock will be supported by Tour de Suisse champion Adam Yates, his twin brother Simon, Oscar Onley, Mark Donovan, James Knox and Jake Stewart.
The women's road race team will be led by Henderson, with the Paris silver-medallist supported by double-Olympic track medallist Elinor Barker, Lizzie Holden and Claire Steels.
Who are the favourites for the rainbow jersey?
Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel (centre) won last year's men's road race title, but Tadej Pogacar (right) is favourite for this year's crown
Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar is the favourite for the men's road race title, with the Slovenian targeting road cycling's triple crown.
Should Pogacar add the rainbow jersey to his Tour and Giro d'Italia wins he would become the first male rider to claim all three titles in the same year since Republic of Ireland's Stephen Roche in 1987.
Olympic road and time trial champion Remco Evenepoel added the world time trial title to his name in Zurich and will compete in the road race as well.
Belgium's Lotte Kopecky won the road race in Glasgow last year.
This year's elite road races feature tough, hilly courses from Uster to Zurich across 274km in the men's event and 154km in the women's.
When is the BBC's coverage of the UCI world championships?
Thursday, 26 September
11:15-13:45 - Para-cycling men’s C3 road race livestream coverage on the BBC Sport website and app
Saturday, 28 September
09:45-11:45 - Para-cycling women’s C1-C3 and C4-C5 road races livestream coverage on the BBC Sport website and app
11:35-16:15 - Women's road race livestream coverage on the BBC Sport website and app
14:00-16:15 - Live coverage on BBC Two
Sunday, 29 September
09:20-16:30 - Men's elite road race livestream coverage on the BBC Sport website and app
14:40-16:30 - Live coverage on BBC Two
Great Britain's team for the UCI World Championships in full
Men's Road team
Mark Donovan, James Knox, Tom Pidcock, Oscar Onley, Jake Stewart, Josh Tarling, Stevie Williams, Adam Yates, Simon Yates
Women road team
Elinor Barker, Anna Henderson, Lizzie Holden, Claire Steels
Under-23 men
Joe Blackmore, Matthew Brennan, Josh Charlton, Bob Donaldson, Oliver Stockwell, Louis Sutton, Callum Thornley, Ben Wiggins
Under-23 women
Josie Nelson, Alice Towers
Junior men
Oliver Dawson, Seb Grindley, Elliot Rowe, Dylan Sage, Fin Tarling
Junior women
Arabella Blackburn, Cat Ferguson, Carys Lloyd, Imogen Wolff, Esther Wong
Para-road cycling
Men
Archie Atkinson (C4), Felix Barrow (T2), Will Bjergfelt (C5), Jaco van Gass (C3), Fin Graham (C3), Matt Robertson (C2), Callum Russell (H4), Ben Watson (C3)
Women
Fran Brown (C1), Amelia Cass (C2), Morgan Newberry (C5), Daphne Schrager (C2), Sarah Storey (C5), Katie Toft (C1)
Tandems
Lora Fachie (piloted by Corrine Hall), Lizzi Jordan (piloted by Danni Khan), Chris McDonald (piloted by Adam Duggleby), Sophie Unwin (piloted by Jenny Holl)