Archibald returns for Worlds after freak injury
Katie Archibald is a two-time Olympic and five-time world champion
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Katie Archibald will return to action at this month’s Track Cycling World Championships in Denmark after recovering from the freak injury that ruled her out of the Olympics.
Archibald, 30, broke two bones in her leg and tore ligaments off the bone after tripping over a step in her garden in June.
She is joined in the 23-strong squad by 11 Olympic medallists from this summer’s Games in Paris.
They include defending sprint world champion Emma Finucane, Sophie Capewell and Katy Marchant, who teamed up to win a historic first Olympic women’s team sprint gold for GB.
Other Paris medallists named alongside Archibald for the women’s endurance events are Neah Evans, who won madison silver, and Josie Knight, Anna Morris and Jess Roberts, who took team pursuit bronze.
Also competing in Ballerup are men’s team pursuit silver medallists Dan Bigham, Ethan Hayter, Charlie Tanfield and Ollie Wood.
It will mark Bigham’s last competition riding for GB before he retires to take up his new role as head of engineering at the Red Bull Bora Hansgrohe pro cycling team.
The World Championships, which run from 16 to 20 October, will be broadcast live across BBC TV, Red Button, iPlayer and the BBC Sport website.
Full Great Britain squad
Women’s endurance – Katie Archibald, Meg Barker, Neah Evans, Josie Knight, Sophie Lewis, Anna Morris, Jess Roberts
Men’s endurance – Dan Bigham, Rhys Britton, Josh Charlton, Ethan Hayter, Noah Hobbs, Mark Stewart, Charlie Tanfield, Josh Tarling, Ollie Wood
Women’s sprint – Sophie Capewell, Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant, Lowri Thomas
Men’s sprint – Harry Ledingham-Horn, Hayden Norris, Joe Truman
How to watch the Track Cycling World Championships
Wednesday, 16 October
17:30-19:45 BST – Red Button/iPlayer/BBC Sport website
Thursday, 17 October
17:15-21:00 BST – Red Button/iPlayer/BBC Sport website
17:15-18:00 BST – BBC Two
19:00-21:00 BST – BBC Three
Friday, 18 October
17:15-21:15 BST – Red Button/iPlayer/BBC Sport website
17:15-18:00 BST – BBC Two
19:00-21:15 BST – BBC Three
Saturday, 19 October
17:30-20:40 BST – Red Button/iPlayer/BBC Sport website
17:30-19:00 BST – BBC Two
19:00-20:40 BST – BBC Three
Sunday, 20 October
12:30-17:00 BST – Red Button/iPlayer/BBC Sport website
14:30-17:00 BST – BBC Two
