Fabian Wegmann (Team Milram) celebrates his victory on the podium.
Germany is sending a team strong on sprinters for the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, from September 27.
The team features sprinter Gerald Ciolek (Milram), who ought to come over the course's climbs better than fellow sprinter André Greipel (Columbia-HTC). Fabian Wegmann or Christian Knees (both Milram) are suited for an escape group.
Linus Gerdemann will not be able to ride, due to viral infection.
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The German men will have good chances in the time trial. Bert Grabsch (Columbia) will defend his title. Grabsch will be joined by Tony Martin (Columbia) and Sebastian Lang (Silence-Lotto).
The women's team is led by Judith Arndt (Columbia), who finished third in the 2008 Worlds and Trixi Worrack (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung), fifth in 2008. It also has Ina-Yoko Teutenberger (Columbia), who with 14 wins, has the most wins of any German woman this season.
Arndt and Worrack will also ride the time trial.
This year's course in Mendrisio has two climbs, Acqua Fresca and Novazzano, in a short 13.8-kilometre circuit repeated 19 times, 262.2 kilometres. The Under 23 men will race 13 circuits and the women nine.
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The time trial covers three 16.6-kilometre circuits, 49.8 kilometres. The Under 23 men will race two circuits and the women will race two 13.4-kilometre circuits.
Men's road race: Gerald Ciolek Johannes Fröhlinger André Greipel Christian Knees Paul Martens Tony Martin Grischa Niermann Marcel Sieberg Fabian Wegmann Simon Geschke (Reserve)
Men's time trial: Bert Grabsch Sebastian Lang Tony Martin
Women's road race: Judith Arndt Sarah Düster Claudia Häusler Tina Liebig Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Trixi Worrack Charlotte Becker (reserve)
Women's time trial Judith Arndt Trixi Worrack
U-23 men, road: John Degenkolb Sergej Fuchs Nico Keinath Dominik Nerz Martin Reimer Sebastian Hans (reserve) David Rösch (reserve)
U23 men, time trial: Patrick Gretsch Marcel Kittel
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