Great Britain's Olympic Games team takes shape with Armitstead and Pooley at the helm

Great Britain’s long list for the women’s Olympic Games road race will soon be shortlisted with Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley already ear-marked in for two of the potential spots. Under the qualification rules Great Britain currently have four places for the women’s race, however that is expected to drop to three before the Olympics later this summer.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.