Southam and Wegelius blasted for performance at World's

British Cycling's Performance Director Dave Brailsford has released a statement following the British team's performance in the Elite men's race at the 2005 Madrid world road race championships, slamming the lack of teamwork within the squad, particularly riders Charly Wegelius and Tom Southam and manager John Herety.

Brailsford said, "the Elite Men's Road Team for the World Championships in Madrid was chosen with a clear strategy, which identified a single team leader. The remaining riders in the team were expected to totally dedicate their efforts to supporting him. In the event, both Tom Southam and Charly Wegelius ignored this team strategy and instead chose to ride for themselves, an act which was totally unacceptable." Southam and Wegelius both abandoned the race, with Roger Hammond finishing in 41st position and Bradley Wiggins 112th.

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