British Cycling name squad for 2014/15 funding year

London 2012 gold medallists Sir Bradley Wiggins, Jason Kenny, Phil Hindes, Steve Burke, Ed Clancy, Pete Kennaugh, Geraint Thomas, Joanna Rowsell and Laura Trott have all been named on the Olympic Podium Programme team.

And this year they are joined by the likes of world champion Katie Archibald who makes the step up to the Olympic Podium Programme ranks after a successful 2014.

And Sutton believes the talent pool goes even deeper with both the Olympic Academy and Development Programme boasting a whole host of starlets.

"Following on from the recent Academy programme intake announcement I'm pleased that we have been able to confirm the full squad for the 2014/15 period," Sutton said.

"The podium programme is looking in a healthy position with just under two years to go until Rio 2016 and I'm happy to see Katie Archibald, Tre Whyte, Kyle Evans and Grant Ferguson graduate to the podium programme, all of whom impressed with their results from last season.

"It's also good to have the additions of Ciara Horne and Mark Christian to the squad which enforces our policy that the door is never closed to talented riders.

"The women's academy endurance programme is beginning to take shape now and, under the guidance of coach Darren Tudor at the Newport velodrome, the riders are really starting to develop with the ultimate aim of feeding into the elite squads.

"Amy Roberts, who recently moved up to Manchester to train with the podium riders, is an outstanding example of this. I�m also encouraged that we can continue to support young female riders with a road focus, such as Lucy Garner and Anna Christian, who both made selection for the elite road world championships this year.

"Looking further down the pathway, the Olympic Development Programme has accepted 42 riders for this funding year and the newly-created Olympic Development Apprentice scheme, which will be fully operational by the end of the year, has 83 riders identified to be accepted as apprentices which should provide us with a healthy pool of talent looking beyond Rio."

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Olympic Podium Programme

BMX Kyle Evans Liam Phillips Tre Whyte

Mountain Bike Grant Ferguson Annie Last

Men�s Track Sprint Matt Crampton Kian Emadi Phil Hindes Jason Kenny Lewis Oliva Callum Skinner

Women�s Track Sprint Becky James Katy Marchant Jess Varnish Victoria Williamson

Men�s Track Endurance Steve Burke Mark Christian Ed Clancy Owain Doull Jon Dibben Andy Tennant

Women�s Track Endurance Katie Archibald Elinor Barker Ciara Horne Joanna Rowsell Laura Trott

Men�s Road Mark Cavendish Steve Cummings Alex Dowsett Andy Fenn Chris Froome Pete Kennaugh Luke Rowe Ian Stannard Ben Swift Geraint Thomas Sir Bradley Wiggins Adam Yates Simon Yates

Women�s Road Lizzie Armitstead Hannah Barnes

Olympic Academy Programme

BMX Charlotte Green Quillan Isodore

Mountain Bike Alice Barnes Beth Crumpton Iain Paton Mike Thompson

Track Sprint Danni Khan Rosie Blount

Women�s Endurance Anna Christian Lucy Garner Emily Kay Manon Lloyd Emily Nelson Amy Roberts

Men�s Endurance Germain Burton Gabriel Cullaigh Scott Davies Matt Gibson Jake Kelly Chris Latham Chris Lawless Mark Stewart Oliver Wood

Olympic Development Programme

BMX Ryan Hutchinson Eddie Moore Wilfred Njuguna Blaine Ridge Davis Paddy Sharrock Bethany Shriever

Mountain Bike Frazer Clacherty Ella Conolly Thomas Craig William Gascoyne Ffion James Mark McGuire Evie Richards Daniel Tulett Emily Wadsworth

Track Sprint Lauren Bate-Lowe Sophie Capewell Alex Jolliffe Frank Longstaff Jack Plumley Tom Scammell Joseph Truman Hamish Turnbull

Men�s Endurance Rhys Britton Matthew Bostock Seb Dickens Nathan Draper Joseph Fry Ethan Hayter Joe Holt Joey Walker Matthew Walls Reece Wood Fred Wright

Women�s Endurance Megan Barker Abigail Dentus Eleanor Dickinson Grace Garner Elizabeth Holden Abby-Mae Parkinson Rebecca Raybould Jessica Roberts