Froome, Thomas, Kennaugh and Swift under consideration for Great Britain Olympic road squad

With five spots for the road race team, the Great Britain selectors face a number of tough choices over next few months as they finalise their roster for the men’s road race and time trial ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio.

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.