OTLEY'S Lizzie Armitstead, Mark Cavendish, Chris Froome, Laura Trott and Sir Bradley Wiggins will lead a 26-strong Great Britain cycling team to the Rio Olympics this summer.

Armitstead is GB's main hope in the women's road race, where she will be supported by Nikki Harris and Emma Pooley.

The Yorkshire rider, whose road race silver was Team GB's first medal in 2012 and is the reigning world champion, said: "It's an honour to have been selected to represent Team GB in Rio for my second Olympics.

"London 2012 was a fantastic event and remains one of my career highlights.

"I'm looking forward to doing it all over again and hopefully going one better in Rio."

Cavendish and Trott will ride in the multi-discipline omnium event, with double London 2012 champion Trott also appearing in the women's team pursuit.

Joining Wiggins, who is chasing an eighth Olympic medal, in the men's team pursuit quartet are Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and Owain Doull, with Cavendish providing back-up.

The team for the men's road race will be led by double Tour de France champion Froome, with Pete Kennaugh, Ian Stannard, Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates taking the other slots.

The sprinters are Jason Kenny, Phil Hindes and Callum Skinner on the men's side, and Becky James and Katy Marchant on the women's.

Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker, Ciara Horne and Joanna Rowsell-Shand have been given the nod for the women's team pursuit squad, while Ryan Owens is the reserve for the men's sprint trio.

Great Britain failed to qualify anybody in the mountain bike or women's BMX competition but Kyle Evans and Liam Phillips will go for gold in the men's BMX, both being well on the road to recovery from a recent training accident.