SIR BRADLEY WIGGINS and Mark Cavendish have been warned they will not walk straight into the GB team pursuit line-up. 

The two road race champions want to win places in the 2016 team to add Olympic gold medals to their list of honours.
But Ed Clancy, the cornerstone of the gold medal-winning team pursuit side at the last two Olympics, warned the pair they face a fight.

  

Clancy will lead the GB team pursuit squad in tonight's World Cup meeting in Manchester.He said: "Brad and Cav have both voiced ideas about coming back in.
"They'll have to commit to the track, not just have a road programme. It's hard to do both.
"They've got good things going on the road and it will be up to them if they come back or not. If they do, they'll have to fight for their place.

     

"It will be up to those guys and how far out they want to commit. Even if they do, you don't know how good our young guys are going to be."
While the men face a battle to win tonight, the women should cruise to victory, and possibly beat their own world record in the process.
The women's pursuit has just increased from three riders and 3km to the men's distance of four riders and 4km.
And nobody has been able to get close to the Brits, who set a world record 4mins 26secs earlier this month, led by golden girl Laura Trott.