Samu back in business

Samuel Sánchez will make a quicker than expected return to racing at the Tour of Britain tomorrow, fuelling hopes he might be ready for the World Championships in two weeks' time.

Samu will embark on the one-week race only two weeks after being told he needed two or three weeks of conservative treatment to heal the injuries sustained in a crash at the Tour de Poitou-Charentes. With the road race in Limburg no more than 14 days away, he'll have to prove his fitness pretty quickly if he's to be selected into José Luis de Santos' selección. 

The team will consist of the following riders besides Samu: Víctor Cabedo, Pierre Cazaux, Ricardo García, Adrián Sáez and Pablo Urtasun.

The race will start off on Sunday and continue on through Sunday the 16th of September. Click here for a full overview of the stages and the riders taking part.