Star Euskaltel duo picked for Worlds

Samuel Sánchez and Egoi Martínez have both been selected to ride the World Championshio road race in Florence, the Spanish Cycling Federation announced earlier on Wednesday.

The Euskaltel pair feature in Spain's nine-man selection and will join Alberto Contador, Katusha duo Joaquim Rodríguez and Daniel Moreno, Movistar trio Alejandro Valverde, José Herrada and Jonathan Castroviejo and Belkin's Luis León Sánchez.

The latter two will also line up in the time trial.

Martínez, widely heralded as one of the peloton's most reliable domestiques, will line up at cycling's biggest showpiece event for the very first time, while 'Samu' of course is - and has been for years - a mainstay of the Spanish team.