Geraint Thomas has been named as one of just two British riders who will be aiding Mark Cavendish in his bid to win the World Championship title in Australia on 3 October.

The 24-year-old, who won the British National Championships in June, and Cervélo's Jeremy Hunt complete the three-man roster for the relatively flat, 262.7km trek from Melbourne to Geelong.

Team Sky team principal Dave Brailsford, who is also British Cycling's performance director, said: "It's no surprise that we've built the men's road team around Mark this year, and both Mark and the coaching staff believe that, of the pool of talent we had to choose from, Geraint and Jeremy would provide the best support to Mark on this course."

As expected, Bradley Wiggins will not be taking part in the men's time trial event on 30 September so David Millar will be Britain's sole entrant in that discipline.