Dutch finalise world champs team

Koen de Kort (Skil-Shimano) and Rabobank duo Steven Kruijswijk and Laurens ten Dam were the final names to be confirmed by team manager Leo van Vliet.

The Dutch manager had already named Rabobank’s Koos Moerenhout, Jos van Emden, Lars Boom and Sebastien Langeveld, along with Karsten Kroon (BMC) and national champion Niki Terpstra (Milram). Moerenhout and van Emden will also line up in the time trial event on September 30.

Vacansoleil’s Johnny Hoogerland and Wout Poels, Garmin-Transitions pair Michel Kreder and Martijn Maaskant and Rabobank’s Tom Leezer and Maarten Tjallingii are the short-listed riders who didn't make the final cut.

Robert Gesink (Rabobank) and team-mate Pieter Weening had already withdrawn themselves from the selection process.

Dutch team for the world championships:
Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank)
Jos van Emden (Rabobank)
Lars Boom (Rabobank)
Sebastien Langeveld (Rabobank)
Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank)
Laurens ten Dam (Rabobank)
Karsten Kroon (BMC)
Niki Terpstra (Milram)
Koen de Kort (Skil-Shimano)