GREAT Britain are taking 12 riders to this weekend's UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Luxembourg - and none of them are arguably in better form than 17-year-old Tom Pidcock.

The Otley teenager is bidding for a notable hat-trick, having already won the European and British junior men's titles.

The national championships were three weekends ago at Peel Park in Bradford, but what really gives Pidcock belief are his performances not only in the Europeans but also his two wins in the World Cup this winter, including the final round in Hoogerheide.

Pidcock was unfortunate to miss out on a medal at last year's World Championships, finishing fifth at Heusden-Zolder after crashing several times but will be hopeful of getting on the podium in Luxembourg.

He is joined in the junior men's race by Thomas Mein, Daniel Tullett and former Paul Milnes rider Ben Turner.

Pidcock is not the only Bradford area rider taking part in Bieles, however.

There is also Keighley's Ian Field in the elite men's race and Bradford's Billy Harding in the under-23 men's race.

Field will head to Luxembourg full of confidence after regaining his title from Liam Killeen in Bradford.

The 30-year-old is now a five-time British champion, adding that to his National Trophy Series victory late last year.

Field is hoping to crack the top 20, having finished 28th last year.

Also fresh from double domestic success, Birkenshaw's Harding is seeking to transfer his form to the international stage.

The 20-year-old not only won at Peel Park but triumphed in four out of five races in the National Trophy Series.

Like Pidcock, Harding won convincingly at Peel Park, despite having been under the weather.

National champion Nikki Brammeier is Britain's best hope of a medal in the elite women's race, where she is joined by nine-time British champion Helen Wyman, on the comeback trail after breaking a collarbone after last year's European Championship, and National Trophy Series winner Hannah Payton.

Britain has a defending champion at Bieles – Evie Richards in the under-23 women's event.

She was the first rider to be crowned in this category, and her rainbow jersey-winning performance in 2016 earned her the prestigious British Cycling Ride of the Year award.

She is also a national champion, and is joined in Luxembourg by Peel Park silver and bronze medallists Amira Mellor, formerly of Paul Milnes, and Ffion James.