THIRTY cyclists were yesterday selected to ride for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games, ranging in age from 20-year-old Katie Archibald to 43-year-old Craig MacLean.
The cadre also includes two, David Millar and Bruce Croall, who have been convicted of drug offences. Millar, banned from cycling in 2004, has been rehabilitated and won two medals for Scotland on the roads of Delhi four years ago.
Croall, who will contest the track sprint, has just completed a six-month ban after testing positive for oxilofrine, a 'specified substance' under the UCI's anti-doping rules, as a result of using a supplement. Croall was cleared of deliberately doping.
Gary Coltman, Scottish Cycling's head of performance and team manager for the games, and Jon Doig, chef de mission for Team Scotland, both pointed out that the selections had adhered to policy.
Coltman added: "It is very simple. We select from the pool of athletes who are available to compete."
The team of 16 men and 14 women will compete in track, road and mountain bike events. It is the largest ever Scottish cycling team for the Games and takes the number of home-country athletes selected to 208.
The team includes world team pursuit champion Archibald and Delhi silver medallist Charline Joiner, who has recovered from breaking her back earlier this year.
Paralympians Aileen McGlynn and Neil Fachie are in the squad, with the latter piloted in the tandem track events by the evergreen MacLean.
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