Bendigo cyclist Chris Hamilton will ride for Australia at this weekend's World Road Race Championships at Imola in Italy.
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Hamilton replaces fellow Bendigo cycling product Jack Haig in the Aussie squad for the feature event.
Haig and Lucas Hamilton withdrew from the squad and were replaced by Chris Hamilton and Nick Schultz.
This weekend's race will be the second time Chris Hamilton has competed in the World Road Race Championships after he made his debut in 2018.
The 25-year-old's most recent event was the Tirreno-Adriatico in Italy earlier this month.
Riding for Team Sunweb, Hamilton finished 37th in the general classification in the eight-stage event.
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