12 riders to look out for at the road World Championships

Cycling Weekly's guide to riders to watch across the elite, U23 and junior categories over the next week

World Championships contenders
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The road World Championships kicks off this Sunday, the 18 September, in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. Over the next week, multiple rainbow jerseys will be battled for on mostly hilly courses.

The time trials come first, with both the elite men and women racing on Sunday, before the juniors and U23 men get their go early in the week. Then the mixed relay team time trial caps off the races against the clock on Wednesday.

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