UCI Road World Championships
News and information ahead of and from the road cycling world championships each year
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Intensity, 'idiots' and a broken spoke: GB junior men secure top 10 in Worlds road race but residual hunger remains
The young Brits showed themselves well in the Flanders road race, happy with their performance but still left with thoughts of what could have been
By Jonny Long Published
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Lizzie Deignan on Patrick Lefevere: 'I'm pleased he has no interest in women's cycling, we have no interest in him either'
The Brit slaps down the Deceuninck - Quick-Step boss before turning her focus to trying to win another rainbow jersey
By Jonny Long Published
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Rwanda will host the 2025 Road World Championships
This is the first time an African nation will host the World Championships
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Ethan Vernon: The ups and downs and the patience required en route to the promised land of WorldTour stardom
Part of the Tokyo TP squad before winning a stage of the Tour de l'Avenir, Ethan Vernon's time is nearly here
By Jonny Long Published
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Jeopardy, drama and the antidote to archaism: GB riders give their verdict on mixed relay TT
What do they like about the odd one out of the World Championships? And what would they change, if anything, about the event?
By Jonny Long Published
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Tony Martin: 'Twice I was lying in the ambulance, the dad of two daughters, you start questioning if it’s really worth it'
In his last ever race, the German won gold in the Worlds mixed relay TT and afterwards reflected on a glittering career
By Jonny Long Published
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Germany dominate the mixed relay at the World Championships in Tony Martin's last ever race before retiring
The Germans were the strongest across the board after the Italians faded in the last leg
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Eddy Merckx says that if Belgium have one leader for World Championships Evenepoel should not ride
The Belgian cycling legend has said that the young talent is not fit to ride in a support role for Wout van Aert
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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17-year-old Brit Josh Tarling: not boring, not bad on a bike either, after claiming silver in junior men's time trial
The 17-year-old Brit took silver, GB's second medal of this Worlds, in the junior men's time trial
By Jonny Long Published
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Days after being injured in an attempted burglary, young star Cian Uijtdebroeks suffered through Worlds junior time trial
The Belgian tore a muscle as he ran to trigger a burglar alarm after spotting an intruder on his roof
By Jonny Long Published
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Road World Championships 2021: How does the mixed relay time trial work?
The new discipline made its debut in Yorkshire and is a unique perspective on racing
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Road World Championships 2021 route: Course details and profiles for all the races in Flanders
As we head into the final few days of racing, here are all the routes for the 2021 Worlds
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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A family affair for 'disappointed' Zoe Bäckstedt at the World Championships, as 16-year-old takes GB's first medal
A Bäckstedt has been on the women's junior TT Worlds podium for the past three years, with father Magnus in the commentary booth as Zoe claimed silver
By Jonny Long Published
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Mathieu van der Poel will ride World Championships road race
The Dutch star has recovered from his back injury enough to compete for the rainbow bands
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Ellen van Dijk rode 'like the world was going to end' in order to claim time trial rainbow jersey
The Dutchwoman adds a rainbow jersey to her recent European road champion title
By Jonny Long Published
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Dan Bigham is definitely NOT the bad boy of British Cycling
'British Cycling aren’t the big evil corporation that sometimes they’re made out to be'
By Jonny Long Published
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Ellen van Dijk powers to an astonishing World Championships individual time trial title in 2021
The Dutch rider went out early and held everyone off with an phenomenal time
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Meet Chris Symonds: The 47-year-old Londoner who works at the House of Commons and rode Worlds TT for Ghana
Self-funded and self-coached, Symonds is the oldest-ever competitor in the men's time trial at the World Championships
By Jonny Long Published
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Road World Championships 2021: women's elite individual time trial start list and times
The start times of riders taking part in the elite women's individual time trial at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders
By Ryan Dabbs Published
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'I got it from an ad in Cycling Weekly': Ireland's Marcus Christie rode Bradley Wiggins' old time trial bike at Worlds
The Irish rider bought it from a classified ad in Cycling Weekly back in 2016
By Jonny Long Published
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Wout van Aert: 'It's not funny anymore to get second' after another silver medal in Flanders Worlds ITT
After the 2020 Worlds, 2021 cyclocross Worlds and 2021 Olympic road race, the Belgian adds another silver medal to his collection in the space of a year
By Jonny Long Published
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'It feels like we're not allowed to be world champion' says Remco Evenepoel after Belgians beaten for third year in a row
Since 2019, either Evenepoel or Wout van Aert has finished one spot off the time trial rainbow jersey at the World Championships
By Jonny Long Published
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Road World Championships 2021: men’s elite individual time trial start list and times
The start times of riders taking part in the elite men's individual time trial at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Dutch team unveil phenomenal squad for women’s road race at 2021 World Championships
With a choice of the strongest riders in the world, leadership is a tricky debate in the Dutch team
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Remco Evenepoel says 'everyone will ride for Wout van Aert' at World Championships in Flanders
The 21-year-old looks to be close to top fitness yet again after battling back from injury
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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'In my own country, I'm not part of the team': Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet not selected for home World Championships
There were a few surprise names left off the list for the Flanders 2021 Worlds
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert and Lotte Kopecky headline Belgian squad for World Championships in Flanders
The home nation are fielding a stacked team to try and claim the rainbow bands
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Alejandro Valverde: Finishing second in the Vuelta motivates me for the World Championships
Alejandro Valverde said he is motivated and in good form for the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships, having finished second in the Vuelta a España.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Rwanda officially submits bid for 2025 Road World Championships
East African nation faces competition from North African country Morocco
By Richard Windsor Published
