UCI Road World Championships
News and information ahead of and from the road cycling world championships each year
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Remco Evenepoel, Wout van Aert and Lotte Kopecky headline Belgian squad for World Championships in FlandersThe home nation are fielding a stacked team to try and claim the rainbow bands
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Wout van Aert 'disappointed' with Worlds results: 'Silver twice, that hits hard'The Belgian says his Jumbo-Visma team-mate Primož Roglič 'did everything he could' to bring Julian Alaphilippe back in the men's road race
By Jonny Long Published
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'It's just a dream': Julian Alaphilippe overcome with emotion as he becomes world championThe Frenchman won with a trademark attack on the final climb to become the new wearer of the rainbow bands
By Jonny Long Published
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Julian Alaphilippe the new world champion after sensational road race victory at Imola 2020The Frenchman attacked on the final climb and kept the chasers at bay all the way to the finish
By Jonny Long Published
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Five talking points from the Imola 2020 World Championships women’s road raceAnna van der Breggen becomes the first rider since Jeannie Longo in 1995 to do the double at the Worlds
By Jonny Long Published
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Anna van der Breggen doubles up on rainbow bands with World Championship road race victoryThe Dutchwoman was formidable as she soloed to victory in Imola
By Jonny Long Published
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Tom Pidcock: 'I'm not trying to jump in the deep end and say I want to ride the Tour de France next year'The 21-year-old lines up in his first elite men's World Championship road race days after announcing he will step up to the WorldTour with Ineos in 2021
By Jonny Long Published
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Filippo Ganna destroys rivals in men's time trial at Imola 2020 Road World Championships as Rohan Dennis knocked into fifthFilippo Ganna lived up to the hype in the World Championship 2020 time trial in Imola, absolutely smashing the field to finish ahead of second-place Wout van Aert.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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As it happened: Road World Championships 2020 - updates from the elite men's time trialRecap all the action from the elite men's time trial at the Road World Championships in Imola, Italy
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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‘I thought can I still win?’: Update from Chloe Dygert after awful crash in World Championship time trialChloe Dygert has shared an update after her awful crash at the Imola 2020 World Championships.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Anna van der Breggen takes elite women's time trial as Chloe Dygert crashes out at Imola 2020 World ChampionshipsAnna van der Breggen has been crowned world time trial champion after Chloe Dygert crashed out in Imola.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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As it happened: Road World Championships elite women's time trialRecap live updates as the elite women raced for the famous rainbow stripes over a 31.7km rolling course starting and finishing on the race track in Imola
By Tim Bonville-Ginn Published
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Five things to look out for at the Imola World Championships 2020 time trialsChloe Dygert’s title defence, Dennis vs Ganna, and the British hopes - watch out for these moments
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Switzerland 2020 World Championships given green light after coronavirus uncertaintyThe 2020 World Championships will go ahead as planned in Switzerland, despite the uncertainty around the coronavirus pandemic.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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World Championships may move to Middle East as November date change is consideredA decision is set to be made before the end of June
By Jonny Long Published
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New Tour de France 2020 dates officially confirmed as UCI reveals new calendarThe Tour de France has officially announced the new dates for the 2020 race, as the UCI has revealed a new calendar for the racing season.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Nils Eekhoff to challenge Yorkshire Worlds disqualification at CAS tribunalAfter a lengthy deliberation, Eekhoff was disqualified from the U23 men's road race and the victory given to Samuele Batistella
By Jonny Long Published
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‘I felt invincible': British riders reflect on racing World Championships on home roads“I’m just so grateful to everybody that’s been a part of the championships,” said Lizzie Deignan, minutes after crossing the Harrogate finish line 10 miles away from her hometown.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Greg Van Avermaet: Yorkshire is a missed opportunity, but I couldn't reach my levelThe Belgian finished eighth at the World Championships road race in a gruelling day of torrid conditions
By Gregor Brown Published
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Peter Sagan says he definitely mis-read Yorkshire Worlds road raceThe three-time world champion missed out on sealing a fourth record-breaking title
By Gregor Brown Published
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Annemiek van Vleuten posts Strava data from her magnificent 100km solo ride that claimed world titleThe new world champion took 10 QOMs en route to victory
By Jonny Long Published
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Five talking points from the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships elite men's road raceTalking points from a tough day in Yorkshire
By Jonny Long Published
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Mads Pedersen takes shock victory at Yorkshire 2019 World ChampionshipsMatteo Trentin was left shell-shocked after the young Dane beat him in the three-up sprint finish
By Jonny Long Published
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Philippe Gilbert says he doesn't understand how World Championships crash happenedThe Belgian abandoned the Yorkshire Worlds men's road race after crashing at the start of the Harrogate circuit
By Jonny Long Published
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Alejandro Valverde and Philippe Gilbert abandon Yorkshire World Championships men's road raceThe Belgian was brought down by a crash with 120km
By Jonny Long Published
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Course for men’s World Championship road race changed and climbs removed last minuteThe course for the elite men’s road race at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships has been changed and two climbs have been taken out of the route at the last minute.
By Alex Ballinger Published
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Five talking points from the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships women's road raceA Dutch masterclass as they take a one-two on British roads
By Jonny Long Published
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Annemiek van Vleuten solos 100km to claim women's road race title at Yorkshire 2019 World ChampionshipsAnna van der Breggen took silver as Lizzie Deignan missed out on the medals
By Jonny Long Published
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Nils Eekhoff says he will never forget those 15 minutes when he was world championThe Dutchman was disqualified after a lengthy jury review, with the victory handed instead to Italy's Samuele Batistella
By Jonny Long Published
