UCI Road World Championships
News and information ahead of and from the road cycling world championships each year
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A family affair for 'disappointed' Zoe Bäckstedt at the World Championships, as 16-year-old takes GB's first medalA 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 raceThe 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 jerseyThe 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 2021The 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 GhanaSelf-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 timesThe 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 WorldsThe 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 ITTAfter 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 rowSince 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 timesThe 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 ChampionshipsWith 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 FlandersThe 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 ChampionshipsThere 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 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
