Lund, Sorensen, Bak active in Copenhagen finaleThough they lacked a rider suited for the finish on Geels Bakke, the Danish squad showed themselves well in the World Road Race Championships. Michael Mørkøv was the best-placed finisher for the home team, [...]
Briton beats Matt Goss and Andre Greipel in CopenhagenBursting through a mass of sprinters with 100 metres to go, Mark Cavendish delivered on his status as one of the top favourites to win the Elite world road race championships in [...]
Belgium can’t steal race from the sprinters in CopenhagenPhilippe Gilbert (Belgium) entered the World Championships as a primary favourite for the road race, but on a course that was dominated by sprinters, Jurgen Roelandts finished as the best placed Belgian, [...]
Last German to win was Rudi Altig in 1966The Germans have had a long wait for a win in the World Championships elite men's road race, with Rudi Altig being the last one in 1966, on home soil. With André [...]
Time trial bronze the only medal for his countryFabian Cancellara is not a bunch sprinter, but he used his powerful engine to almost get a medal in the men's road race. The Swiss rider stormed along the finishing straight that [...]
Two gold, two silver and two bronze medals for Britons, ahead of Australia and FranceMark Cavendish not only pedaled to a superb gold in the men's road race on Sunday afternoon, but also ensured that Great Britain tops the medal [...]
World championships: Roche aiming for strong performance in Elite road raceIreland’s Nicolas Roche has lined out today as one of three Irish riders in the world road race championship and said that he was feeling confident that his form was [...]
Would bring automatic Tour de France entryHaving been forced to seek wildcard entries to the top races, particularly the Grand Tours, the Skil-Shimano team is hoping to land a UCI ProTeam licence in 2012 and therefore gain automatic entry to [...]
Break beats bunch to the line, other medals go to Belgium and NetherlandsUnleashing a sprint which effectively destroyed his rivals, Pierre Henri Lecuisinier ensured France’s second gold medal in 24 hours when he won the junior world road race championships [...]
Spaniard ready to take title number fourOscar Freire wants to get a fourth rainbow jersey in Copenhagen on Sunday. On the flat course, the sprint-experienced Freire will be one of the favorites, alongside other fast men such as Mark Cavendish, [...]
Louder, Day and Thomson other riders to strengthen American teamRadioShack's Philip Deignan and Jason McCartney will race for the American United Healthcare Pro Cycling team in the 2012 season. RadioShack and Leopard Trek merge for next season, leaving several riders [...]
Belgian hopes to dominate again, while Stybar only does select racesSven Nys took the cross in Neerpelt, Belgium, for the fourth time in his career. He beat Kevin Pauwels and Niels Albert with a strong move in the final lap. [...]
Second straight title for Italian sprinter after the flat course forces a defensive raceGiorgia Bronzini (Italy) successfully defended her World title as the women’s road race came down to the expected bunch sprint. The reigning champion took advantage of a [...]
Says he’ll be happy with the chance to race in Europe and USASouth African Jay Thomson will move to the UnitedHealthcare professional cycling team next year after two seasons with Fly V Australia and Bissell, racing predominantly on the domestic [...]
Quick Step manager wants the road title to add to the time trial, although he only has three riders in the raceQuick Step manager Patrick Lefevere is enjoying the warm glow of having signed the new World time trial champion. [...]
Biding their time as the attacks fired and then as the Australian and Italian teams chased, French duo Arnaud Demare and Adrien Petit proved strongest on the slightly uphill sprint to the line at the under 23 world championship road [...]
21-year-old Slovakian favourite trying to avoid the pressure of expectation on a course that suits him perfectlyPeter Sagan has been one of the outstanding riders of the 2011 season. The 21-year-old Slovakian champion has, so far, taken fifteen wins, which [...]
World number one out to exorcise the demon of four successive silver medalsSaturday’s elite women’s World championship road race will take place over ten laps of the same 14km circuit as used by the junior women and under-23 men. The [...]
