Underlines globalisation of the sport as a priority UCI President Pat McQuaid has said that the 2010 world road race championships makes it far more likely that other such events will be organised outside Europe in future, saying that it […]
Bronze medallist obstructed by spectator leaning over barriers; Robbie McEwen calls for more safety The season-long battle between Sweden’s Emma Johansson and the Netherlands’ Marianne Vos arose once again at the end of the women’s World Championship road race. Vos […]
USA rider wins a Swiss watch after aggressive performance It took almost three laps of the women’s World Championship road race for a serious attack to be launched; when it did finally come it was from United States rider Katheryn […]
Fourth successive silver as 2006 champion isolated at the finish once more With her second place on today’s World Championship road race, Marianne Vos incredibly took her fourth successive silver medal. Despite having been the outstanding rider of the past […]
Italian sprinter wins for Franco Ballerini; Vos gets fourth consecutive silver Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) is the new women’s World road race champion, winning the rainbow jersey in an attacking race that eventually ended in a bunch sprint. The former World […]
Italian coach believes he has necessary fitness to win, but course might be too easy Defending world champion Cadel Evans has said that this year’s course doesn’t suit him as well as last year’s circuit in Mendrisio, but will do […]
Who will take the women’s rainbow jersey? The women will complete eight laps of the 15.8km Geelong circuit, making a total of 127.2km. Each lap takes in two climbs, the Ridge and Aphrasia Street, which are short but should be […]
Belgian sprinter will be totally behind his team captain on Sunday Belgian Philippe Gilbert is almost universally regarded as the outstanding favourite for the elite men’s World title on Sunday; he now has a valuable and apparently committed ally in […]
Superb sprint seals gold on home soil Australian talent Michael Matthews drove the home crowd crazy with delight when he scooped the under 23 world road race championship today, winning a big group sprint of 45 riders. The 20 year […]
2006 World champion hopes to go one better than her three consecutive silvers Marianne Vos of the Netherlands has dominated the women’s peloton almost since the day she moved up from the junior ranks. The 23-year-old has won virtually every […]
British rider’s emotions could not be more different to previous silver in 2001 Great Britain’s David Millar took his second silver medal in the World Time Trial Championship in Melbourne, Australia today, nine years after taking his first. That day […]
Swiss rider beats Millar and Martin to take another rainbow jersey Pedalling smoothly and gaining time as the kilometres passed, Fabian Cancellara made history today, blasting to a record fourth gold medal in the Elite men’s time trial at the […]
Swiss time trial specialist says Worlds time trial course harder than road race circuit Fabian Cancellara will be the favorite for the World Championships time trial on Thursday in Geelong, Australia. The Swiss rider aims to take his fourth World […]
‘No worries’ philosophy not being adopted Philippe Gilbert and several other riders from the Belgian squad for this Sunday’s elite road race ran into trouble today with the local police, who stopped them today for what they considered were traffic […]
Good start for the team in time trial events Judith Arndt won the silver medal in the women’s time trial and Marcel Kittel the bronze medal in the U23 time trial at the World Championships in Australia. This gave the […]
Further confirmation of American’s ability The highly talented American rider Taylor Phinney is today celebrating his fourth-ever world championship title after a victorious performance in the under 23 time trial yesterday. “I couldn’t ask for more than to come here […]
Great Britain champion takes first rainbow jersey to add to Beijing silver Emma Pooley (Great Britain) won the women’s World Championship time trial in Geelong, just outside Melbourne, Australia. Fastest at all the checkpoints, the British champion flew around the […]
Italian stallion’s personal life is on hold since May breakup Having revealed several weeks ago that he hasn’t had sex in months, Italian team leader Filippo Pozzato has clarified the situation, saying that his abstinence wasn’t a deliberate tactic to […]
