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The Latest Breaking News from World Championships

As it happened: Huge gaps in ultra-attritional Elite men’s World Championships road race

The 267.5km route, complete with 5,475m is one of the hardest ever, who will triumph?

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Tadej Pogačar dominates the men's road race at the World Championships to take a second rainbow jersey

The Slovenian attacked on Mont Kigali, with more than 100km to go before dropping Isaac Del Toro, riding the final 66km alone to claim victory

Cycling Weekly

Tadej Pogacar underlines status as world’s greatest with second Road World Championships title

The four-time Tour de France champion was once again a cut above the rest of the field as he defended his world title with ease

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Road World Championships: Unstoppable Tadej Pogačar seals consecutive men’s road race victories after 66km solo break

Dropped Remco Evenpoel chases after numerous mechanicals to claim silver. Ben Healy takes bronze.

Cycling News

'Another year that the dream is a little bit crushed' – Demi Vollering misses out at World Championships, but praises Dutch team

Netherlands take home fifth and seventh in women's road race after good communication and teamwork

Cycling News

Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney blames altitude and climate for 'weird' and 'passive' World Championships road race

'I felt good, but I didn't do anything with that' says Polish rider as favourites race conservatively and miss out on win in Kigali

Cycling News

'I'd rather try everything and come last' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar criticises 'stupid' lack of cooperation in World Championships road race

Mauritian rider 'proud of my own race' but rues others' tactics in cagey finale

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'With all my heart, I raced for her' – Anja Grossmann honours late Muriel Furrer with World Championships bronze medal

Swiss rider finishes third in the junior road race in Kigali, a year on from the death of her teammate in the same race

Cycling News

'I've shown that I can compete on these bigger days' – Oscar Onley rides expectation and pressure at Road World Championships

22-year-old comes to Road Worlds for second time, aiming for a top result

Cycling Weekly

Road World Championships: Spain's Paula Ostiz sprints to victory in junior road race

Chantal Pegolo of Italy claims silver behind Spanish rider, Anja Grossman (Switzerland) nets the bronze

Cycling News

2026 UCI Road World Championships routes now officially revealed in full

Elite men to race 273.2km with 3,720m of elevation, elite women to race 180km with 2,502m of elevation in cycling-historic Montreal

Cycling News

Aussie paddlers to exploit home course on world stage

Australia will host the slalom world championships for the first time in 20 years, and local talent Lucien Delfour is keen to milk the home-course advantage.

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'I wouldn't travel all the way to Africa if I didn't think that I could perform' – relaxed Tom Pidcock ready to race for rainbows at World Championships

Fresh from finishing third at the Vuelta a España, Pidcock now has Worlds glory in his sights

Cycling Weekly

UCI Road World Championships 2025 men's elite road race start list

Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock among 165 riders competing in Rwanda

Cycling Weekly

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'I haven't put much thought into this' – Tom Pidcock starts World Championships without pressure but with plenty of ambition

Brit lines up as a favourite after Vuelta a España podium, though team will also look to Oscar Onley as co-leader

Cycling News

'It's important we have an open and fair relationship' – Primož Roglič looks to establish roles with Evenepoel at Red Bull after supporting Pogačar at World Championships

'We haven't talked to Remco yet, and I definitely want to sit down with him and talk' says Slovenian

Cycling News

Road World Championships: Italian Lorenzo Finn powers to U23 road race victory with late solo attack

Jan Huber earns silver for Switzerland while Marco Schrettl ends chase with bronze medal for Austria

Cycling Weekly

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to return to Durango, Colorado, 40 years after first edition

The USA to host MTB Worlds for the first time since 2001 to celebrate the event's 40th birthday

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Cycling Weekly

UCI retires number 84 at all future World Championships junior women's road races in tribute to Muriel Furrer

The governing body honours the Swiss junior rider, who died after a crash in last year's event

Cycling Weekly

'I got an extra boost' – Tadej Pogačar puts time trial hurt behind him ahead of UCI World Championships road race defence

Slovenian says 'expectations are high' as he sets out to keep rainbow jersey

Cycling News

'I feel ready, I expect a lot from my legs' – Tadej Pogačar back to bullish best ahead of Rwanda World Championships road race and in search of revenge for heavy TT defeat

'I didn't catch my rhythm, I didn't catch my legs, but after Sunday, I think I've got used to the environment' says defending World Champion

Cycling News

Road World Championships: Célia Gery nails uphill sprint and makes history with women's U23 road race victory for France

Slovakia's Viktória Chladoňová earns silver and Spain's Paula Blasi takes bronze

Cycling News

Road World Championships – Pogačar, Evenepoel or a new rainbow jersey? Riders to watch in the elite men's road race

Analysing the top 10 contenders for the rainbow jersey on Sunday

Cycling News

Road World Championships - Riders to watch in the elite women's road race

From Ferrand-Prévot and Vollering to Le Court, who to watch on Saturday

Cycling News

From underdog to a favourite – Kim Le Court-Pienaar carries the weight of a continent for Africa at historic Rwanda World Championships

'I wouldn't be lining up if I didn't want to win the jersey' says rainbow-jersey contender from Mauritius

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