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• Hushovd, Gilbert Play Down Rainbow Jersey Chances
  September 24th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 24, 2011 (AFP) – Defending champion Thor Hushovd and Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert accept that if they are to win the world road race title [...]

• Arndt Claims Maiden World Time Trial Crown
  September 20th, 2011
  

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 20, 2011 – Former world road race champion Judith Arndt defied the wet conditions to claim her maiden time trial gold at the world road championships on Tuesday. [...]

• Martin Out To End Cancellara’s TT Reign
  September 20th, 2011
  

  by Justin Davis COPENHAGEN, Sept 20, 2011 (AFP) – Tony Martin will take inspiration from his recent beating of world time trial king Fabian Cancellara when he aims to end [...]

• Durbridge Wins U23 Time Trial Gold For Australia
  September 19th, 2011
  

  COPENHAGEN, Sept 19, 2011 – Australian Luke Durbridge produced a stunning ride to claim under-23 men’s time trial gold at the road world championships on Monday. Durbridge, who finished second [...]

• Cavendish Won’t Rule Out Sprint Finish At Worlds
  October 1st, 2010
  

  GEELONG, Australia – British sprint king Mark Cavendish has refused to rule out his chances of being crowned world champion at the road race championships here on Sunday. Cavendish was [...]

• Landis Attacks Organisers Over Conference Sanction
  September 20th, 2010
  

  SYDNEY – Disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has slammed world road championships organizers in Australia after they withdrew their support for a conference he is listed to attend. Landis was [...]

• Only One Schleck As Luxembourg Names Worlds Team
  September 9th, 2010
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Sept 9, 2010 (AFP) – Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck has not been selected for the world road race cycling championships to be held in Australia later this [...]

• Evans Leads Australia At World Road Championships
  August 24th, 2010
  

  MELBOURNE, Aug 24, 2010 (AFP) – Reigning road world champion Cadel Evans will spearhead Australia for this year’s event in Melbourne, officials said Tuesday, as veteran Robbie McEwen was left [...]

• Basque Rider Sicard Makes History For France
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – Frenchman Romain Sicard lived up to pre-race predictions by winning gold in the men’s under-23 event held over 179.4km here [...]

• UCI Powerless To Stop Valverde From Racing At Worlds
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 26, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling chief Pat McQuaid said the International Cycling Union (UCI) could do nothing to stop Alejandro Valverde from racing [...]

• Evans Plays Down Australian 2010 Worlds Chances
  September 26th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 25, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans said he has virtually no chance of winning cycling’s coveted rainbow jersey on home soil next year [...]

• Tom Zirbel Fourth In The Time Trial At Road Worlds
  September 25th, 2009
  

  Mendriso, Switzerland (September 24, 2009) – Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) posted the fourth fastest time in the elite men’s time trial on day two of the 2009 UCI Road World [...]

• Cancellara Crushes Time Trial Rivals To Win Third Gold
  September 24th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 24, 2009 (AFP) – Swiss ace Fabian Cancellara claimed his third career gold in the men’s time trial after crushing his rivals at the [...]

• World Road Race Results
  September 24th, 2009
  

  Results from the second day of the world road race cycling championships on Thursday: Men Time trial (49.8km) 1. Fabian Cancellara (SUI) 57min 55sec, 2. Gustav Larsson (SWE) at 1:27, [...]

• Major Shake-Up Of World Championships As Of 2012
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – World cycling’s ruling body the UCI announced a major shake-up of the world road race championship programme as of 2012, which will be [...]

• Age No Concern For Bobridge and Armstrong
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis MENDRISIO, Switzerland, Sept 23, 2009 (AFP) – American Kristin Armstrong and Jack Bobridge of Australia proved Wednesday that age is no concern when they both claimed time [...]

• Cavendish Pulls Out Of World Road Race Championships
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  British rider Mark Cavendish confirmed on Wednesday that he has pulled out of this week’s world road race championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The 24-year-old has been suffering from a respiratory [...]

• World Road Race Results – U23
  September 23rd, 2009
  

  Results from the first day of the world road race cycling championships on Wednesday: Men under-23 Time trial (33.2km) 1. Jack Bobridge (AUS) 40min 44sec, 2. Nelson Oliveira (POR) at [...]

• Valverde, Cunego Lead Rainbow Jersey Charge
  September 19th, 2009
  

  by Justin Davis PARIS, Sept 18, 2009 (AFP) – Australian Cadel Evans is among a handful of contenders already eyeing the coveted rainbow jersey awarded to the men’s road race [...]

• Photo’s – First Hand From The World Road Championships
  September 30th, 2008
  

  Photo’s by Myles McCorry Myles was at the World Championships and took this photo’s. His perspective is interesting and the shots are good, so enjoy the photo essay of the [...]

• Time To Say Goodbye To Bettini, And Hello To Another Round Of Doping Stories
  September 28th, 2008
  

  Written by: Myles McCorry Feature Writer On a blistering hot day in north Italy, 206 riders started the massive 260km course, which was to decide the champion of the world: [...]

• Alessandro Ballan Keeps The Rainbow Jersey in Italy
  September 28th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis Former Tour of Flanders champion Alessandro Ballan heralded a new era for the Italians at the world championships by upstaging Paolo Bettini to win the coveted rainbow [...]

• An Exhuasted Levi Leipheimer Pulls Out of World Road Race Championship
  September 26th, 2008
  

  VARESE, Italy, Sept 26, 2008 (AFP) – American Levi Leipheimer has pulled out of the blue ribbon event of the men’s road race at the world championships here, it was [...]

• Kim Kirchen Pulls Out of World Championships
  September 24th, 2008
  

  LUXEMBOURG, Sept 24, 2008 (AFP) – Luxembourg’s Kim Kirchen has pulled out of the world road race championships after citing a lack of form. Kirchen would have been a medal [...]

• France Team For Cycling World Championships
  September 16th, 2008
  

  PARIS, Sept 16, 2008 (AFP) – France men’s team for cycling road race world championships which gets underway in Varese, Italy, on September 23 and runs till September 28: Senior [...]

• Italians Name Team For Worlds For Bettini’s Hat-Trick Attempt
  September 15th, 2008
  

  Cuttent reigning world champion Paolo Bettini will spearhead the Italian team’s bid to keep the much desired rainbow jersey in Italian hands at the world road race cycling championships in [...]

• Boonen and Gilbert Lead Belgium’s Worlds Charge
  September 13th, 2008
  

  BRUSSELS, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) – Former world champion Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium’s bid for the world road race championships’ rainbow jersey later this month. Both [...]