As a sprinter, Mark Cavendish is the first to admit that without the help and sacrifice of his teammates, he wouldn't win many races. And he certainly would not have become the first British world champion since Tom Simpson in 1965 on Sunday without the help of Team Great Britain.
"I am very disappointed. I missed a big opportunity today," Thor Hushovd told Norwegian journalists. "I felt very good all day and I am not tired now. That's frustrating."
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Casey B. Gibson shoots the action at the elite men's world road championships in Copenhagen.
"It's a field sprint for a world championships, it's going to be chaotic. I just didn't ride it as well as I could have," Tyler Farrar told VeloNews.
Graham Watson captures the drama of the elite men's road race in Copenhagen.
Great Britain delivered Mark Cavendish to the rainbow jersey in the elite men's world championship road race on Sunday,
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The fourth edition of the ExpoBici show kicks off in Padua, Italy.
Katerina Nash (Luna) won the kickoff to the 2011 Exergy U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross on Saturday.
Casey B. Gibson was on course for the elite women's race in Copenhagen.
The UCI has decided to postpone the introduction of an outright race ban in all pro racing for at least another year, smoothing the way for the top professional teams to attend next month's Tour of Beijing.
Women racers say the time has come for the UCI to treat them the same as their male counterparts when it comes to earning a living.
Graham Watson captures the action as Giorgia Bronzini defends her rainbow jersey in Copenhagen.
Giorgia Bronzini of Italy defends her elite women's title at the road world championships.
Specialized warns that the brake boss can separate from the fork, posing a crash risk.
Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at the junior men's world road-race championship.
Defending champion Thor Hushovd and Belgian ace Philippe Gilbert are downplaying their chances of winning the men's world road title on Sunday.
A late-race crash spoils chances for the Americans as the French power to victory in the junior men's road race.
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Pro men's road race podium results, 1927-2010
UnitedHealthcare is emerging the winner in the transfer market for North American Pro Continental teams, announcing today a number of big acquisitions, headlined by veteran American Jason McCartney and emerging Irish talent Philip Deignan.
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COPENHAGEN (VN) — American sprinter Tyler Farrar says he feels surprisingly good despite his high-speed crash at the Vuelta a España, but admits he won't know if he can challenge for the rainbow jersey until he hits the road Sunday.
COPENHAGEN (AFP) — Australia's Matt Goss believes he could have the edge over HTC-Highroad teammate Mark Cavendish if the pair come to duel for cycling's coveted rainbow jersey at the road world championships on Sunday.
COPENHAGEN (VN) — Peter Sagan is hoping his dream season finishes off with a perfect ending with a strong ride in Sunday's elite men's road race.
COPENHAGEN (VN) — Óscar Freire says he won't lose any sleep if he doesn't win a record fourth world title this weekend in Copenhagen despite a course that favors the Spanish sprinter.
COPENHAGEN (VN) — Defending road race world champion Thor Hushovd admits winning a second rainbow jersey will prove difficult.
COPENHAGEN (VN) — British rider Lucy Garner blasted her way to the gold medal in the junior women's road race Thursday with a long sprint from just over 200 meters to go.
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COPENHAGEN, (AFP) — Czech rider Roman Kreuziger said Thursday he was pulling out of Sunday's road race at the world championships in Denmark because of a hand injury he had suffered during the Tour de France.
COPENHAGEN (VN) — Matti Breschel will be on the wrong side of the fences for Sunday's elite men's road race after injuries sidelined him for a rare chance to race for the rainbow jersey on home roads.
UCI spokesman Enrico Carpani raised eyebrows in late August with comments that seemed to imply that points accumulated by Astana’s Alexander Vinokourov during 2011 could be applied toward his squad’s 2012 WorldTour license application, independent of whether he chose to continue riding for the team. The Kazakh was (until recently) believed to have announced his retirement in July after crashing out of the Tour de France during stage 9’s descent of the Pas de Payrol.
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Jeff Louder has found a home for the 2012 season, and will join the UnitedHealthcare squad in January. Team manager Mike Tamayo told VeloNews that Louder, who has ridden for BMC Racing since 2008, would offer European savvy and a much-needed hand in the mountains to the second-year Pro Continental team.
The 2011 USA CRITS series, which appeared to come to a premature end after the cancellation of Washington D.C.'s Capital Criterion, has bounced back with a new finale, to be held in Boston this weekend.
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COPENHAGEN (VN) — For Bradley Wiggins, Wednesday's elite men's time trial wasn't a race against the clock, it was a race against the power meter.
COPENHAGEN (VN) - Taylor Phinney was less than pleased with his 15th place ride in the elite men's world time trial championship race while Andrew Talansky was satisfied to stop the clock 16th on a windy, technical course for their respective debuts in the elite men's world time trial championships.
COPENHAGEN (VN) - Fabian Cancelllara humbly accepted defeat to a superior Tony Martin in Wednesday's elite men's time trial that saw the Swiss superstar's four world title run come to an end.
Press Release: Richmond wins bid to host 2015 Road Cycling World Championships
PRESS RELEASE UCI Management Committee: UCI Road World Championships return to the United States in 2015
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