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Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, September 25.

Backstedt and Schmid attacked together at 30km to go before the Brit went one-better than the silver she scored in Tuesday's TT.

It has been 41 years since Beth Heiden won the rainbow jersey in Sallanches. Can Leah Thomas, Ruth Winder, Coryn Rivera, Kirsten Faulkner, Lauren Stephens, or Tayler Wiles end the drought?

Peter Sagan is usually a favorite in every world championships, but his condition remains a mystery as he quietly targets a history-making fourth rainbow jersey.

Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Julian Alaphilippe, and plenty of other big names are set to battle for the rainbow jersey on Sunday.

Nineteen years after Mario Cipollini was crowned world champion in Zolder, Belgium, we managed to get hold of not just his custom-painted world champion's bike but also the bike that took him to victory.

USA Cycling sees its top-10 stripped away after UCI jury disqualifies rider.

On Saturday Van der Breggen will race her bike for the final time

The 21-year-old Eritrean hopes that his silver medal in the U23 men's road race will turn to gold in years to come.

David Lappartient was re-elected to a four-year term as UCI president during the UCI Congress while junior and U23 riders endured endless crashes.

Biniam Ghirmay delivers Eritrea's first worlds medal in second, and Olav Kooij (Netherlands) kicks to third. 

He’s the record holder for most grand tours completed consecutively, but his life outside of racing is even more interesting.

Remco Evenepoel pushes back against Eddy Merckx's accusations of selfishness, pledges to race for van Aert in Sunday's road race.

After a recon ride with Team USA, the U.S. national champion shares her thoughts on how the race could shake out.

Riders give big thumbs down to integrated women's elite and U23 race, while Lizzie Deignan slaps down Patrick Lefevere for comments on women's cycling.

The Norwegian took the rainbow bands under cloudy skies after an aggressive finale to the men's junior road race in Leuven, with USA's Colby Simmons in 15th.

2011 world champion Cavendish crushes last-minute climbing camp as sprinters eye possibility of men's road race being decided by a bunch kick.

Custom made details and a hybrid 12-speed SRAM/Shimano 1x drivetrain.

In between the world championship time trials and the road races, the VN crew checks in from Mechelen, Belgium.

Cargo bikes may have dominated this year's Eurobike show, but we tracked down a smattering of gravel bikes and accessories heading your way in 2022.

A closer look at the route and the favorites.

The world championships provide the dramatic backdrop to release decisions often made behind closed doors months before.

Here's what's making cycling tech news on Thursday, September 23.

The four-time world time trial champion did not want to risk another dangerous crash, and retired Wednesday with the gold medal in the mixed relay.

Time away from training is critical in order to allow your mind and body to rebuild and replenish.

Ineos Grenadiers boss Dave Brailsford shoots down suggestions that Egan Bernal will break his contract with two years remaining on the UK team.

The quadruple Individual Time Trial World Champion bowed out on top, after a long, lustrous career.

From the Dutch going for five in a row to unpredictable racing and a whole load of attacking.

The mixed team relay got its second outing at the worlds in Flanders on Wednesday. It got a resounding thumbs up from the pros, who say it's harder than a traditional TTT.

Lotte Kopecky is the home favorite for the World Championships. Can she bring the rainbows to Belgium?

Carbon and alloy versions with some big differences

More companies are figuring out how to do flared bars without wrecking lever position, and it’s about time.

And Abby and Amy finally disagree on something.

COVID-19 rules to stay in place until February, and UCI orders more studies on use of ketones.

When you're Filippo Ganna you get wheels and tyres that don't even exist.

A motivated German team featuring a retiring Tony Martin knocked back the Dutch and Italians to win the gold medal in the new discipline.

France's first world champion since 1997 discovered the rainbow jersey comes packed with expectations and burdens.

If the UCI decides this week to award the 2025 World Championships to Rwanda, will it constitute a bold step forward in cycling’s internationalization, finally putting sub-Saharan Africa squarely in the sport’s limelight, or will it be a turn towards sportswashing?

Asma Jan and Kanza Malik were the first women from Pakistan to compete in an international cycling event when they competed in the elite time trial in Bruges.

Sure, van Aert is top favorite, we all know that. But who are the riders likely to shade him into silver at this weekend's men's road race? We've ranked them all.

Specialized’s second 3D-printed saddle has a more traditional shape and even more cushioning than the S-Works Power Mirror.

News from on the ground at the 2021 World Championship in Bruges.

Some 22,000 separate ‘struts’ are used to fine-tune pressure distribution in the new saddle.

Ronan joined Team Ireland the day before the World Championship time trial for a look behind the scenes.

Russian rider continues her domination in junior time trialing with a narrow victory to claim Russia's second straight junior world time trial crown.

Lennard Zinn discusses tubeless tire standards, drivetrains, stainless steel frames, fork flex, and more.

Newest report in ‘L'Equipe’ suggests there is more to the rumors of a possible split between the Colombian star and Ineos Grenadiers.

Love it or loathe it, the mixed relay is back at the world championships and Filippo Ganna, Ellen van Dijk, and Annemiek van Vleuten will be racing. Here's what you need to know.

Pedal-friendly shoes that don't scream 'cyclist'.

The Olympic road race champion had to ride with damaged forks after an ill-fitted component came loose during training.

No official word from Wahoo, but riders at the Worlds have been seen warming-up on Kickr rollers.

After years in the European pro scene, Ovett has found a home at an American team changing the cycling game.

"A bike change is not what anyone wants during a world championships TT," Leah Thomas said.

British squad feedback regarding the move to the latest braking tech has been ‘encouraging.’

Some say it's unfair to allow WorldTour-level riders to race in the U23 category, while three-time world champion Óscar Freire says the EPO Era undermined his career.

Amber Neben broke her pelvis in three places when a car driver turned into her path during training. The 46-year-old led the U.S. home with Leah Thomas taking 14th.

Van Dijk scores third-straight TT world title for Dutch team, beating Marlen Reusser and Annemiek van Vleuten.

Born in London, Chris Symonds represented Ghana for the second time in the worlds time trial. The House of Commons employee will be back at work this week.

Uno-X rider beats Luke Plapp and Florian Vermeersch to continue long streak of Danish U23 TT domination, Magnus Sheffield places 10th.

A unique flat bar that's designed to smooth out rough surfaces.

The four-time individual TT world champion bows out of discipline with best performance in five years: 'I think I will get a bit more emotional when I’m alone.'

Here are the start times of all 50 riders racing for the women's world title Monday, with Annemiek van Vleuten last down the ramp at 16:02 CET.

Despite repeated attacks from teams without a favourite, the German sprint classic was won by the on-form Jasper Philipsen.

The defending world champion gave a TT masterclass in front of spectacular Belgian crowds.

Lawson Craddock and Brandon McNulty are both upbeat about Team USA's chances in next week's road races.

Remco Evenepoel says his power now is even better than before his crash last year at Il Lombardia as fans show up en masse for worlds opener.

The Danish rider missed out on a podium place by two seconds to Remco Evenepoel, and now turns his focus to the road race.

Remco Evenepoel assures Belgium two of three podium spots in the individual time trial, but Italian betters home-road favorites against the clock.

Here are the reactions from the top stars of the worlds TT, from Wout van Aert's dejection to Filippo Ganna's elation.

Everything you need to know ahead of the women's World Championship time trial.

Ganna tops van Aert and Remco Evenepoel with blazing 54.3kph ride over 43 kilometers: 'In my head I just dreamed to win again today.'

Here are the start times of all 58 riders racing for the rainbow jersey Sunday, with Filippo Ganna last down the ramp at 16:05 CET.

Movistar confirm Saturday that contract with López will be terminated as of October 1.

With time trials opening the UCI road world championships, we dig into who is going to claim the first rainbow jerseys of Flanders 2021.