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Peter Sagan rolls in with second chase group in 26th on a course that was ideal for his chances to become the first elite male to win four world titles.

Patrick Lefevere slates team tactics, riders rue miscommunication: Belgian inquest begins after leaving home worlds empty-handed.

One of our favourite gravel bikes gains a front suspension option.

Worlds is the most complicated but most enjoyable race on the calendar for veteran mechanic Kevin Grove.

Here's the news making headlines for Monday, September 27.

Fresh from the finish line, the bike has tubes in its tyres, is caked in Flemish dirt, and is covered in sweat and tears.

As the Belgians proved on Sunday, asking your stars to bury themselves with huge pulls for their teammates won't always win you a bike race.

The fans were out in force to watch the Frenchman ride to a second consecutive World Championship victory in Leuven, Belgium.

Newly crowned two-time world champion promises never to change: 'Even if you lose sometimes, it's even more beautiful when you win'

Dylan van Baarle saves day for the Dutch team while Valgren earns overdue worlds medal for Danes.

Mathieu van der Poel's back holds out under pressure in Flanders but he lacked top form after major disruptions to his racing and training schedule.

The 22-year-old British rider rues a 'lack of experience' after missing final cut and finishing sixth in worlds road race.

Neilson Powless's fifth is the first top-10 since 2011 and equals Chann McRae's fifth of 1999.

Alaphilippe, van Aert, van der Poel and Tom Pidcock share their jubiliation and dejection after an all-attacking, fervently supported worlds road race.

Alaphilippe defends 2020 title with solo move after blasting van Aert, van der Poel and stellar group of favorites off his wheel in final 20km.

At estimated 500,000 fans lined the finishing loops in and around Leuven for the elite men's road race Sunday.

Rachel Langdon (Instafund Racing), and Thomas Gibbons (Automatic Racing) capture 2021 USA CRITS overall titles.

Elisa Balsamo was almost invisible until the last few-hundred metres, beating Marianne Vos in the sprint to take the rainbow jersey in style.

Coryn Rivera won't comment on rumors she's heading to Jumbo-Visma, and lauded retiring teammate Ruth Winder as racing 'like 10 women.'

Anna van der Breggen has no regrets as she ends her illustrious career playing a team role at the world championships in Flanders.

The former U.S. national road champion calls it a career, after relentlessly attacking ‘without fear or pressure.’

Van der Breggen talks retirement, Vos discusses disappointment, Kopecky celebrates home crowd after Elisa Balsamo wins world tile.

The 23-year-old Balsamo delivered after a huge ride from the Italian team in the final to score another medal for 'the Azzurri.'

The Danish men's road race squad at the world championships comes with what Magnus Cort believes is 'historically strong' for the nation.

The peloton lacks development, and a U23 race would help close the gap between juniors and elites.

Silver medal is bittersweet for Lux's successful junior racer.

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'.