UCI Road World Championships

UCI World Road Championships, junior men's road race

• 1. Pierre-Henri Lecuisinier (Fra), 2:48:58
• 2. Martijn Degreve (Bel), same time
• 3. Steven Lammertink (Ned), at 0:03
• 4. Florian Senechal (Fra), s.t.
• 5. Rick Zabel (Ger), s.t.

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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

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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.

• 1 8 DEMARE Arnaud FRA 3:52:16 +0
• 2 10 PETIT Adrien FRA at s.t.
• 3 32 FENN Andrew GBR at s.t.
• 4 47 SELIG Rudiger GER at s.t.
• 5 54 HALLER Marco AUT at s.t.

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.

• 1 24 GARNER Lucy GBR 1:46:17 at 0
• 2 10 DRUYTS Jessy BEL at s.t.
• 3 50 SIGGAARD Christina DEN at s.t.
• 4 4 SOUYRIS Manon FRA at s.t.
• 5 69 PERCHTOLD Christina AUT at s.t.

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.

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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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• 1. Tony Martin, (GER), in 53:43.85
• 2. Bradley Wiggins, (GBR), at 1:15.83
• 3. Fabian Cancelllara, (SUI), at 1:20.59
• 4. Bert GRABSCH, (GER), at 1:31.76
• 5. Jack BOBRIDGE, (AUS), at 2:13.86

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• 1. Judith ARNDT, (GER), in 37:07.38
• 2. Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN, (NZL), at 21.73
• 3. Emma POOLEY, (GBR), at 24.13
• 4. Tara WHITTEN, (CAN), at 26.16
• 5. Clara HUGHES, (CAN), at 36.79

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• 1. Mads Wurtz Schmidt, (DEN), in 35:07.68
• 2. James Oram, (NZL), at 4.11
• 3. David Edwards, (AUS), at 20.79
• 4. Markus Fﾁglum-karlsson, (SWE), at 32.91
• 5. Juriy Vasyliv, (GER), at 39.01

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• Luke Durbridge, (AUS), at 42:47.1
• Christian Quaade Rasmus, (DEN), at 43:22.8
• Michael Hepburn, (AUS), at 43:33.6
• Anton Vorobev, (RUS), at 43:46.1
• Jasper Hamelink, (NED), at 44:40.1

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COPENHAGEN (VN) — Taylor Phinney will be among the outsiders to make the final podium for the elite men's time trial race on Wednesday.

• 1. Jessica ALLEN, (AUS), in 19:18.63
• 2. Elinor BARKER, (GBR), at 1.84
• 3. Mieke KRÖGER, (GER), at 2.80
• 4. Thalita de JONG, (NED), at 14.93
• 5. Rossella RATTO, (ITA), at 31.07

USAC boss comments on Armstrong decision

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Milan-San Remo champion Matt Goss will head up a strong Australian team at the world road race championships in Copenhagen, where compatriot Mark Renshaw will sit among the replacements.

PARIS (AFP) ― Tour de France stars Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel will spearhead France's bid for the coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race cycling championships in Copenhagen later this month.

PRAGUE (AFP) — Roman Kreuziger will spearhead the Czech challenge in the world road race championships in Copenhagen from next week despite his wrist still being in plaster from a fall on the Tour de France, national cycling chief Marian Stetina said Tuesday.

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Tom Boonen is ending his 2011 campaign after reviewing results from an examination of the arm he broke at the Vuelta a España.

BRUSSELS (AFP) — World number one Philippe Gilbert will spearhead Belgium's hopes of winning cycling's coveted rainbow jersey at the world road race championships later this month, it was announced Monday.

For a rider who has made things look so easy this year, the remainder of Phillipe Gilbert’s 2011 dream season is surprisingly unclear.

The bid is in and organizers behind the efforts to bring the 2015 world road championships to Richmond, Virginia, are confident. Tim Miller and Lee Kallman told VeloNews that on Tuesday they mailed the application to the UCI and that their bid, which will compete against Oman next month, is well funded and is likely to be well received.

This year's scorcher of a Vuelta is proving disastrous to more than a few of the favorites going into the 2011 worlds, slated for a sprint-friendly course in Copenhagen on September 25.

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Australia has named its teams for the UCI road world championships, to be held in Copenhagen from September 19 to 25: