UCI Road World Championships

An inside look at Team USA's week in Austria racing UCI World Road Championships, through the lens of Casey B. Gibson.

The world's best cyclists chase rainbow jerseys in the mountains around Innsbruck, Austria in the 2018 edition of UCI World Championships.

The Italians managed a fifth-place finish in the men's elite road race with Gianni Moscon, but they're hopeful for the future.

The Spaniard won his first world championship over the weekend, and he's already talking about competing at the 2020 Olympics.

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Syrian refugee Ahmad Badreddin Wais races the elite men's world time trial championships; says his country needs peace.

After years of coming close, Alejandro Valverde finally wins a rainbow jersey. His checkered past makes it a complicated race for cycling fans.

Canadian Michael Woods endured a challenging year personally, but on the bike he shined and rode onto the worlds podium.

Romain Bardet finished second in the road race, marking France's first worlds podium finish since 2005.

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Spaniard's 15-year chase for the rainbow jersey comes to an end in confident victory, however, many will question if it is deserved

Dumoulin ends a season of second-places by missing out on worlds podium in four-up finale

World time trial champ Van Vleuten broke knee in fall 90 kilometers from the finish of worlds road race

Valverde wins the sprint from the front, denying Bardet, Woods and Dumoulin in attritional race that fractured on leg-breaking final climb.

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The Austrian mountains hosted a tough world champs dominated by Van der Breggen

Van der Breggen showered with praise by her rivals for a world champs performance that had been her goal for the whole season

Relay-format TTT at Yorkshire world championships to serve as test event for expected Olympic inclusion, says UCI boss

Van der Breggen takes it for the Dutch after dominating long-range attack, while Spratt fights for second and Guderzo takes third

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Marc Hirschi wins the under-23 road race at Innsbruck worlds ahead of Bjorg Lambrecht and Jaakko Hänninen

Although he is not quite at 100 percent due to Tour de France crash, Vincenzo Nibali holds out hope that he can vie for a rainbow jersey.

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Ardennes specialists and even grand tour stars will battle for the rainbow jersey in the elite men's road race at Innsbruck worlds.

UCI World Road Championships are underway and anticipation is building for the weekend's elite road races — who will win rainbows?

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Anna van der Breggen and Annemiek van Vleuten give the Netherlands a powerful one-two punch for the worlds road race.

It was billed as a duel between Dumoulin and Dennis, but the Australian handily beats the defending world champ to take the title.

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Fred talks to the world's fastest cyclist, Denise Mueller-Korenek about how she hit 184mph. Plus, we have a full worlds preview.

Continuing her run of 2018 victories, Annemiek van Vleuten wins her second world TT title in a row, leading a Dutch sweep of the medals.

The former soccer player switched to cycling in 2017 and has quickly found success.

Discussions are underway to somehow bring back the rider-favorite worlds TTT in some capacity.

Danish time trial star Mikkel Bjerg wins his second worlds in a row in Innsbruck. Ammerlaan earns rainbow jersey in junior women's TT.

The Belgium-based squad has recorded 69 victories this season, and that number could soon go up.

Aru steps down from Italian squad to leave room for those in better condition

Quick-Step Floors prove their reputation by taking a convincing win over major rivals Sunweb and BMC

Canyon-SRAM put in a dominant second-half performance to beat favorites Sunweb and Boels-Dolmans

Australian pulls out of worlds due to lack of preparation after Vuelta illness

Yates backed as favorite on challenging road race course that could also benefit the French

Chris Froome and other top riders clamor for an election that allows each vote to be counted and won't require travel to Austria.

With the UCI pushing a major reform agenda and the CPA presidency up for election, extra intrigue surrounds the 2018 world championships.

Colombia counts a number of potential winners among its strong worlds lineup

Ruth Winder wins stage 3 from the breakaway and takes overall lead, showing strong form ahead of world road championships.

Simon and Adam Yates will lead the squad at the upcoming UCI world championships in Innsbruck, Austria, later this month.

Bauke Mollema is an outsider on the Dutch team because Tom Dumoulin will headline the squad, but he has a shot at winning gold.

In her swansong worlds, Megan Guarnier will challenge climber-friendly course in Austria. King hopes to carry Vuelta form.

Top climbers can vie for two major jerseys this autumn — Vuelta red and the world champion's rainbow. But which do they prioritize?

Although the world championships course in Austria favors grand tour stars, Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas opt out of racing.

Ben King rode onto the U.S. roster for the upcoming world championships with the help of his two Vuelta stage wins.

With the challenging UCI road worlds course on the horizon, Peter Sagan knows he likely won't win a fourth straight title.

The Frenchman said he is using the Vuelta as a springboard to getting into top form for the worlds road race.

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The Innsbruck worlds course doesn't suit Peter Sagan, but he'll do his best to defend rainbow jersey in September.

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Team USA left Norway with a medal in the under-23 time trial, as well as strong showings in a few other races.

With a miraculous bike throw, Peter Sagan wins historic third consecutive world title in Bergen, Norway.

We discuss Peter Sagan's historic third worlds win, a Belgian beard ban, and whether Tom Dumoulin can challenge Chris Froome at the Tour.

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Cycling fans around the world missed the action in the final kilometers of the men's worlds race. Here are two key things that happened.

Did Peter Sagan's third world title salvage his 2017 season? Let's roundtable!

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