UCI Road World Championships

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Lizzie Armitstead wins Great Britain's first rainbow jersey of the 2015 world championships in Richmond.

The elite men’s road race will be a wide-open affair; with three short, steep climbs in the closing 5km and a chance of showers, almost anything can happen

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American Megan Guarnier booked a ticket to the 2016 Rio Olympics with a third-place finish in the women’s road race at the world championships Saturday.

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For some riders at worlds, the opportunity to show off a flag that many fans may not recognize is one that doesn’t come around every day

Great Britain's Lizzie Armitstead won the women's world road championship Saturday in Richmond; American Megan Guarnier finished third

Austria's Felix Gall masters a three-up sprint to claim junior men's world title.

Austria's Felix Gall out-sprints two rivals to claim the rainbow jersey in the junior men's race in Richmond.

Chloe Dygert overcame a knee injury in 2014 to become a double world champ in Richmond, crediting a strong support team at worlds.

French team plays the tactical game to perfection in wet and slippery under-23 men's road race in Richmond, winning and taking third.

Alexander Kristoff acknowledges the potential for an attacker to steal the day. But he's expecting — and hoping for — a sprint finish.

If nothing else, for Team USA the U23 road race was a reminder of how frustrating and unpredictable a sport cycling can be.

When John Degenkolb raised his arms across the final finish line of the Vuelta, his missing confidence returned. Now, he says, he's ready for the worlds.

Junior American women go one-two in the road race, matching their results from the TT earlier this week in Richmond.

The Americans will be more motivated than ever with worlds on home soil. Here are a few top riders to watch over the weekend.

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French espoirs deliver the ride of the day with a rainbow jersey and bronze medal in under-23 road race.

France delivers a one-two punch, sending Kevin Ledanois off the front to victory, while Anthony Turgis sits on the chase and takes third.

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World championships is always a wild-card race, but here are 15 top riders who will likely make the final selection in Richmond.

Despite a late change to its roster, Team USA ready to ride for Guarnier in worlds, but Olds will be ready to sprint for the win as well.

Alejandro Valverde has an impressive worlds medal count, but the 2015 race circuit may not favor his strengths.

Americans go one-two again in the junior women's category with Dygert taking gold and White earning silver.

Chloe Dygert and Emma White earn gold and silver in the junior women's road race, a repeat of their performances in the time trial.

The 2016 UCI Road World Championships are scheduled for October in the Middle Eastern nation.

Pauline Ferrand-Prevot won three world titles in the last year in road cycling, cyclocross, and mountain biking. She's eyeing another one.

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Spain's national coach says the Richmond course should deliver an exciting race, but he's not sure it favors his Spanish climbers.

Young Julian Alaphilippe may be France's best chance at breaking an 18-year drought in the elite men's road race at worlds.

A new world champion will be crowned on Sunday, but who will it be? Cosmo Catalano and Dane Cash consider the top favorites.

Global Cycling Network opens up cycling's history books and highlights some of the facts and figures from the UCI Road World Championships.

The elite women's road race in Richmond could be a wide-open contest with a tough course, a chance for rain, and these 10 contenders.

The elite men's time trial at the Richmond world championships covered 32.9km into Virginia's capital city.

After his 12th-place finish in Wednesday's worlds time trial, Taylor Phinney talked about his new outlook on reaching his physical limit.

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Kiryienka rides a brilliantly consistent time trial on a long, difficult course in Richmond to win his first-ever world championship title.

Vasil Kiryienka rides a relentless race in the long individual time trial to claim his first career world championship.

Forecasters are calling for a 60-percent chance of rain over the weekend, which could impact the elite road race championships.

The under-23 race can reveal promising stars — Ewan, second last year, had arguably one of the best debuts ever for a young sprinter.

Photos from the elite women's and junior men's time trials at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.

When Rohan Dennis finishes Wednesday's world time trial championship, he’ll have fueled his ride with a mix of talent and raw emotion.

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Lauren Komanski will take the place of Allie Dragoo, her Twenty16-Sho-Air teammate, for the elite women's road race.

America's top women time trialists hoped that Richmond would help settle the Olympic selection process. Instead, it made things murky.

A podium in Richmond TT would have given Armstrong an automatic Rio berth. Now her quest for a third-straight Olympic gold is complicated.

Linda Villumsen wins her first world championships after landing on the podium five times prior.

After landing on the world's TT podium five times prior, Linda Villumsen finally claims the rainbow jersey in elite women's time trial.

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Although the Americans will race on home roads in Richmond, they haven't seen success in elite road races in more than two decades.

Leo Appelt of Germany wins the junior men's individual time trial as two American's fill out the silver and bronze podium positions.

Costa and McNulty win silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the junior men's time trial, behind German Leo Appelt.

Scenes from the junior women's and under-23 men's time trial events at the UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia.

The Dutch rider says he will use Wednesday's time trial at the world championships as a fitness gauge after the Vuelta a Espana.

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Rain spoils the party for late starters in under-23 men's TT and Denmark's Schmidt wins the day in Richmond.

The American women's contingent has a great shot at medalling in the world's TT, but they're also racing for spots on the Olympic team.

Denmark's Schmidt delivers a fast early time before rain and wind scuttle the plans of late starters in the under-23 individual test.

The TTT is the only event at the world championships where men and women don't have equal pay. But don't blame the UCI.

The Velocio-SRAM rider helped her team snag the top spot in the team time trial in Richmond, and she'll aim for individual glory Wednesday.

Chloe Dygert and Emma White go one-two in the world championship junior women's time trial in Richmond.

Americans earn the top two results in the opening event of Richmond 2015 world championships.

Winning the rainbow jersey is one of cycling's major goals, but there are a few major names who never won the world championships.

Fred Rodriguez ends his 17-year professional career at Richmond worlds, racing the team time trial with the Jelly Belly squad.

Taylor Phinney talks about how it feels to win team time trial world championships with his BMC Racing squad.

Casey B. Gibson captures the action during the women's team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships.

Photos from the men's team time trial at the Richmond world championships, which saw BMC Racing claim the gold medal.

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