UCI Road World Championships

Neben turns from workhorse to the Americans' medal hope as Vos blows up the women's worlds road race

1. Marianne VOS, (NED), in 3:14:29 2. Rachel NEYLAN, (AUS), at 10 3. Elisa LONGO BORGHINI, (ITA), at 18 4. Amber NEBEN, (USA), at 33 5. Anna VAN DER BREGGEN, (NED), at 55

1. Alexey LUTSENKO, (KAZ), in 4:20:15 2. Bryan COQUARD, (FRA), at 0 3. Tom VAN ASBROECK, (BEL), at 0 4. Hugo HOULE, (CAN), at 0 5. Luka PIBERNIK, (SLO), at 0

Dutchwoman runs away with her ninth elite world title — and second of the year — on the Cauberg

Scot roasts the UCI and Hein Verbruggen and says the USADA-Armstrong case could be 'the best thing' for cycling

Kazakh wins world championship out of a four-man group on the Cauberg

1. Lucy GARNER (GBR), at 2. Eline Gleditsch BRUSTAD (NOR), at 0 3. Anna STRICKER (ITA), at 0 4. Sophie WILLIAMSON (NZL), at 0 5. Jessy DRUYTS (BEL), at 0

Boonen and Gilbert are two of the strongest men in the worlds field and both are Belgian. How will they play off one another in Valkenburg?

Bettini, Nibali excited with a young Italian squad in the Netherlands, point to Spain, Belgium as favorites

Briton is first to repeat repeat junior world champ since Nicole Cooke in 2000 and 2001

Cyclocross on hold for Czech star as he aims for a result in his first road worlds

Marco Pinotti is headed home after a collarbone fracture suffered as he fought for bronze in the worlds TT

With unpredictable racing and no need to hold back, Tejay van Garderen says he'll keep trying at the world championships

Casey B. Gibson captures Tony Martin's winning ride, plus strong performances by the Americans and a surprise bronze for Belarus

Taylor Phinney and Tejay van Garderen prove once and for all that the future is here for U.S cycling

Tony Martin overcomes the most difficult final kilometer of his career to double up in Valkenburg

1. Tony MARTIN (GER), in 58:38 2. Taylor PHINNEY (USA), at :6 3. Vasil KIRYIENKA (BLR), at 1:45 4. Tejay VAN GARDEREN (USA), at 1:50 5. Fredrik Carl Wilhelm KESSIAKOFF (SWE), at 1:51

Tony Martin squeaks another worlds time trial win out over Taylor Phinney in Valkenburg

American neo-pro hopes to be in the thick of it on Sunday in Valkenburg and gives his thoughts on the U.S. worlds team

Judith Arndt tops all comers, including silver medalist Evelyn Stevens, in Valkenburg and Casey B. Gibson captures the action

Martin tops list of pre-race favorites for rainbow stripes in Wednesday's elite men's time trial

American buoyed with second medal of the Limburg worlds and hopes to deliver on the Cauberg this weekend

1. Judith ARNDT (GER), in 32:26.46 2. Evelyn STEVENS (USA), at :33.77 3. Linda Melanie VILLUMSEN (NZL), at :40.57 4. Emma POOLEY (GBR), at :49.33 5. Eleonora VAN DIJK (NED), at :54.01

Judith Arndt registers a resounding defense of her time trial title over Evelyn Stevens

1. Elinor BARKER (GBR), in 22:26.29 2. Cecilie LUDWIG (DEN), at :35.87 3. Demi DE JONG (NED), at 1:03.13 4. Emily ROPER (AUS), at 1:08.18 5. Ramona FORCHINI (SUI), at 1:10.42

Welsh rider is first British women's world junior time trial champion since Nicole Cooke over a decade ago

Katusha-signee Anton Vorobyev upends the Aussie favorites and Graham Watson captures the action

The young Americans on the worlds squad are learning from their seniors around the meal table

Casey B. Gibson captures the drama of the espoirs time trial at the 2012 world road championships

1. Anton VOROBYEV (RUS), in 44:09.02 2. Rohan DENNIS (AUS), at :44.39 3. Damien HOWSON (AUS), at :51.12 4. Lasse Norman HANSEN (DEN), at :53.28 5. Rasmus Christian QUAADE (DEN), at 1:02.56

Russia's Anton Vorobyev wins the under-23 men's time trial world title ahead of Australian pair Rohan Dennis and Damien Howson

Chris Froome has withdrawn from the time trial to focus on the road race, leaving Alex Dowsett as the sole British rider

1. Oskar SVENDSEN (NOR), in 35:34.75 2. Matej MOHORIC (SLO), at :7.04 3. Maximilian SCHACHMANN (GER), at :11.83 4. Alexander MORGAN (AUS), at :12.60 5. Mathias KRIGBAUM (DEN), at :13.68

The hilly Limburg region is the canvas for the breakaway artists this week in the Netherlands

Norwegian Oscar Svendsen rips up the Cauberg for the world junior title and Casey B. Gibson captures the action

Defending champ Schmidt is eighth in Valkenburg

Omega Pharma and Specialized ride world TTT titles and Casey B. Gibson captures the action in the Netherlands

Evelyn Stevens gets a worlds boost from Specialized-lululemon's time trial win, confirms she'll return with the squad in 2013

Pre-race favorites come through for world championship

1. Omega Pharma-Quickstep, in 1:03:17 2. Bmc Racing Team, at :3 3. Orica Greenedge, at :47 4. Liquigas-Cannondale, at 1:05 5. Rabobank Cycling Team, at 1:08

Neben, Stevens and company ride their way to the first women's TTT title

Facing skyrocketing unemployment and austerity measures, the government threatens to halve its financial support for sport agencies

Farrar suffered a concussion during a fall at the Tour of Britain

The youngster has had a busy season and arrived at worlds a touch overweight

Martin hopes to place a golden cap on what has been a leaden season

Paolo Bettini won two world titles on the road and looks ahead to what he hopes will be his first as a manager

RadioShack lines us in Limburg without Fabian Cancellara, while Omega Pharma brings a solid squad to the team time trial

Taylor Phinney is keeping the fire hot, his body trim and his motivation high for a run at a world title in Limburg next week

Milan-San Remo winner will take a shot at the world title in Valkenburg

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Samuel Sánchez will be last-minute decision, while Luis León Sánchez misses out

After a 22-year hiatus, the team time trial makes its return to the world championships and we explain the new trade team event

Chavanel will ride the time trial and road race in the Limburg world championships

Aussie champ wants to trade in green and yellow for rainbow stripes on the Cauberg in two weeks

Nibali to lead a team of Italians without links to doping investigations, meaning Pozzato and Visconti are out

Full men's Olympic team makes the selection for the Limburg worlds

Having a full roster for the demands of a long world championship is a major plus.

Young Aussie rider dreams of leading his country's team to victory in Valkenburg

Classics king to concentrate on the London Games, world championships

Cavendish tips Belgians for Olympics; Boonen sets sights on Olympics and worlds; Gasparotto courted by Vacansoleil-DCM

The two-time world champion Italian drove the 2012 worlds course and expects a four or five-man group to punch up a sprint for the rainbow stripes in September

"More than once I gave what I thought might be my last ditch effort. The Brits shoved me back into the rotation offering a 'good job' or 'nice pull.' Their sportsmanship impressed me and they were pulling like oxen. ... "

The 2011 world championships are now in the rear-view mirror, but officials in Holland are already busy at work to prepare for next year's series of races.

Freire laments missed opportunity to make history.

Great Britain’s only two world elite men’s road champions define their eras

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As a sprinter, Mark Cavendish is the first to admit that without the help and sacrifice of his teammates, he wouldn't win many races. And he certainly would not have become the first British world champion since Tom Simpson in 1965 on Sunday without the help of Team Great Britain.

"I am very disappointed. I missed a big opportunity today," Thor Hushovd told Norwegian journalists. "I felt very good all day and I am not tired now. That's frustrating."

Casey B. Gibson shoots the action at the elite men's world road championships in Copenhagen.

"It's a field sprint for a world championships, it's going to be chaotic. I just didn't ride it as well as I could have," Tyler Farrar told VeloNews.

Graham Watson captures the drama of the elite men's road race in Copenhagen.

Elite men

• 1. Mark Cavendish (Gbr), 5:40:27
• 2. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus), s.t.
• 3. André Greipel (Ger), s.t.
• 4. Fabian Cancellara (Sui), s.t.
• 5. Jurgen Roelandts (Bel), s.t.

Great Britain delivered Mark Cavendish to the rainbow jersey in the elite men's world championship road race on Sunday,

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Casey B. Gibson was on course for the elite women's race in Copenhagen.

Women racers say the time has come for the UCI to treat them the same as their male counterparts when it comes to earning a living.

UCI women's road race championships

• 1. Giorgia Bronzini (Ita), 3:21:28
• 2. Marianne Vos (Ned), same time
• 3. Ina Teutenberg (Ger), s.t.
• 4. Nicole Cooke (Gbr), s.t.
• 5. Julia Martisova (Rus), s.t.

Graham Watson captures the action as Giorgia Bronzini defends her rainbow jersey in Copenhagen.

Giorgia Bronzini of Italy defends her elite women's title at the road world championships.