UCI World Road Championships

Bora-Hansgrohe confirms that Peter Sagan is solely focused on an unprecedented third consecutive world championship title.

Mark Cavendish rues a snap judgement in the worlds sprint finale. He bet Sagan would be boxed out, but ended up second-place.

Precious few spectators turned out for Doha worlds, but there were a few intrepid cycling fans who made the trek to Qatar.

Sagan surges to another world championship win after a long day under the hot Qatari sun

Sagan follows the right moves, bides his time, and kicks to victory for a rare world championship repeat

John Degenkolb sprays his water bottle at Belgium's Jens Debusschere on a frustrating day for the German team in Doha

Mark Cavendish finds himself momentarily stuck in traffic in a hectic sprint, possibly costing him a second world title

Peter Sagan sprints to a second world title out of a small group in Doha

Scenes from Saturday's women's elite road race at the Doha world championships

Spain, seemingly a top contender for worlds every year, is in the rare position of riding without a big race favorite in Doha

20-year-old Amalie Dideriksen sprints past Kirsten Wild in a photo finish to take the rainbow jersey in the women's road race in Doha, Qatar

UCI president Brian Cookson says it's looking like there will be no need to shorten Sunday's road race due to heat

As the worlds road race looms, Mark Cavendish is hoping he's recovered from an illness that kept him from training for nearly a week

Chad Haga rues a missed opportunity at the Eneco Tour but is ready to go down swinging at world championships in Qatar.

The Italian team hopes for a selective, windy race in Doha for a shot at winning worlds with Viviani or Nizzolo.

Kristen Armstrong and Amber Neben are both over 40, so how can they manage to win the world's biggest time trial races?

Peter Sagan might be the most dangerous rider in Doha, as he says he's got nothing to lose at world road championships.

Tom Boonen hopes to cap his career with a win at Doha worlds. The Belgian classics star has always loved racing in Qatar.

Italian Elisa Balsamo wins junior women's worlds in Doha, Qatar, sprinting home ahead of American Skylar Schneider.

Jakob Egholm finishes 7 seconds ahead of a large group of riders to claim the gold medal in Doha.

The expert VeloNews editors pick their favorites to win the men's and women's UCI world road race championships.

Marianne Vos is seeking her fourth world road race title, which would put her one behind the legendary Jeannie Longo.

Robin Carpenter spent the last month going on long, hot rides in the desert east of San Diego.

The Norwegian team sets up Kristoffer Halvorsen for a world championship rainbow jersey on Doha's Pearl island in Qatar.

The U.S. contingent of under-23 riders battles heat and a flat course in Qatar at UCI world road championships.

The 165.7km race ends in a massive sprint finish in Doha, Qatar.

A team of doctors and researchers are working with the riders as part of a study into competing in the heat.

Tony Martin breaks with tradition to race on clinchers, not tubulars, and win time trial world championships.

Tony Martin endures Qatar's desert heat to win his fourth world time trial championship title ahead of Kiryienka Castroviejo.

In his debut elite world championships, Ireland's Ryan Mullen surprises even himself with fifth-place finish in Qatar heat.

Tony Martin admitted his frustration on Wednesday about the very low number of spectators watching the worlds in Qatar.

Yorkshire, England will host the 2019 UCI World Road Championships after successfully hosting the Tour de France in 2014.

Triple-digit heat in Qatar made elite men's time trial championships a brutal affair. Some coped with the weather better than others.

Amber Neben, Trixi Worrack, and Annemiek Van Vleuten all rode to top-10 finishes at worlds, overcoming notable injuries.

The German cranks out an impressive time and finishes 45 seconds ahead of silver medalist Vasil Kiryienka.

The U.S. team wins two rainbow jerseys Tuesday in the junior men's time trial and the elite women's TT on a hot day in Qatar.

Young Dutchman Tom Dumoulin may challenge perennial time trial favorite Tony Martin in Qatar at UCI world championships.

Amber Neben wins the second time trial gold medal of her career in Doha.

The 18-year-old finished in 34:42, with his teammate Ian Garrison taking third.

USA Cycling VP Jim Miller says the Americans took some unusual measures to prepare for the Doha heat in what should be a grueling worlds.

Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands is a top favorite for the world championships time trial in Doha, Qatar.

Germans dominate the first day of men's under-23 racing, and Dutchwoman Karlijn Swinkels takes the rainbow jersey in the junior TT.

Germans go one-two in the under-23 time trial world championships in Qatar, while American Neilson Powless can only manage sixth.

The heat, as well as potential for backroom drama, should make 2016 Qatar worlds one to remember — or perhaps forget

After missing out on a selection for the worlds time trial, up-and-comer Adrien Costa chooses to end his season and gear up for 2017.

Here's a list of the riders who will race for the rainbow stripes in Doha, Qatar at world championships in October.

Mark Cavendish and Lizzie Deignan (formerly Armitstead) will lead the British team at world championships in Qatar this October.

USA Cycling named 30 riders Monday who will wear the Stars and Stripes in Doha, Qatar at UCI World Road Championships, October 9-16.

In little more than three weeks, the elite international peloton will converge on the barren, windswept peninsula of Qatar for the 2016 worlds.

The scuffle over team time trial world championships looks to be over as AIGCP, the pro teams' association, and the UCI have reached a compromise.

The men's pro peloton agrees that the 2016 Doha world championships course favors sprinters, but it won't be an easy race.

The UCI Road World Championships concluded with Sunday’s men’s road race, which saw Slovakian Peter Sagan seize the gold medal.

The elite women's road race at Richmond worlds had plenty of action — attacks, cobblestones, and an exciting finale.

What's behind the last-minute roster change for the U.S. women at worlds? Caley Fretz explains it goes back to the Carter Administration.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.