UCI World Road Championships

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Chris Froome has withdrawn from the time trial to focus on the road race, leaving Alex Dowsett as the sole British rider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

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

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,

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.

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.

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action at the junior men's world road-race championship.

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.

Pro men's road race podium results, 1927-2010

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.

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.

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

• 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