Worlds: Van Avermaet and Gilbert come up short

Greg Van Avermaet and Philippe Gilbert were left empty-handed at the end of the UCI Road World Championships elite men's race in Bergen on Sunday. Van Avermaet claimed sixth in the bunch sprint and Gilbert 17th, as Peter Sagan (Slovakia) picked up his third straight title.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.