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La Vuelta was easily the best Grand Tour of the season, now a wide-open Worlds awaits – Sean Kelly's Vuelta column
Member Exclusive The Irishman reflects on a pulsating edition of the Spanish Grand Tour, and looks ahead to a fascinating edition of the Road World Championships
'It's a strange dynamic' – Finn Fisher-Black argues lack of funding from Cycling New Zealand for riders at Road World Championships can change approach to race
News Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe racer says New Zealand road squads are paying their own way to Canada
Enric Mas' maturity and calmness allowed him to capitalise on strong form, while his GC rivals have plenty of lessons to learn from the Vuelta a España – Philippa York analysis
Member Exclusive Cyclingnews' expert columnist dissects the final week of action in Spain, picking out the winners, losers, and surprise mentions as the Grand Tour season concludes for 2026
'I was surprised as well' - Movistar general manager Eusebio Unzué analyses Enric Mas' unexpected but welcome victory in Vuelta a España
Analysis Veteran manager celebrates fifth Vuelta for team he co-created in 1980
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'Yes, put me in' - Riley Sheehan gets his call to compete for USA at Road Worlds hours after finishing GP Montreal and flying to Paris
Colorado rider has the most wins this season of all eight riders on elite men's squad -
'There is definitely a beauty of having a competitor that's so strong' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney second best in explosive battle against Dutch rival at Road World Championships
Polish rider said she came to Montréal to win elite women's road race, 'It's not, like, 'oh yay, silver' -
'We will just lick our wounds and come back for more' - Kate Courtney's debut at Road World Championships ends early after crash on fastest part of course
USPro Champion says she was 'in the perfectly wrong place' and caught in mid-race pileup that changed team dynamics
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'It's the biggest victory of my career' - Demi Vollering's team-based plan pays off with title in World Championship road race
'I've said often, if we want to win a race with me, then we need to do it like this' says new women's road race champion -
'We were always together' - Juliette Berthet says three French riders in the top-10 in Montreal signals a strong future ahead of Haute-Savoie Super Worlds in 2027
'I have no regrets because the four in front of me were just a bit stronger today' Berthet leads France to the strongest team performance in recent history -
'There were a lot of people racing for second' – Frustrated Marlen Reusser rues mistake in World Championships road race after narrowly missing podium in fourth
35-year-old Swiss rider questions tactics in chase group after admitting 'in crucial moment, I was out of position; I was busy with my feeding'
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'I wanted to show the grit of the Italians is there' - Elisa Longo Borghini guts out a brilliant bronze in World Championships road race
Italian fought to chase back to winner Vollering and Niewiadoma -
As it happened: Dutch star secures first road title in illustrious career at World Road Championships women's road race 2026
Dutch star outsprints Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney -
UCI Road World Championships: Demi Vollering outsprints Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney to first world title in women's elite road race after gripping final lap duel
Dutch rider claims first world title in Montreal from sprint á deux after coming up short from solo attack
