The US team were not expected to be major players in Montreal on Sunday – but they ended up shaping the race and winning the rainbow jersey

Analysis of the 93rd elite men's world road race, a 274km route in Montreal, won by the USA's Brandon McNulty

The Athletic was along for the ride in Montreal as USA Cycling prepared to take on the longest-ever edition of the elite women's road race

Analysis of the elite women's road race at the World Championships in Montreal – as Vollering added the rainbow jersey to Tour and Giro wins

The Athletic assesses the leading contenders to become women's road-race world champion in Montreal on September 26

Fellow Belgian Freddie Maertens was one of Merckx's biggest rivals for the rainbow jersey, but a stomach upset forced him to abandon

Barry is the first American male to win a road race world title since Quinn Simmons won the junior race in 2019

The Belgian spoke to The Athletic about his preparation for this weekend, his plans for 2027 and why no attempt on the hour record for now

Courtney speaks to The Athletic about how her switch from mountain biking to the road in 2026 has reinvented her as a racer

A recap of Tuesday's action, including a win for a veteran Italian team and two stars of the future announcing themselves in the junior TT

The Athletic spoke to several riders about the challenges of competing at this level, and whether they think that things are improving

A series of race deaths have put safety firmly in the spotlight, but tensions between the UCI and Velon threaten to stall progress

The Dutchman is without a WorldTour-affiliated team for next year while Australia's Wilson-Haffenden only began cycling four years ago.

Evenepoel's dominance of the discipline is undeniable, but how does he compare to the greats of yesteryear?

The Athletic analyzes the men's world time trial championship, a technical 39.2km route in Montreal

Analysis of the women's elite time trial, a 39.2km course in Montreal, Canada

Spain's WorldTour squad finally won their home race again – this is how they did it

Analysis of stage 19 of the Vuelta a España, a 211km route between Vélez-Málaga and Peñas Blancas

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Caudell had been receiving care for a “multi-system trauma” particularly focused on his lungs and head.

Analysis of stage 18 of this year's race, a 32km time trial between El Puerto de Santa María and Jerez de la Frontera

The 21-year-old has become the youngest rider to win back-to-back Grand Tour stages.

Lucca Brughmans and Mike Penders are the latest graduates from Genk's goalkeeper talent factory

In Jaissle's first five games Newcastle have played competent, solid, and proficient football. What they have failed to do is intimidate

Brennan converted teammate Wout van Aert’s excellent leadout.

The second edition of the race was expected to be a chance for home star Mariano Cañardo to win. It did not turn out that way

Marco Brenner won from the breakaway in stage 14.

The 31-year-old Belgian was part of a large breakaway that escaped the peloton early in stage 13.

Caudell was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital after a collision with Milan Menten early in the race on Sunday.

The Athletic's experts have taken a look at the window and answered a series of key questions about it

Was The Friedkin Group's decision not to sell the homegrown midfielder a victory for those loyal supporters who campaigned to keep him?

Britain's Charlie Aldridge finished second behind Pidcock to give the country its first-ever 1-2 at the worlds

The world champion was leading the race by almost four minutes before the incident on Saturday afternoon

The Athletic spoke to psychologists and some of Haaland's former coaches to discover what powers the mind of a remarkable striker

Jacob Whitehead analyzes the race that's a reliable guide to who will be dominating the senior peloton in years to come

Analysis of stage four of the 2026 Vuelta a España, a 105km route in Andorra

There were heartwarming scenes in the Pyrenees on Monday afternoon as shivering WorldTour cyclists were saved from the elements by a hotel

The race leaders were approaching the final climb to the ski station of Font-Romeu when conditions became too extreme to continue

Tadej Pogacar defended the leader's red jersey on stage two, a 202km route from Monaco to Manosque

Analysis of stage one of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana, a 9.4km time trial on the streets of Monaco

The two-time world champion's retirement brings an end to one of the most remarkable careers of the last decade

The younger brother of the Netcompany-INEOS rider was killed by a van while racing the Volta a Portugal on August 14.

A brutal route should suit the world champion as he bids to continue his near-perfect season

By not being afforded the basics of protection in a racing situation, the teenager became the latest cyclist to pay with his life

The 29-year-old abandoned the Tour de France last month after suffering the injury on stage 15.

Race organisers said Tarling died "following a serious accident" which occurred during the eighth stage of the race.