When Zurich was announced as host for the 2024 UCI Road World Championships, certain riders were quick to mark it down in their diaries. More testing terrain than most World Championship hosts in recent times and the added spice of unpredictable Alpine weather - both of which duly delivered - made for a salivating weekend of racing.
A series of laps in and around Zurich and its surrounding countryside over undulating 154km and 273km distances for the elite women and elite men respectively ensured that the rainbow jersey went onto deserved shoulders.
