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Van Vleuten defies pain 'hell' to win world road race title

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Gutsy Dutchwoman Annemiek Van Vleuten rode through the pain of a fractured elbow to win the women's world cycling road race on Saturday, launching a breathtaking late solo attack for her second rainbow jersey.

AFP

Van Vleuten stuns with cycling world title

Dutch cycling legend Annemiek van Vleuten has overcome an elbow fracture to claim a stunning women's world road race title at Wollongong.

AAP

Tearful British cycling star adds to soaring reputation on 18th birthday

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Unstoppable all-rounder Zoe Backstedt was in tears as she crossed the finish line after blitzing the field Saturday to win a fifth cycling world title across four disciplines -- and on her 18th birthday.

AFP

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Cycling journalist believes governing body blocked him from world championships for critical reporting

Iain Treloar says Union Cycliste International blacklisted him after he examined its links to a Turkmen autocrat and a Russian billionaire

The Guardian - AU

Superstar van Vleuten to race worlds with fractured elbow

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Olympic champion and winner of all three major tours in women's cycling this season Annemiek van Vleuten will line up at the start of the world championships on Saturday despite a fractured elbow.

AFP

Kazakhstan's Fedorov wins U-23 road race world title

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Yevgeniy Fedorov took gold for Kazakhstan on Friday, a decade after their last win in the under-23 race at the road world championships, beating breakaway companion Mathias Vacek of the Czech Republic.

AFP

Belgium comes first for Van Aert, Evenepoel in cycling worlds finale

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Wout van Aert and Remco Evenepoel plan to work together to ensure Belgium win the men's road race world title in Australia on Sunday -- but they are also hungry for individual glory.

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Battered Alaphilippe eyes world title hat-trick with mixed feelings

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Julian Alaphilippe, who has travelled to Australia to chase a third straight world title despite dislocating a shoulder in August, said on Wednesday he was approaching his race with mixed emotions.

AFP

Swiss win world time-trial mixed relay as Van Vleuten crashes

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - The Swiss team powered by European champions Stefan Bissegger and Marlen Reusser won the time-trial mixed relay at cycling's road world championships in Australia on Wednesday in a race marred by Dutch star Annemiek van Vleuten crashing heavily.

AFP

UCI Wollongong cycle race fails to bring big hospitality boost

A world cycling event that has taken over the streets of Wollongong is so far failing to attract an expected boost in patronage to some bars, cafes and restaurants.

ABC News

Norway win again at cycling road worlds

Soren Waerenskjold has won the men's under-23 time trial at the world road cycling championships, giving Norway a second gold medal in Wollongong.

AAP

Norway's Waerenskjold wins men's U23 world time-trial title

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Soren Waerenskjold showcased his potential with a powerful ride to clinch the under-23 men's time-trial title Monday, Norway's second rainbow jersey at cycling's road world championships in Australia.

AFP

‘It was terrifying’: swooping magpies alarm world road championship cyclists

It is swooping season in Wollongong and several top riders at the 2022 UCI Road World Championships have been scared by the local birds’ behaviour

The Guardian - AU

Road World Championships: Tobias Foss shocks favourites in men’s time trial

Tobias Foss beat a field containing Stefan Küng, Tadej Pogacar, Remco Evenepoel and Filippo Ganna to claim an unlikely title in Wollongong, Australia

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Norway's Foss 'in a dream' after shock world time-trial victory

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Norway's Tobias Foss said he was in "some kind of a dream" after pulling off a huge upset Sunday to dethrone two-time defending champion Filippo Ganna and claim a maiden men's time-trial title at cycling's road world championships in Australia.

AAP

Foss the boss claims shock world title

Norwegian Tobias Foss has stunned a star-studded field to win the men's elite time trial on day one of the world road cycling championships in Wollongong.

ABC News

Australia's Grace Brown wins silver at world road cycling championships

Grace Brown earns a podium finish in the women's time trial at the world road cycling championships in Wollongong.

AFP

Dutch star Van Dijk defends world time-trial crown

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Dutch ace Ellen van Dijk successfully defended her time-trial crown at cycling's road world championships on Sunday for her third career title, outpacing Australia's Grace Brown and European champion Marlen Reusser.

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French cycling team flies into storm as men, but not women, go business

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - The French Cycling Federation on Saturday defended its decision to pay for business seats for male cyclists while its women's team flew economy on the long trip to the World Championships in Australia.

AFP

Cyclists on alert for swooping magpies at world titles

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Riders are bracing for an unusual threat at the world cycling championships in Australia this week -- swooping magpies.

The Guardian - AU

Road cycling worlds promise thrilling racing against scenic backdrop

The event returns to Australia for the first time in 12 years but getting the peloton to Wollongong has not been without headaches

Newcastle Herald

Midway keen for West Best Bloc Fest catch-up

Taking a leaf out of the book of Wollongong surf rockers Hockey Dad, the pair have forged ahead as a power duo since early 2021.

ABC News

2022 UCI Cycling Road World Championships puts Wollongong on the world stage

The world's best cyclists have converged on Wollongong as it hosts the UCI Road World Championships, but what will its lasting legacy be for the town and the participants?

AFP

Van Aert, Evenepoel lurk as Alaphilippe targets third world title

Wollongong (Australia) (AFP) - Julian Alaphilippe faces a huge test in Australia in his bid for a third consecutive road race title at cycling's world championships after a chaotic build-up of crashes, injuries and Covid.

ABC News

Jaskaran Singh and Arpan Sharma sentenced over Wollongong CBD death of Libby Ruge

Libby Ruge was killed in 2020 after Arpan Sharma pulled the handbrake of a car being driven by Jaskaran Singh. Her mother says it's time to stop referring to acts of "stupidity" as "accidents".

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