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'The sprinters' World Championships are coming': it's official – the 2028 Abu Dhabi course will be one for the fast finishers

UCI director puts an end to the speculation and rumours about artificial climbs

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'I didn't think I deserved all the support I get' - Tour de France top-five finisher Niamh Fisher-Black reveals how her 2025 exit from her comfort zone continues to spur her on

World Championships runner-up says second straight year of major changes expected at Lidl-Trek

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Colombian track star receives 18-month ban from UCI Anti-Doping Tribunal over three whereabouts failures in less than a year

Double Track World Championships silver medallist Martha Bayona sanctioned until October 2026

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To quit or not to quit? Are eight World Championship titles enough? Speculation rises regarding Mathieu van der Poel's future in cyclo-cross

No word (yet) from Dutch star on future in discipline after achieving record-breaking total of rainbow jerseys

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'If I'd seen a red towel fluttering, I would have quit' – Lars van der Haar rides last Cyclo-cross World Championships of career with imminent birth of son as top priority

Multiple Worlds' podium finisher finishes 19th, in tears at finish

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'I saved it for the last lap' - Tibor Del Grosso put pressure on Thibau Nys across final hill to secure silver in first elite appearance at Cyclo-cross World Championships

'I think it proves that I belong in the top of the sport' two-time U23 'cross world champion confirmed

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Mathieu van der Poel demonstrates brilliance with record win in elite men's race in Hulst

Tibor Del Grosso earns silver with move on final lap ahead of Thibau Nys, who takes bronze

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Leonie Bentveld scores another Dutch win in the under-23 women's race

A solo victory for Bentveld ahead of Viktória Chladonová and Célia Gery

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Thibau Nys departs team hotel to avoid sickness that caused four Belgian teammates to withdraw from Cyclo-cross World Championships on Saturday

Kay De Bruyckere misses U23 men's race in Hulst as Belgian rider at hospital with severe illness

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Lucinda Brand soloes to second career elite women's title on slippery Hulst course

Dutch podium sweep places Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado in second and Puck Pieterse in third

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'If he went any faster on that course, he'd start knocking the poles out of the ground' - Wout van Aert hails leading Cyclo-cross World Championships favourite Mathieu van der Poel

Belgian rates Van der Poel as 'Without a doubt, the best cyclo-cross rider ever.'

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A dream comeback: Shirin van Anrooij shines at home Cyclo-cross World Championships opener after last year's iliac artery nightmare

'I hope I'll have these legs again tomorrow' says the 23-year-old as the battle for another rainbow jersey continues with the elite women's race in Hulst

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Lucinda Brand is one of the most consistent cyclo-cross riders of the last decade – so why does she only have one world title to her name?

Dutch rider has had yet another fantastic winter, but still isn't quite the top favourite for the weekend's World Championships

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Cyclo-cross World Championships: Shirin van Anrooij and Tibor Del Grosso bring home mixed team relay win for the Netherlands

Dutch team dominate home course in Hulst, ahead of Italy in second and Belgium in bronze

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From Dad Bod to World Championships: How Neal Fryett became one of eSports' fiercest competitors in his forties

A product of self-reinvention, Neal Fryett is one of the world's strongest eSports racers at 46 years old

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How to watch UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships: TV & streaming details for elites, U23, junior races in Hulst

Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert are set to clash again in the UCI Cyclocross World Cup – we have the details on TV channels and live streams to watch online.

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Mathieu van der Poel chases records at Cyclo-cross World Championships whilst the women's race remains open – Analysing the elite contenders

Who can try to challenge the imperious Van der Poel in the men's race? And can Brand return from a setback to continue her winning form, or will someone else take the women's title?

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'Every now and then, you have to consider other options' – Mathieu van der Poel non-commital on potential cyclo-cross retirement ahead of bid for record-breaking eighth world title

'I'm certainly not going to Hulst feeling like I've already won. Anything can happen at a World Championships'

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'No reason to panic' - Lucinda Brand's remarkable 63 consecutive podium streak comes to an end in Maasmechelen giving rivals unexpected confidence boost ahead of cyclo-cross Worlds

'Lucinda has had a tough week of training with a view to the World Championships, and as a result, she is a bit less fresh' says Baloise Verzekeringen-Het Poetsbureau Lions manager Sven Nys

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Five African riders named in women's World Cycling Centre team and former pro becomes head coach as UCI builds on Rwanda World Championships legacy

Riders from South America and Asia also among 10-rider roster for 2026 as former pro Valentina Scandolara joins management

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'Many people might think if Wout van Aert doesn't participate, there won't be any excitement'– Cyclo-cross Worlds organisers don't expect capacity crowds next weekend

'We've always said we want to host the best and most beautiful World Championships. We're more than ready for that'

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‘LeBron James of Excel spreadsheets’ celebrates 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships win — beat 256 other spreadsheet whizzes to claim the $60,000 first prize in Las Vegas tournament

The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championships final in Las Vegas has been won by Irishman Diarmuid Early.

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Bad news for the sprinters, good news for Tadej Pogačar? Artificial hill under construction for 2028 Abu Dhabi Road World Championships

Middle Eastern road race likely won't be so flat after all

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Eight times more than any other discipline? Here's just how much you have to pay the UCI to host the Road World Championships

Road World Championships fee climbs to CHF 10 million in 2032, latest round of bid documents reveal

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Retirement class of 2025 – the riders calling time on their career

From Nino Schurter to Ellen van Dijk, Lizzie Deignan and Geraint Thomas, there's a long list of top names leaving the professional side of the sport

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