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CyclingTips Podcast: Dissecting two stunning world championships
Breaking down the men's and women's World Champ road races from Leuven.

Alaphilippe, alone: A World Champion's second coming
From the lens of Kristof Ramon, a study of the men's road race and Julian Alaphilippe in flight.

Tom Pidcock expected a crazy race, but was still surprised by Alaphilippe
The young Brit finished sixth in the World Championship road race after missing the winning move.

Alaphilippe and Voeckler explain how it all went right for the French team
France executed a carefully laid plan that saw Alaphilippe win a second consecutive world title, although that last part was improvised...

Julian Alaphilippe solos to a second straight world title
The fans were out in force to watch the Frenchman ride to a second consecutive World Championship victory in Leuven, Belgium.

Young Italian Elisa Balsamo is your new road world champion
Elisa Balsamo was almost invisible until the last few-hundred metres, beating Marianne Vos in the sprint to take the rainbow jersey in st...

In photos: Anna van der Breggen's rise to dominance
On Saturday Van der Breggen will race her bike for the final time

Preview: What you need to know about the elite women's road race at Flanders Worlds
A closer look at the route and the favorites.

Lotte Kopecky is hunting rainbows in Belgium
Lotte Kopecky is the home favorite for the World Championships. Can she bring the rainbows to Belgium?

Germany delivers Tony Martin a final rainbow jersey in mixed relay TTT
The Netherlands and Italy rounded out the podium in second and third.

Austrian team hit by bus while riding in Leuven
One junior woman was taken to the hospital with suspected injuries.

CyclingTips Podcast: Let the worlds begin
News from on the ground at the 2021 World Championship in Bruges.