The World Championships in Flanders concluded with one of the enthralling encounters of the 2021 season. Julian Alaphilippe successfully defended the rainbow jersey in the men’s...

The route, predictions and contenders for the men’s road race in Flanders. Wout Van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Sonny Colbrelli are among the...

In 2019 we went with Tomorrow's Worlds, this year we thought about calling it Battle of the Bands. What matters is who's going to be wearing rainbows. Will it...

World Championship bronze just the beginning for lifelong competitor Henderson after her meteoric rise on two wheels

We’re in Harrogate to hear Ned Boulting and Rebecca Charlton sing the praises of the biggest world championships to date. It’s glorious up north

Hup Hup Hup is an exhibition of flags on display at Yorkshire 2019, all of which have been created by artists and designers with a...

The 1988 world champion recalls the controversial circumstances of his world title win and the significance of racing in the rainbow stripes

The CEO of Welcome to Yorkshire tells Rouleur about his cafe rides in the Dales, his language skills and sheep farming

Creating the ideal course, natural disaster planning and bespoke safety nets: cruising cycling-obsessed Yorkshire with the organisers aiming to host the greatest World Championships in...

Maurizio Fondriest was the first road world champion to wear Santini’s rainbow jersey on the podium; in September, Alejandro Valverde became the 31st. For Santini,...

From the Tour de France to the World Championships, Yorkshire has shown little restraint in its ambition to host top-drawer cycle racing

Rouleur sits down with the former world champion (and daughter Orla – although she didn’t say much) to discuss parenthood, training through pregnancy and Yorkshire...

From Valkenburg 1938 to Ronse 1988, these ten vintage promotional posters offer an alternative journey through World Championship history

Talent deserves recognition, but is it a case of too much too young for the most gifted riders coming through the junior ranks these days?...

From the Lakeland Fells to the flats of Flanders, the Vuelta to Montreal: where is the best racing to warm up for the Worlds? Ahead...

At the heart of Innsbruck’s pitch to host the 2018 World Championships was an elite men’s road race with nearly 5,000m of climbing. With a...

Rouleur takes a look round the gaudiest meeting room at Specialized HQ, recalling the impact Mario Cipollini had in introducing the Californian brand to the European pro peloton

Twenty-six years ago a brash Texan asserted himself as the new star of the English speaking cycling world. William Fotheringham was there

In an extract from his new book on the Worlds, Giles Belbin recalls the first championship opened to professionals