Tom Dumoulin and his teammates were surprised but happy after Team Sunweb completed a women's and men's double victory in the team time trials at the World Championships in Bergen.
They came, they saw, but in the end Team Sky's galacticos had to settle for bronze in the men's team time trial in Bergen. Steered by Tour de France and Vuelta a España winner Chris Froome, the British team had led at the first checkpoint but were overhauled by winners Team Sunweb and BMC Racing.
Canyon SRAM always knew that it would take something special for them to win the women's time trial at the World Championships and in the end the team were forced to settle for fourth place. It marked the first time the squad ...
Team Sunweb riders Lucinda Brand, Leah Kirchmann, Floortje Mackaij, Coryn Rivera, Sabrina Stultiens and Ellen van Dijk were still on cloud nine as they entered the press conference in Bergen after winning the women's team time trial world title following a close battle with rivals Boels Dolmans.
Boels Dolmans came into the women's team time trial at the World Championships as the defending champions and the overriding favourites, but it was Team Sunweb who stole the show to win gold, pushing last year's winners into second place.
Ravnanger - Bergen 42.5 km
Soft opening to the glorious World Championships in Bergen, Norway. team timetrials for trade teams. Now an established event with the same
School of Salmon of the day: Boels Dolmans & BMC
Nobody is dumb enough to bet against Boels anymore.
John Degenkolb will not compete in the World Championships road race next Sunday due to a bronchitis problem that forced him to quit the Vuelta a España after four stages.
2017 Nicol Jackson Women's Series Results
Thanks to all riders who came out and supported our Women's Series this year in honour of Nicol Jackson. Neil Jackson and two of his lovely daughters Emily and Claire came out to hand out some prizes.Team Fixit.no will be the first of 17 squads to hit the road for the men's team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Bergen, Norway.
The 2017 Road World Championships will kick off on Sunday in Bergen, Norway when Team Virtu Cycling roll out for the women's team time trial at 12:10pm local time.
The elite men’s team time trial at the Bergen Road World Championships is expected to be a battle between some of the biggest teams in the WorldTour, with Team Sky tipped as favourites for a first ever victory thanks to their powerful line-up that includes Vuelta a España winner Chris Froome...
Their rivals have been quick to pinpoint Team Sky as the main threat for the team time trial at the World Championships but Brett Lancaster has been keen to play down talk of pre-race favourites on the eve of the event.
Ah, the worlds TTT. What would we do without you? For me, the answer to that question is “watch slightly less cycling in September, with life going on mostly unchanged.” But I still love you, worlds TTT, partially because of your sheer pointlessness.
The World Championships were supposed to be Manuel Quinziato's final race as a pro, but on the eve of the TTT, the BMC rider called time on his long career. On Monday the Italian will swap bib shorts for a business suit as he takes up a role as a rider agent.