Summary

  • Denmark's Mads Pedersen wins

  • Italian Matteo Ttrentin second

  • Switzerland's Stefan Kung third

  • GB's Tao Geoghegan Hart 26th, Ben Swift 30th

  • Geraint Thomas & Adam Yates did not finish

  • 272.3km from Leeds to Harrogate

  • Route shortened by 23.5km because of heavy rain

  1. Meeting Messi & being an Eminem 'fan boy' - Thomas' favourite thingspublished at 08:35 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

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    Geraint Thomas on Meeting Messi, Eminem for dinner & late night snacks

    Former Tour de France champion and BBC Sport Personality of the Year winner Geraint Thomas tells the story of some of his most-prized possessions, including his favourite late-night snacks and what it's like to meet Lionel Messi.

  2. How to watch live coverage on the BBCpublished at 08:31 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    BBC Sport

    Yorkshire hosts the first UCI Road World Championships to be held in Britain since 1982 and the BBC will be showing live coverage from 22-29 September.

    There will be live coverage of each race across BBC Two, the Red Button and iPlayer, as well as the BBC Sport website and app, where there will also be live text commentary and regular reports, reaction and social media.

    Clare Balding will lead the coverage on BBC Two and the commentary for all elite races will be Simon Brotherton, Chris Boardman and Rochelle Gilmore.

    Sunday, 29 September

    08:30-11:00 - Men's road race, BBC Red Button (uninterrupted coverage available until 16:30 on Connected TVs, BBC Sport website and app).

    11:00-16:30 - Men's road race, BBC Two

  3. What is the Cycling Road World Championships 2019?published at 08:30 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    The pinnacle event in the international road cycling calendar includes a range of men's and women's races, plus the inaugural team time trial mixed relay event, starting in different towns and cities throughout Yorkshire, but each finishing in the main competition town of Harrogate.

    Each race discipline - time trial and road - will be covered across all age groups, from junior to elite, in individual and team events.

    YorkshireImage source, Getty Images
  4. Get Inspired: How to get into cyclingpublished at 08:28 British Summer Time 29 September 2019

    BBC Sport

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    'I'm one in a million' - join the campaign to get more women cycling

    Road cycling, the most common form of cycling, is simply riding a bike outside for exercise, sport or to get from A to B. Track cycling adds a competitive element and sees riders race around a specialist track at high speeds.

    Just hop on a bike and you're good to go. British Cycling, external, Scottish Cycling, external, Welsh Cycling, external and Cycle NI, external have information about clubs and racing tracks, and the Breeze , externalprogramme for women cyclists offers a range of safe and sociable cycle routes for all abilities. If you don't have access to a bike there are hundreds of bike rental facilities across the UK.