Tom Boonen (right) look at Peter Sagan on the podium of the 2016 Road World Championships
Belgian Tom Boonen admits that he was just one man short of winning a second world title in Doha, Qatar, on Sunday and closing out his successful career with a rainbow on his back.
The Belgian team took the 2016 Worlds under control along with Great Britain after the turnaround point in the Qatari desert. Wind shattered the peloton and forced the riders into small echelons.
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‘There's no point to race for 50th place’: Peter Sagan explains why he’s a cycling esports ambassador but won’t competeAs a MyWhoosh ambassador, Sagan admires the sport’s evolution, but does he have the watts to compete with today’s virtual cycling stars?
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Rapha's loss, your gain: prices slashed sitewide amid profitability concernsThe British clothing brand unveils an almost unheard-of 25% discount across its entire product range
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Latvia protest against Mathieu van der Poel's World Championships result, saying he 'endangered spectators'Latvian Cycling Federation calls on UCI to explain decision not to disqualify Dutchman who mounted pavement
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'I was pushing but I couldn't feel my legs' - GB's Oscar Onley on his breakout World Championships rideThe 21-year-old was the youngest man in the top-20 in Zürich and matched some of the big guns on his way to 16th
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'It was a stupid move, but it worked' - Tadej Pogačar on his history-making World Championships rideWelcome to the Pogačar era, where the Slovenian can attack from 100km to the line and still win. It's just starting.
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'Crazy', 'not normal', 'another level' - Peloton reacts to another Tadej Pogačar solo masterclass at World ChampionshipsThe win was not unexpected, but the way it happened might have been, as the Slovenian soloed to historic victory
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Tadej Pogačar completes stunning Triple Crown with 51km solo to maiden rainbow jerseySlovenian caps off imperious year with victory at the World Championships road race in Zurich
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'Everyone wants to win, sometimes that means everyone wants to lose' - Dutch attack, attack, and attack, but end up with fifth after confusing World Championships road raceDemi Vollering staked everything on trying to win the rainbow bands, but it wasn't to be. Was there a better way?
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Lotte Kopecky has 'perfect day' as she sprints to Worlds glory againBelgian becomes seventh woman to defend the rainbow bands on tough day on the roads of Zürich
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'In a sprint with Kopecky, that’s probably the best I can do' - Chloé Dygert content with silver in World Championships road raceThe American took the best result for her country since 1991 in the road race, capping off great year for USA women's cycling
