World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders

Julian Alaphilippe won his second consecutive world title at the 2021 World Championships in Flanders, while Elisa Balsamo sprinted to gold in the women's road race event. Ellen van Dijk and Filippo Ganna stormed to ITT gold and Germany won the mixed relay. It was the tenth time that Belgium hosted the World Cycling Championships.

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World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders

World Cycling Championships 2021 Flanders: routes & profiles

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Alaphilippe solos to new rainbow jersey

With a series of attacks in the penultimate lap Julian Alaphilippe drops his fellow attackers and he solos to a second world title in a row. Dylan van Baarle and Michael Valgren round out the podium.

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Route Road Race – men

Sunday 26 September - The road race at the Worlds sets off from Antwerp and finishes in Leuven, close to Brussels. The 268.3 kilometres route features 42 short climbs, which adds up to 2,562 vertical metres.

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Riders Road Race – men

The route of the road race at the Worlds Championships in Flanders is similar to the spring classics. Which shows on the start list.

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Favourites Road Race – men

The road race at the Worlds is played out on a testing and lumpy course. The route in Flanders is tailor-made for hilly specialist with fast legs. The names of Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel and Sonny Colbrelli spring to mind, while the likes of Matej Mohoric and Remco Evenepoel should opt for a long range attack.

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Balsamo outsprints Vos in road race

Elisa Balsamo sprints to victory in the road race of World Championships in Flanders. She outguns Marianne Vos on the line, while Kasia Niewiadoma finishes in third.

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