Triple winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar has a meeting with his destiny this Sunday. Mathieu van der Poel and Remco Evenpoel intend to spoil the party. Follow the men’s road race at the Worlds live.
10:52 – Runner released
While the peloton is stretched, the Honduran Fredd Matute experiences a complicated start to the race, at the back of the peloton.
10:46 – A Canadian absent
This morning, Canadian runner Guillaume Boivin did not start the Worlds road race.
10:43 – Here we go!
The real start has just been given! It’s 273.9 kilometers.
10:43 – Here we go!
The real start has just been given! It’s 273.9 kilometers.
10:35 – Fictitious departure!
The fictitious start has just been given in Winderthur. In a few kilometers, the real start will be given in this men’s road race of the Worlds.
10:30 – One minute of silence
In tribute to the Swiss Muriel Furrer, who died after a heavy fall during the junior road race, a minute of silence is observed before the start.
10:25 – Imminent departure
In five minutes, the fictitious start of the men’s road race at the Worlds will be given.
10:20 – How to stream the men’s road race at the Cycling Worlds?
If you want to watch the men’s World Cycling race online on your computer, smartphone or tablet, you will need to purchase a subscription on MyCanalor create an account on France.tv.
10:15 – The main outsiders
Today, Primoz Roglic (Slovenia) and Maxim Van Gils (Belgium), Skjelmose Jensen (Denmark), Juan Ayuso (Spain), Marc Hirschi (Switzerland), Matteo Jorgenson (USA) and Tom Pidcock (Great Britain) are part the main outsiders.
10:10 – The French to watch
On the French side, the selected riders are not at all favorites. However, coach Thomas Voeckler has one of the big outsiders, the double world champion, Julian Alaphilippe. If the course resembles that of the 2024 Olympics where Valentin Madouas and Christophe Laporte won two medals, the Blues could come out on top in this race intended for punchers, probably. With Romain Bardetwho is having a magnificent season, Pavel Sivakov, very prominent in the last Tour of Spain, and David Gaudu, the Blues have several cards to play this Sunday.
10:05 – Evenepoel and Van der Poel to spoil the party?
If he is chasing his first rainbow jersey, the Slovenian will have to watch the second best runner of the season, Remco Evenepoel. The Belgian, who won the double at the 2024 Olympics, wants to deprive Pogacar of achieving his dream. Behind the two ogres, Mathieu Van der Poel could spoil the party. Reigning World Champion, the Dutchman has the opportunity to double the stakes this Sunday and prove that he is definitely a man for big events.
10:00 – Pogacar facing his destiny
Triple winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is the big favorite. If he has never been titled at the Worlds, the Slovenian does not hide it: he dreams of the rainbow jersey as he declared to the UCI: “The objective is to gold medal I know that Mathieu. [Van der Poel] wears the rainbow jersey well, but I want to take it from him”. In Zurich, he could take advantage of a course perfectly designed for his qualities to win the stars. In Switzerland, Tadej Pogacar enters this race with pressure considerable, but also unshakeable confidence “This year, it’s clearly more designed for climbers. It’s hard but it’s not super hard, it’s a punchy race, where you have to be aggressive, with technical parts. It’s a perfect track for the Worlds,” admitted the main interested party to our Italian colleagues at Gazzetta dello Sport. In his career, he has only won one world bronze medal, last year in Glasgow.
09:55 – On which channel can you watch the World Cup online race?
Holder of the TV rights of World Cycling Championships, Eurosport 1 will broadcast the race from the start at 10:30 a.m. France 3 and France 4 will also provide a clear broadcast of the race from 10:30 a.m.
09:50 – The race route
After a week of events for all categories, the Zurich 2024 Cycling World Championships will end this Sunday with the Men’s road race. On the program: 279.2 kilometers, with seven laps of the final circuit at the end and 4,389 meters of positive altitude difference. After leaving Winterthur, the riders will join the local circuit in Zurich, which they will complete seven times. 27 kilometers long, the loop will be punctuated by the ascent of Witikon (1.9 km at 6.3%). However, the last passage at the top of this hill will take place 20 kilometers from the finish, allowing the punchers-rollers to reserve an explosive and tactical finale.
09:45 – Welcome!
Hello everyone! Welcome to the live commentary of the men’s road race of the 2024 World Cycling Championships. Start of the race at 10:30 a.m.