Blog - World Championships Mendrisio 2009

World Championships in Mendrisio: Cadel Evans (Australia) in the rainbow jersey!

Today the road race for Elites took place at the World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland. The surprising winner is called Cadel Evans for Australia.

After the start at 10.30AM in Mendrisio rather quickly a leading group of 6 riders was formed by André Greipel (Germany), Yukiya Arashiro (Japan), Matija Kvasina (Croatia), Christoph Sokoll (Austria), Peter Kusztor (Hungary) and Jan Barta (Czech Republic).
4 riders start the chase and manage to bridge the gap. The 6 riders in the leading group thus get company from Gorazd Stangelj (Slovenia), Mauricio Ardila (Colombia), Olegs Melehs (Latvia) and Volodymyr Zagorodny (Ukrain). The 10 riders get a maximum gap of 8'30".

At a bit over 100 kilometers from the finish, just before Olges Melehs gives way to the leading group, 9 riders get away from the peloton. Not surprisingly Italy and Spain are present in this group: the current World Champion Alessand ...

World Championships in Mendrisio: list of participants Elite with their numbers and the route in Google Maps / Google Earth

Tomorrow, Sunday 26 September 2009, 202 riders will be at the start of the stage in line Elites of the World Championships 2009 in Mendrisio.

In this article you'll find the full list of selections for all participating countries including their numbers.

Those 202 riders will ride 262,2 kilometers on a 13,9 kilometer circuit which they will ride 19 times. You can also discover the route in this article on a Google Maps map, also allowing you to view it in Google Earth and thus make a virtual fly-over!

The list of participating riders and their number

World Championships in Mendrisio: Romain Sicard (France) wins the road race for the espoirs

The French rider Romain Sicard, future member of the Euskaltel-Euskadi team, wins solo the road race for Espoirs at the World Championships in Mendrisio in Switzerland.

After having won the Tour de l'Avenir in September the young French rider continues his successful career!

On the same route as the ladies this morning, the espoirs (under 23) have done a 179,4 kilometer race in 13 rounds of 13,8 km with a total height difference of 3.185 meters.

The race was quite nervous with the favourites already taking position at the front of the peloton at about 50 kilometers from the finish. All attempts to escape were however unsuccessful.
Until the French rider Romain Sicard (Orbea ; and in 2010 Euskaltel-Euskadi) attacked on the top of the first climb, the Acqua Fresca, in the forelast round and is accompanied by the Dutch rider Michel Kreder (Rabobank Continental Team ; and in 2010 for ...

World Championships in Mendrisio: Tatiana Guderzo takes the rainbow jersey for the ladies, Marianne Vos again second!

After the time trials, today the road races for ladies and espoirs were on the programme of the World Championships 2009 in Mendrisio.

Early in the afternoon the Italian Tatiana Guderzo crossed the finish line first and alone.

On a 13,8 kilometer route with a height difference of 245 meters, which was done 9 times for a total distance of 124,2 kilometers, the ladies fought for the titel of World Champion 2009.

A leading group of 15 riders was formed and it was from this group that Tatiana Guderzo escaped in the last round. The Dutch Marianne Vos ...

World Championships in Mendrisio: Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank) wins the time trial

This week the World Championships cycling on the road take place in Mendrisio in Switzerland.

After the time trial for under 23 and the time trial for ladies yesterday, it was up to the men elite today to measure themselves in this solo effort.

Not really surprisingly Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank) won this time trial in his own country.

The route