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News, Racing, Top story, UCI Road World Championships - September 29, 2019

Mads Pedersen takes shock victory at Yorkshire World Championships

(Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

The Dane beat Matteo Trentin in a three-up sprint finish

Philippe Gilbert says he 'does not understand fall' after causing crash that ended his Worlds

Philippe Gilbert during the men's road race of the Yorkshire Worlds (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

The Belgian abandoned the Yorkshire Worlds men's road race after crashing at the start of the Harrogate circuit

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Alejandro Valverde, News, Racing, Top story - September 29, 2019

Alejandro Valverde: ‘I was freezing – with the weather it was a crazy day’

Alejandro Valverde abandoned the 2019 World Championships (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

Alejandro Valverde has explained his decision to abandon the men’s road race at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championship in awful weather.

Philippe Gilbert abandons Yorkshire World Championships men's road race after crash

The Belgian was brought down by a crash with 120km

Course for men’s World Championship road race changed and climbs removed last minute

The course for the elite men's road race has been changed (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

The course for the elite men’s road race at the Yorkshire 2019 World Championships has been changed and two climbs have been taken out of the route at the last minute.