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News, Racing, Top story, UCI Road World Championships - September 23, 2019

Peter Sagan says he is 'not dreaming of fourth World Championship title'

Peter Sagan and Alejandro Valverde at the 2018 Worlds (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

The Slovakian is motivated to try and win a record fourth Worlds but cuts a relaxed figure with a week to go

Netherlands win Worlds mixed relay TTT as Great Britain clinch podium place

Netherlands the Yorkshire World Championships (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

A puncture for Elisa Longo Borghini cost the Italians a podium place

'I was able to test my legs and it felt good': Mathieu van der Poel confident ahead of Yorkshire Worlds road race

Mathieu van der Poel (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

The young Dutchman is one of the favourites to take the rainbow bands in Harrogate

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Racing, Top story, UCI Road World Championships - September 21, 2019

Road World Championships 2019 mixed team time trial start lists

Sunweb at the stage one team time trial at the 2018 Tour de Suisse (Sunada)

The inaugural mixed team time trial approaches and rosters are being firmed up

The Dutch Supremacy - how the Netherlands came to rule the Worlds

INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA - SEPTEMBER 25: Podium / Anna Van Der Breggen of The Netherlands Silver Medal / Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands Gold Medal / Ellen Van Dijk of The Netherlands Bronze Medal / Celebration / during the Women Elite Individual Time Trial a 27,8km race from Wattens to Innsbruck 582m at the 91st UCI Road World Championships 2018 / ITT / RWC / on September 25, 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

In June 1667 the Dutch Navy launched an audacious attack on British warships moored off the Kent coast. Having taken the town of Sheerness, they bombarded Chatham and Gillingham before capturing HMS Royal Charles, the British flagship. Next week eight Dutchwomen could mount a similar smash and grab, capturing the rainbow bands from under Yorkshire […]