The 2024 UCI Road World Championships witnessed history in the making on Sunday as Tadej Pogačar became the first rider in 37 years to follow up this season's victories in the Giro d'Italia, Tour de France with a gold medal and the rainbow jersey in the elite men's road race.

Overall, the GBCT para-cyclists had their most successful road world championships ever, surpassing 2023’s tally in Glasgow of 14 medals. They take home 18 medals overall; six gold, nine silver and three bronze, coming third in the medal table.

Tadej Pogačar cemented his status as cycling's biggest star with a devastating solo attack to win the men's road race at the world championships on Sunday. The three-time Tour de France champion surged ahead just over 50 kilometers (31 miles) from the end.

Join Barry Glendenning for updates as Lotte Kopecky hopes to retain the distinguished rainbow jersey in road race action in Zurich

The American took the best result for her country since 1991 in the road race, capping off great year for USA women's cycling

The Slovenian completed his triple crown of Giro, Tour and Worlds with a devastating ride from 100km out.   16:38 Taking to the stage to receive their medals. First Mathieu van der Poel,

Zürich 154.2 km The big weekend races on what we now know is a leg sapping and grueling circuit. Don’t forget that stupidly the UCI are haning out the U23 medal from this race too. Expected finish : 16:50 CEST Swiss cheese of the Day: Lotte Kopecky Having seen in the U23 what a big power rider can do you probably have to give the edge to Kopecky over Vollering in what could come down to an(other) internal SD Worx battle.