Lotte Kopecky has successfully defended her title at the women’s road race at the cycling world championships after beating her rivals in a six-way sprint finish.

Great Britain's Sarah Storey retains her C5 world road race title at the Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Switzerland.

Irish women’s tandem bikes put in an exceptional performance to have two bikes win medals in the Women’s B Road Race at the 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling World Championships in Zurich, Switzerland.

Belgium's Lotte Kopecky won a thrilling women's road race as she held off a high-calibre lead group to retain her title on a rain-drenched Zurich course on Saturday. The 154km battle was whittled down to all the main contenders on the final city circuit and it was impossible to predict the outcome as the riders entered the final kilometre.

Lotte Kopecky successfully defended her title at the women's road race at the cycling world championships Saturday, beating her rivals in a six-way sprint finish.

Lotte Kopecky won a second straight world road race title on Saturday, ahead of American Chloe Dygert and Italy's Elisa Longo Borghini. On a hilly 2024 route around Zurich on a cold and rainy day, a slower than expected pace allowed Kopecky to thrive while Dygert almost stole the title with a late charge from behind.