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Brandon McNulty won the 2026 UCI Road World Championships men's title in Montréal with a 32km solo ride, ending a 33-year drought for the USA. The 273.4km race featured a chaotic finale where Team Visma strategically sacrificed their own contenders to support the American. Michael Matthews took second, and Mathieu van der Poel finished third, while Remco Evenepoel failed to secure a fourth title.
Quinn Simmons solos clear on the final lap of the 198.6km US Pro Road National Championship, attacking on Wertz Avenue with 29km to go to secure his third national title and hold off a chase from WorldTour rivals. The Lidl-Trek rider will wear the Stars and Stripes at the Tour de France after a Father’s Day victory in Charleston, continuing his hallmark aggressive solo style.
Tadej Pogačar won the men's road race at the 2025 World Championships in Rwanda, becoming the first to win the Tour de France and World Championships in consecutive seasons, with Remco Evenepoel and Ben Healy completing the podium in a highly attritional and challenging race.
The schedule for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, set from July 12 to July 30, conflicts with the traditional dates of the Tour de France, potentially causing logistical challenges for the cycling events.
Wout van Aert's promising 2024 Classics campaign came to a devastating end as he suffered a severe crash during the Dwars door Vlaanderen race, leaving him with multiple fractures and ending his hopes of victory at the Roubaix velodrome. The emotional impact was evident as he was left in tears on a lonesome road outside Ronse, 67km from the finish, with his broken heart mirroring the physical pain of his injuries.
The men's road race at the UCI world championships in Scotland was halted for almost an hour after protestors blocked the road. Police removed and arrested five individuals who had glued themselves to the road. The "This Is Rigged" oil and gas activism movement claimed responsibility for the protest. The race was eventually resumed, with all gaps to the breakaway reinstated to mitigate the stoppage's impact. Race organizers may reduce the number of Glasgow circuits to minimize scheduling impacts.
Addisu Yihune of Ethiopia and Hellen Obiri of Kenya emerged as the winners in the men's and women's categories, respectively, at the 2023 TD Beach to Beacon 10K road race. Yihune finished with an unofficial time of 27 minutes, 56 seconds, while Obiri completed the race in an unofficial time of 31:36. The event, founded by Joan Benoit Samuelson, celebrated its 25th anniversary and attracted over 8,000 participants, making it Maine's largest road race and one of the top races in the United States.
Tacks thrown on the road during stage 2 of the Tour de France caused multiple punctures, with 15 to 20 riders affected. The tacks were discovered near the Jaizkibel climb, but it is unclear who threw them or why. Some riders had to change wheels, while others continued with slow punctures or tacks stuck in their tires. Despite the challenges, Victor Lafay of the Cofidis team went on to win the stage. Riders expressed frustration and anger at the incident, highlighting the potential danger and harm caused by such actions.
Ten people were killed and nine others were injured in a shooting during a Baja California road race called "Cachanillazo." The racers were traveling from Ensenada to San Felipe when gunmen in at least one van started firing at parked cars. The suspects have not been found, and the victims' identities have not been released.
Leonard Korir and Betsy Saina won the men's and women's 25K races, respectively, at the 46th Amway River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The event, which included 10K and 5K races, drew nearly 10,000 participants. Micah Meindertsma and Hannah Becker won the men's and women's 10K races, while Noah Steffen and Cleo Boyd won the men's and women's 5K races.
Betsy Saina and Leonard Korir won the women's and men's 25K races, respectively, at the 46th annual Amway River Bank Run in Grand Rapids. Saina won the 'race within a race' and Korir won back-to-back championships. The event is the largest road race of its kind in the country and the national championship event for USA Track and Field. The River Bank Run draws thousands of people to downtown Grand Rapids and is an important part of the community.