Live or same-day coverage of the UCI Road World Championships in Mendrisio, Switzerland, will be available on webcasts and cable TV broadcasts from Wednesday through Sunday this week.
The 76th annual event opens with men's and women's individual time trials on Wednesday and Thursday, followed by road races on Saturday and Sunday. The winner wears the stripes of the rainbow jersey, above, in the 2010 cycling season.
The defending champion of the elite men's road race is Italy's Alessandro Ballan. Unfortunately, little was seen of Ballan this year because of illness.
US cyclists have won the road race three times; Greg Lemond (1983 and 1989) and Lance Armstrong (1993).
This year's lineup of pro cyclists includes Garmin-Slipstream's Tom Danielson, who recently rose to 4th place in the Vuelta a Espana until he was struck down with stomach flu. Two Washington state natives, sprinter Tyler Farrar of Wenatchee and Tom Peterson of North Bend, also are on the roster. Farrar, Garmin's ace sprinter, has a number of notable wins this year, including one at the Vuelta.
The full roster is below.
Cable and webcasts
Universal Sports is offering same day coverage from its cable TV (check local listings) operation and some live as well as delayed coverage at its UniversalSports.com cycling website. The outlet previously offered the Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a Espana, Tour of Missouri, as well as other cycling races this year.
Here's the UCI championships schedule. Universal Sports says it's offering live coverage of all the men's and women's elite races, but you should check online at UniversalSports.com for exact coverage times:
UCI schedule
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Men's under 23 time trial — 3:30 a.m. (ET)
Wednesday, Sept. 23: Women's elite time trial — 8 a.m. (ET)
Thursday, Sept. 23: Men's elite individual time trial — 5:30 a.m. (ET)
Saturday, Sept. 26: Road race, women's elite — 3 a.m. (ET)
Saturday, Sept. 26: Road race, men's under 23 — 7:30 a.m. (ET)
Sunday, Sept. 27: Elite men's road race — 3 a.m. (ET)
Cable TV schedule: Universal Sports nightly at 9 p.m. (ET)
USA Cycling roster for UCI Worlds
Elite Men
Tom Danielson (Durango, Colo./Garmin-Slipstream)– Road Race and Time Trial
Tyler Farrar (Wenatchee, Wash./Garmin-Slipstream) – Road Race
Brent Bookwalter (Lookout Mountain, Ga./BMC Racing Team) – Road Race
Jeff Louder (Salt Lake City, Utah/BMC) – Road Race
Craig Lewis (Greenville, S.C./Columbia-High Road)– Road Race
Andrew Bajadali (Boulder, Colo./Kelly Benefit Strategies)– Road Race
Jason McCartney (Coralville, Iowa/Team Saxo Bank)– Road Race
Tim Duggan (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Slipstream)– Road Race
Tom Peterson (North Bend, Wash./Garmin-Slipstream)– Road Race
Tom Zirbel (Boulder, Colo./Bissell) – Time Trial
Elite Women
Kristin Armstrong (Boise, Idaho/Cervelo-Lifeforce) – Time Trial and Road Race
Amber Neben (Irvine, Calif./ Equipe Nürnberger) – Time Trial and Road Race
Kimberly Anderson (Santa Barbara, Calif./Columbia-High Road) – Road Race
Mara Abbott (Boulder, Colo./Columbia HTC) – Road Race
Meredith Miller (Fort Collins, Colo./Team TIBCO) – Road Race
Evelyn Stevens (New York, N.Y.) – Road Race
Jessica Phillips (Aspen, Colo./Team Lip Smackers) – Time Trial
Peter Stetina (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Felt-Holowesko) – Road Race and Time Trial
Tejay Vangarderen (Superior, Colo./Rabobank Continental Team) – Road Race and Time Trial
Kirk Carlsen (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Felt-Holowesko) – Road Race
Chris Barton (Ojai, Calif./BMC) – Road Race
Alex Howes (Boulder, Colo./Garmin-Felt-Holowesko) – Road Race
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