World Cycling Championships live, Evenepoel is the big favorite

In Montreal, the men's road race takes place, the event that closes the Cycling World Championships. Without the injured Pogacar, winner of the last two editions, the big favorite is Belgian Remco Evenepoel. Behind him are Van Aert, Van der Poel, Del Toro, Seixas and Healy. Italy fields Bettiol, Cattaneo, Ciccone, Finn, Pellizzari, Piganzoli, Scaroni and Trentin at the start. Start at 3 pm Italian time, expected finish around 9:30/10 pm. Key points 15:03 14:46 Montreal, the professional road race starts at 3 pm 15:14 First attack by Mongolian Batmunkh After 3 km, the first move is launched by Mongolian rider Batmunkh. 15:11 3800 meters of total elevation gain On paper, it's not a brutally hard World Championship: 3800 meters of total elevation gain. But what makes the difference are the distance, the repeated climbs, and the short steep ramps. It's a relentless course: even the final straight is slightly uphill. 15:09 Uncertain weather A gloomy day in Montreal: no rain, but the temperature is rather low and the sky is cloudy. 15:03 They're off! The World Championship has begun: 184 riders at the start, 60 nations (plus the refugee team) in the race. 14:56 The course 14:51 The five strongest at the start Along with Remco Evenepoel, the men to watch will be Mathieu Van der Poel, Wout Van Aert, Paul Seixas and Isaac Del Toro. 14:49 The Italians at the start Italy has 8 riders at the start: the two designated captains are Ciccone and Pellizzari, then Bettiol, Piganzoli, Finn, Trentin, Cattaneo and Scaroni. 14:46 Montreal, the professional road race starts at 3 pm The start of the professional road race, the final event of the World Championships in Montreal, will be at 3 pm. 273 km are planned, with an initial stretch in a line and 13 laps of the final circuit. The start is from the town of Brossard. The first section of the course is entirely flat.