There are seven riders up entrance in a transfer. 

The peloton appears to have allow them to go. A number of Belgian riders have stopped for a pure break.  

250km to go

Patrick Gamper (Austria) and Rory Townsend (Eire) are off the entrance however different nations are chasing.

There isn’t any let-up within the tempo.

Marc Hirschi wants a entrance wheel change.

After the bridge there are extra assaults on the nation roads north of the river.

The riders begin the Queensferry Crossing bridge. There are some superb views however the pace stays excessive because the assaults preserve coming.

Joao Almeida is about to rejoin the peloton after being handled by his staff automobile.  

That is the fourth time the world championship takes place in Britain.

In 1970 Jean-Pierre Monseré of Belgium gained in Leicester, in 1982 Giuseppe Saronni gained in Goodwood and in 2019 Mads Pedersen shocked everybody in a rain-soaked Harrogate.

For now the roads are huge and quick because the riders strategy the brand new bridge to cross the Forth river.

Victor Campenaerts is doing the early work for Belgium. 

Nevertheless Belgium did not prefer it and have closed it down.

South Africa’s Darryl Impey is within the assault with a teammate.  

265km to go

Now we have a gaggle of 10 riders going clear. 

Now we have some early assaults however the main nations are attempting to manage them. 

Spain are particularly lively.

Former professional and Tour of Britain race director Mick Bennett waves his flag and begins the race with Almeida nonetheless off the again and in ache after his crash.

They’re off! 

The riders are on a cobbled sector and a few rider bidons have fallen into the street.

Joao Almeida has some sort of downside after a crash. He’s within the staff vehicles.

Up entrance, the British and Belgian riders are up entrance. 

For now, Tadej Pogacar is behind the peloton. 

He and the opposite riders know that the opening 120km to Glasgow are an opportunity to avoid wasting vitality for the hectic Glasgow circuits.

The riders are 3km from the official begin.

The riders are using as much as close to the gorgeous Edinburgh Fort.

The countdown is completed and the riders roll out of Edinburgh. 

They face an additional 10km of neutralised using to the official race begin.

After a yr of racing for his or her professional groups, the rider race in nationwide colors at present. That provides an additional twist to the race. 

The race begins in Holyrood Home, within the centre of Edinburgh and the seat of the Scottish authorities. 

The final riders have signed on now and the riders are lined up on the beginning line. 

Right here we go. 

There was a variety of speak and even criticism of the course and particularly the Glasgow circuit. Try the main points on our race route web page.

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195 riders will race at present from 58 totally different nations. That is a brand new report and highlights the globalisation of the game. In 1995 it was simply 19. 

Our stay protection will carry you all of the motion from all of the race, with the very best post-race protection too, with race pictures, rider feedback and outcomes.

The riders are signing on and getting ready for the beginning in Edinburgh. for now at the very least, it’s not raining in Scotland. 

Certainly, the climate forecasts suggests there’s solely a slight likelihood of rain within the afternoon. It’s at the moment 13C with a excessive of 18C anticipated within the afternoon.    

Whats up and welcome to the Cyclingnews stay protection  of the elite males’s street race in Scotland.