There will be 12 championships at stake when the road worlds return to U.S. soil for the first time since 1986. While the junior and under-23 races in Richmond, Virginia, will showcase the up-and-coming stars of the sport, it will be the elite men and women in the spotlight.
Here are some of the riders to watch when racing begins Sept. 20.
WOMEN'S TIME TRIAL
Kristin Armstrong of the United States is the two-time defending Olympic champion in the discipline, and she has proven in her comeback from retirement that she is still the one to beat in the race against the clock.