12:38 PM ET Spaniard Alejandro Valverde sprinted to a dramatic victory in the men’s road race at the UCI World Championships in Austria on Sunday to finally claim an elusive first title ahead of Frenchman Romain Bardet and Canada’s Michael Woods. Valverde, who had previously finished on the podium a record six times without winning,

2:21 PM ET Simon Yates won the Vuelta a Espana title on Sunday to complete an unprecedented hat-trick of British Grand Tour winners in 2018. Yates, 26, successfully defended his lead of one minute 46 seconds over second-placed Enric Mas of Spain in the final stage of the 21-day race, a mostly processional 100.9km ride

8:41 AM ET Houston native Lawson Craddock became one of the biggest stories of the 2018 Tour de France in a most unexpected way. The EF-Education First rider fractured his scapula in a crash on the first day of the three-week race. Uncertain how long he could continue with the painful injury, Craddock pledged funds

10:24 AM ET Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas has signed a new three-year contract with Team Sky. Thomas, 32, has been with the team since its inception in 2010 but was subject to offers from other teams following his victory at the Tour de France. The Tour de France ended with another predicted win