Gerrans and Matthews will decide Worlds leadership on the road

A man with the rare ability to win both Milan-San Remo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège makes a natural favourite for the World Championships road race where nobody can decide if the course is too hard or too easy.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.