The 2016 World Road Cycling Championships tee off in Doha Qatar tomorrow - and PEZ photog Chenthil Mohan was on course today as teams recon'd the route. The intense heat is a big concern, but the riders were all smiles as you'll see in our photo book from the most unusual place to ever host a World Championship.

Race Report: Confounding all the predictions it was Arnaud Demare (F des J) giving France her first Primavera win in 21 years timing his sprint perfectly to leave all the pre-race favourites flat footed on a glorious day on the Ligurian Riviera.

On a day when World Champions and former winners came to the fore it was the two-time victor Fabian Cancellara who proved the strongest, and won himself a named sector of this race through the beautiful Tuscan countryside. Challenge came from Etixx-Quickstep pairing of Zdenek Stybar and Gianluca Brambilla while Peter Sagan payed for his efforts on the final run-in.