The world championships continue with the exciting battle between the next big super stars who fight for the honour of being the best U23 rider in the world. Several riders who have already signed a professional contract, Tour de l'Avenir and Nations Cup stars and a few young pro continental riders take to the start line in Florence with the clear ambition of succeeding Alexey Lutsenko as the current world champion. Starting at 13.00 CEST you can follow the race in its entirety on CyclingQuotes.com/live.

The U23 Worlds road race is usually one of the most exciting races at the event. While it is the ultimate battle between some of the riders that are set to dominate the biggest races in the future, it also offers the first gauge of the toughness of the course on which the professional riders will fight it out for the rainbow jersey in the weekend. Until now the nature of the course has been heavily debated and many of the elite riders are doubtlessly keeping a close eye on today's race.

With the toughness of the course being a bit up in the air, the race shapes up to be an open one. Simon Yates recently won a stage in the Tour of Britain and two stages of the Tour de l'Avenir and will be a man to watch. However, he will be up against riders like Jasper Stuyven and Julien Alaphilippe who both climb well and have a fast sprint, and he also has to look out for the strong collective teams from Denmark, the USA, Italy and the Netherlands.

Starting at 13.00 CEST, you can follow the race on CyclingQuotes.com/live.