World Cycling Championships 2025 Rwanda

Tadej Pogacar and Magdeleine Vallieres won the rainbow jersey at the road race events of the 2025 World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Remco Evenepoel and Marlen Reusser stormed to ITT gold and Australia won the mixed relay. The World Cycling Championships of 2025 started on Sunday 21 September ad finished on the 28th.

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World Cycling Championships 2025 - Kigali, Rwanda

World Cycling Championships 2025 - Kigali, Rwanda - routes & profiles

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Pogacar retains his crown with dominant display

Tadej Pogacar accelerates on Mont Kigali with over 100 kilometres to go. Moments later, on the Wall of Kigali, only Isaac del Toro can follow. The Slovenian then drops the Mexican with 67 kilometres remaining and solos to his second consecutive world title. Remco Evenepoel takes silver, Ben Healy claims bronze.

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Route Road Race – men

Sunday, 28 September – The road race et the Worls in Rwanda starts and finishes in Kigali. The riders take on an acumulated elevation of 5,500 metres over a 267.5-kilometre course. The finish line is located just after the top of a cobbled climb of 1.3 kilometres at 6.3%. The race is played at 1,500 metres above sea level.

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Riders Road Race – men

Tadej Pogacar defends his rainbow jersey in a field including Remco Evenepoel, Tom Pidcock, Ben Healy, Juan Ayuso, Mattias Skjelmose, Thymen Arensman and Richard Carapaz.

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Vallieres solos to gold

On the steep cobbles of the Côte de Kimihurura, Magdeleine Vallieres drops her breakaway companions Mavi García and Niamh Fisher-Black. The 24-year-old Canadian rides solo to gold, while Niamh Fisher-Black and Mavi García take silver and bronze.

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Route Road Race – women

Saturday, 27 September - The women's road race at the World Championships in Rwanda is played out on a local circuit of 14.9 kilometres, which the riders take on eleven times. Each lap includes 304 metres of climbing, bringing the total elevation gain to 3,350 metres. The 164.6-kilometre route is situated at an altitude of 1,500 metres above sea level.

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