2025 UCI Road World Championships Rwanda Archives

Some Takeaways from the Remarkable 2025 Road Race World Championships

September 30, 2025 at 8:37 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The 2025 UCI Road Race World Championships, which ended Sunday with the Elite Men’s race, were remarkable not only because they were the first to be held on the African continent – though that was surely special.

Reusser Saves Swiss Medal as Australia Again Wins Mixed Relay ITT World Championship

September 26, 2025 at 11:31 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The final climb of the time trials in the UCI World Championships in Kigali didn’t cause any significant mechanical issues on its long stretch of bone-rattling cobblestones, as I had feared, but the Côte de Kimihurura (1.3 km @ 6.3%), did prove decisive in many…

Evenepoel Demolishes Rivals in ITT Worlds as Reusser Dominates Women’s Race

September 22, 2025 at 11:58 am3 min reading

Road cycling

Sunday’s UCI Elite Men’s World Championship Time Trial provided the most incredible image of the year, if not the decade, when with 2.1km left to ride on the 40.6km course in the Rwandan capital Kigali, defending champion Remco Evenepoel passed Tadej Pogačar, who had started…

Worlds in Rwanda: Why It Matters for Cycling by Katarzyna Niewiadoma Phinney

August 26, 2025 at 3:19 pm3 min reading

Road cycling

When I first heard that Rwanda would host the 2025 World Championships, I was definitely surprised—but in a good way! I’ve often heard from male friends who have raced the Tour du Rwanda about the insane crowds, the warm and friendly people, the mesmerising nature,…