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James Shrubsall

No slowing up for Tadej Pogačar, a changing of the guard, viva Kigali and more: Five things we learned from the Rwanda World Championships

Riders in the World Championships 2025 road race in Kigali, Rwanda.

Another UCI Road World Championships done and dusted. There was a time when, with a small but concentrated conflict raging on it's border it looked as though it might not even happen – in Rwanda at least.

But it did, and after a week of eye-catching racing that introduced us to a nation that many of us were completely unfamiliar with – as well as world-beating riders that we were previously unfamiliar with – we have a whole bunch of new champions

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