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Dani Ostanek

Road World Championships: Célia Gery nails uphill sprint and makes history with women's U23 road race victory for France

KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 25: Celia Gery of Team France celebrates at finish line as gold medal winner during the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025 - Women Under 23 Road Race a 119,3 km one day race from Kigali to Kigali on September 25, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).

Célia Gery (France) scored victory in the first-ever standalone under-23 women's road race at the UCI Road World Championships, sprinting away from a select lead group to take the rainbow jersey.

19-year-old Gery beat Viktória Chladaňová (Slovakia) in the closing sprint at the head of the race after the pair left behind fellow late attacker, Gery's teammate Marion Bunel (France) in the final kilometre.

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