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Alasdair Fotheringham

Road World Championships: Canada’s Magdeleine Vallieres conquers final climb to win elite women's road race

Canada Magdeleine Vallieres Mill celebrates as she crosses the finish line at the elite women road race (164,6 km) at the cycling road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, Saturday 27 September 2025. The 2025 UCI Road World Championships take place from 21 to 28 September in Kigali, Rwanda. BELGA PHOTO DIRK WAEM (Photo by DIRK WAEM / BELGA MAG / Belga via AFP).

Magdeleine Vallieres (Canada) fended off the favourites to clinch a stunning solo surprise victory in the elite women's road race of Kigali's Road World Championships, blasting up the Côte de Kimihurara alone for an unexpected but utterly well-deserved gold medal.

Vallieres attacked at the foot of the daunting Kimihurara ascent from a three-rider break to claim the victory by 20 seconds over Niamh Fisher-Black (New Zealand) and 27 seconds on Mavi García (Spain).

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