Seventh place for Tsige Kahsay Kiros in the junior women's road race at the historic 2025 UCI Road World Championships on Saturday saw her simultaneously both crack the top ten for Ethiopia - and claim a breakthrough result for herself.
Born in Adigudem, the 18-year-old animated the opening laps of the 74km event, and not even a mid-race crash could hold her back as she powered up the final climb, Côte de Kimihurura, closing the gap to five riders who had split off the front, right at the finish line.
