KIGALI, RWANDA - SEPTEMBER 26: A general view of Pietro Mattio and Team Italy, Jarno Widar and Team Belgium, Aaron Dockx and Team Belgium, Lorenzo Finn and Team Italy, Hebron Berhane and Team Eritrea and Alessandro Borgo and Team Italy compete during the 98th UCI Cycling World Championships Kigali 2025, Men Under 23 Road Race a 164.6km race from Kigali to Kigali on September 26, 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. (Photo by Dario Belingheri/Getty Images).
The UCI have announced that the long-standing men's under-23 road race series, the Nations' Cup, will no longer take place after 2025, as a result of the changing face of under-23 development pathways.
The Under-23 Nations' Cup was first organised in 2007, introduced by the UCI as a way to foster road talent in the under-23 categories before riders could turn professional.
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