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Reflections from Rwanda – Eight things we learned at the World Championships

From the development of African cycling to young stars, and from tough courses to unrivalled crowds, we reflect on a week of racing in Kigali

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'I had nothing left to give. I was empty' –Mattias Skjelmose disappointed to miss Road World Championships bronze medal in final kilometres

Danish rider with no excuses in Rwanda as he admits Ben Healy was the stronger man on Sunday

Cycling News

'Toughest ever Road World Championships course' sees lowest total of elite men finishers in 30 years

Last rider across the line in 30th more than 12 minutes down on winner Tadej Pogačar

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'Frustration because I knew it could be different' – Strong Remco Evenepoel misses out on World Championships double after cramp at crucial moment

Belgian says he felt good but 'some bad luck did not allow me to take my double today' after position-related cramps at the key moment of the men's elite road race

Cycling News

Tom Pidcock battles to 10th in World Championships road race after the ‘most unenjoyable race’ of his year

The Yorkshireman fell out of contention after being in a five man group chasing the eventual winner, Tadej Pogačar

Cycling Weekly

As it happened: Huge gaps in ultra-attritional Elite men’s World Championships road race

The 267.5km route, complete with 5,475m is one of the hardest ever, who will triumph?

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Tadej Pogačar dominates the men's road race at the World Championships to take a second rainbow jersey

The Slovenian attacked on Mont Kigali, with more than 100km to go before dropping Isaac Del Toro, riding the final 66km alone to claim victory

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Tadej Pogacar underlines status as world’s greatest with second Road World Championships title

The four-time Tour de France champion was once again a cut above the rest of the field as he defended his world title with ease

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Road World Championships: Unstoppable Tadej Pogačar seals consecutive men’s road race victories after 66km solo break

Dropped Remco Evenpoel chases after numerous mechanicals to claim silver. Ben Healy takes bronze.

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'Another year that the dream is a little bit crushed' – Demi Vollering misses out at World Championships, but praises Dutch team

Netherlands take home fifth and seventh in women's road race after good communication and teamwork

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Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney blames altitude and climate for 'weird' and 'passive' World Championships road race

'I felt good, but I didn't do anything with that' says Polish rider as favourites race conservatively and miss out on win in Kigali

Cycling News

'I'd rather try everything and come last' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar criticises 'stupid' lack of cooperation in World Championships road race

Mauritian rider 'proud of my own race' but rues others' tactics in cagey finale

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'With all my heart, I raced for her' – Anja Grossmann honours late Muriel Furrer with World Championships bronze medal

Swiss rider finishes third in the junior road race in Kigali, a year on from the death of her teammate in the same race

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'I've shown that I can compete on these bigger days' – Oscar Onley rides expectation and pressure at Road World Championships

22-year-old comes to Road Worlds for second time, aiming for a top result

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Road World Championships: Spain's Paula Ostiz sprints to victory in junior road race

Chantal Pegolo of Italy claims silver behind Spanish rider, Anja Grossman (Switzerland) nets the bronze

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2026 UCI Road World Championships routes now officially revealed in full

Elite men to race 273.2km with 3,720m of elevation, elite women to race 180km with 2,502m of elevation in cycling-historic Montreal

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Aussie paddlers to exploit home course on world stage

Australia will host the slalom world championships for the first time in 20 years, and local talent Lucien Delfour is keen to milk the home-course advantage.

Cycling Weekly

'I wouldn't travel all the way to Africa if I didn't think that I could perform' – relaxed Tom Pidcock ready to race for rainbows at World Championships

Fresh from finishing third at the Vuelta a España, Pidcock now has Worlds glory in his sights

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UCI Road World Championships 2025 men's elite road race start list

Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Tom Pidcock among 165 riders competing in Rwanda

Cycling News

'I haven't put much thought into this' – Tom Pidcock starts World Championships without pressure but with plenty of ambition

Brit lines up as a favourite after Vuelta a España podium, though team will also look to Oscar Onley as co-leader

Cycling News

'It's important we have an open and fair relationship' – Primož Roglič looks to establish roles with Evenepoel at Red Bull after supporting Pogačar at World Championships

'We haven't talked to Remco yet, and I definitely want to sit down with him and talk' says Slovenian

Cycling News

Road World Championships: Italian Lorenzo Finn powers to U23 road race victory with late solo attack

Jan Huber earns silver for Switzerland while Marco Schrettl ends chase with bronze medal for Austria

Cycling Weekly

UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to return to Durango, Colorado, 40 years after first edition

The USA to host MTB Worlds for the first time since 2001 to celebrate the event's 40th birthday

Cycling Weekly

UCI retires number 84 at all future World Championships junior women's road races in tribute to Muriel Furrer

The governing body honours the Swiss junior rider, who died after a crash in last year's event

Cycling Weekly

'I got an extra boost' – Tadej Pogačar puts time trial hurt behind him ahead of UCI World Championships road race defence

Slovenian says 'expectations are high' as he sets out to keep rainbow jersey

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