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‘I'm not sure I ever expected that’ - Niamh Fisher-Black on her road race silver medal at Rwanda Worlds

25-year-old became first New Zealand rider to step onto elite road race podium at UCI World Championships.

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'Chapeau, they were the bravest' - Elisa Longo Borghini congratulates winning breakaway, takes time to reflect on poor performance at Rwanda Worlds

'We should give credit to the ones who were in the front and who were the bravest because they made a move, and they believed, and they succeeded' says disappointed Italian champion

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'I took the risk' - Magdeleine Vallieres makes history with stunning breakaway to claim Canada's first elite road race rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds

'It was my dream to win it, and it's true now! It's crazy!' says Canadian in Kigali

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'It was a big mess' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot says tactical game went wrong among major favourites at Rwanda Worlds

'They were thinking that I was as good as I was at the Tour de France, and I was not' yellow-jersey winner says it was hard to make a strong attack in Kigali

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Organisers hail success, vision of world cycling event in Kigali

Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers are reflecting on the positive impact of bringing such a competition to the African continent for the first time.

Radio France Internationale

As it happened: Canadian rider outwits the favourites in elite women's road race

With 3,350m of climbing over the 164.6km route, we'll see a real test of the strongest climbers of the WorldTour

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'She could win the Tour de France one day' - Tsige Kahsay Kiros animates junior women's road race in hunt for rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds

Ethiopian talent discovered by mechanic and developed through the World Cycling Centre cracks the top 10 in Kigali

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‘The more chaotic the race, the better it suits us’: Britain’s Pidcock and Onley look to disrupt Pogacar’s world title defence

The Slovenian is the favourite to make it back-to-back rainbow jerseys on the gruelling Rwandan course - but the British team intend to take the fight to him

The Independent UK

'It's unreal' - Lorenzo Finn takes first rainbow jersey for Italy at Rwanda Worlds

'I was more confident in my potential to win' says youngest winner in the men's U23 road race

Cycling News

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

Defending champion Lotte Kopecky absent, while Demi Vollering and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot lead list of favourites

Cycling Weekly

'It would be nice if it gave more opportunities to the African riders' - Biniam Girmay says challenging course design made him doubt racing historic Rwanda Worlds

Girmay opines that the difficulty of the road race course makes it harder for African riders to have a chance

Cycling News

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 Weekly

'Teams wanted to blackmail the UCI' – David Lappartient aims to roll out new GPS tracking system at all races, despite concerns from teams

'We will not commercialise rider data' says UCI President at Rwanda Worlds, open to working with alternative provider

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'He's the soul of the team' - Julian Alaphilippe overcomes illness after Québec win, now motivated to lead France in elite men's road race at Kigali Worlds

Young talents Paul Seixas and Valentin Paret-Peintre offer 'generational transition' alongside veterans, according to French national team coach Thomas Voeckler

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The Independent UK

Pride and excitement as Africa hosts road cycling world championships for the first time

African cyclists have been gearing up for the road world championships in Rwanda, the first time it has been held on their continent

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Netherlands, France, Italy - Anna van der Breggen says the biggest teams will have the advantage at Rwanda World Championships

Van der Breggen links up with Vollering to form Dutch offense

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'I came to win so I'm a bit upset' - Isabella Holmgren unable to match French team in first women's under-23 Worlds road race

Canadian under-23 MTB World Champion takes sixth place in Rwanda

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'Alone we go fastest, together we go furthest' – Marion Bunel buries herself to deliver Célia Gery to under-23 road race world title

Teamwork secures the rainbow jersey for France in electric finale to inaugural women's under-23 race at the Rwanda UCI Road World Championships

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'A crazy journey' - Paula Blasi's steep trajectory to the medals at Rwanda World Championships

'I came from the development team, so every step was going faster and faster, so I was just trying to absorb everything' says 22-year-old Spanish rider

The Independent UK

UN court hears case of alleged Rwandan genocide financier stranded in legal limbo

United Nations judges and lawyers have met to discuss the fate of a man accused of bankrolling genocide in Rwanda

Cycling News

'I feel ready, I expect a lot from my legs' – Tadej Pogačar back to bullish best ahead of Rwanda World Championships road race and in search of revenge for heavy TT defeat

'I didn't catch my rhythm, I didn't catch my legs, but after Sunday, I think I've got used to the environment' says defending World Champion

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'I feel ready for it' - Favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prévot recovered from Tour de France victory and ready to fight for a career 16th rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds

'I did some intensity and the numbers were quite good' says Frenchwoman in pursuit of second career road world title after winning in Ponferrada in 2014

The Guardian - UK

Care privatisation costs hit the NHS – and then the taxpayer

Brief letters: Private care providers | System-built housing | Donald Trump | Tax in Rwanda | Cycling essentials

AAP

'Riding through hell': Aussie cyclists take world gold

Jay Vine has upgraded his individual silver to a gold in the mixed team time trial relay as Australia's top cyclists defended their world title in Rwanda.

Cycling Weekly

9 tech finds you probably missed from the UCI World Championships time trials

From new helmets and ribbed skinsuits to bling chainrings and hand-me-down bikes, here's what was on display in Rwanda

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