Latest articles by Kirsten Frattini
Reflections from Rwanda – Eight things we learned at the World Championships
Analysis 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
'A Tour de France like I had this summer, gave me the extra boost' - Ben Healy earns hard-fought bronze medal for Ireland at Rwanda Worlds
News 25-year-old becomes the fourth Irish rider to win a medal in the elite men’s road race
'It was a long way to go' - Ayuso, Del Toro dropped from Tadej Pogačar's winning breakaway at Rwanda Worlds
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'I was fighting with myself' - Tadej Pogačar says Mont Kigali attack was part of the plan, doing 66km alone was not at Rwanda Worlds
News 'Of course, you doubt yourself a bit, but you have to push through and hope for the best'
No regrets ‘because I did my best’ - Mavi García on road race bronze medal at Rwanda 2025
News 41-year-old Spanish rider calls the result ‘the cherry in my career’
‘I'm not sure I ever expected that’ - Niamh Fisher-Black on her road race silver medal at Rwanda Worlds
News 25-year-old became first New Zealand rider to step onto elite road race podium at UCI World Championships.
'Chapeau, they were the bravest' - Elisa Longo Borghini congratulates winning breakaway, takes time to reflect on poor performance at Rwanda Worlds
News '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
'I took the risk' - Magdeleine Vallieres makes history with stunning breakaway to claim Canada's first elite road race rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds
News 'It was my dream to win it, and it's true now! It's crazy!' says Canadian in Kigali
'It was a big mess' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot says tactical game went wrong among major favourites at Rwanda Worlds
News '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
'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
News Ethiopian talent discovered by mechanic and developed through the World Cycling Centre cracks the top 10 in Kigali
'It's unreal' - Lorenzo Finn takes first rainbow jersey for Italy at Rwanda Worlds
News 'I was more confident in my potential to win' says youngest winner in the men's U23 road race
'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
News Girmay opines that the difficulty of the road race course makes it harder for African riders to have a chance
'Teams wanted to blackmail the UCI' – David Lappartient aims to roll out new GPS tracking system at all races, despite concerns from teams
News 'We will not commercialise rider data' says UCI President at Rwanda Worlds, open to working with alternative provider
Netherlands, France, Italy - Anna van der Breggen says the biggest teams will have the advantage at Rwanda World Championships
News Van der Breggen links up with Vollering to form Dutch offense
'A crazy journey' - Paula Blasi's steep trajectory to the medals at Rwanda World Championships
News '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
'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
News '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 title was lost there' - Marlen Reusser's mechanical costs Switzerland a third TTT mixed relay world title at Kigali
News Mid-race mishap costly for the Swiss team who miss gold by 10 seconds
Road World Championships - Riders to watch in the elite women's road race
Contenders From Ferrand-Prévot and Vollering to Le Court, who to watch on Saturday
From underdog to a favourite – Kim Le Court-Pienaar carries the weight of a continent for Africa at historic Rwanda World Championships
News 'I wouldn't be lining up if I didn't want to win the jersey' says rainbow-jersey contender from Mauritius
'LA Games are massive objective for me' - Ashlin Barry ends junior career with Worlds time trial silver medal, turns attention to Visma-Lease a Bike and 2028 Olympics
News 'I was nervous...thinking about the race' US rider admits going into Kigali ITT as his recent preparations were not consistent
'I'm absolutely gutted' - Favourite Erin Boothman pulls foot out of pedal on final climb in time trial, ending dream of winning world title in Kigali
News 'I came here to try and win it, and I felt really good when I hit the bottom of the climb'
'It is our time to show them what we can do' - World Championships make history in Rwanda but UCI can still do far more to develop African cycling
In-depth Athletes share experiences, reflect on successes and barriers amid hopes of a turning point for cycling in Africa
'No expectations' - Jakob Söderqvist ends under-23 career in rainbow jersey before starting next chapter on the WorldTour
News 'I don't want to build a box around me' - Swede hopes for Spring Classics campaign
