UCI Road World Championships 2025
Latest News from the Race
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In-depth
Climbing, cobbles, altitude – Are the Rwanda World Championships already won, or will the peloton tear up the script in Kigali?
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'You feel the pressure, but feel proud, too' - Domen Novak ready for defence of Tadej Pogačar's world title in Rwanda
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Tom Pidcock, Oscar Onley and Anna Henderson to lead Great Britain team at World Championships but no elite women in road race
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Date | September 21-28, 2025 |
Location | Kigali, Rwanda |
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UCI Road World Championships overview
The 98th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, which was first contested for amateurs in 1921, is set to take place on the African continent for the first time in its history, with the cycling-mad country of Rwanda hosting the race in the capital, Kigali.
The location is causing consternation for some federations who are worried about safety due to the country's conflict with neighboring Congo and the budget-busting costs of travel.
Soudal-Quickstep pulled its team from the Tour of Rwanda earlier this year for the same reasons.
However, the country has a long history of safely holding their national tour, and the Rwanda Worlds courses are some of the most challenging in the history of the world championships.
And, if the images from the Tour of Rwanda are indicative of the national interest, there will be some of the biggest crowds of fans ever seen at a UCI World Championship.
UCI Road World Championships facts and figures
First edition: Race for amateurs began in 1921
First UCI Road World Champion: Sweden’s Gunnar Sköld
First edition with professionals: In 1927 the first Championships for professional men took place in Nürburgring, Germany
First women's race at event: In 1958 the women's road race was added to the program
First woman to win a rainbow jersey: Luxembourg’s Elsy Jacobs
Most world titles: French rider Jeannie Longo won five rainbow jerseys in the road race and four more in the individual time trial
Youth categories: Dedicated races and medals were introduced in 1975
Most recent event added to schedule: The team time trial mixed relay was put on the schedule in 2019
U23 Women's titles: 2022 was the first year titles were awarded to U23 women in the time trial and road race, with the winner being the first under-23 rider over the line in the elite women's events
U23 Women stand-alone events: The category will have its own races on the schedule from 2025
Races
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UCI Road World Championships15 September 2025 - 28 September 2025 | Kigali | CM
- 2025 UCI Road World Championships routes
- Past winners of the UCI Road World Championships through 2024
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Elite Women Individual Time Trial2025-09-21 31.2km
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Elite Men Individual Time Trial2025-09-21 40.6km
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Under-23 Women Individual Time Trial2025-09-22 22.6km
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Under-23 Men Individual Time Trial2025-09-22 31.2km
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Junior Women Individual Time Trial2025-09-23 18.3kms
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Junior Men Individual Time Trial2025-09-23 22.6km
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Team Time Trial Mixed Relay2025-09-24 42.4km
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Under-23 Women Road Race2025-09-25 119.3km
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Junior Men Road Race2025-09-26 119.3km
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Under-23 Men Road Race2025-09-26 164.6km
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Junior Women Road Race2025-09-27 74.6km
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Elite Women Road Race2025-09-27 164.6km
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Elite Men Road Race2025-09-28 267.5km
Latest Content on the Race

'This is for Aussie cycling, not just for me' - Ben O'Connor puts Australia on top of World Championship medal table
By Stephen Farrand published
News Perth-born rider attacked in the final kilometres to finish on podium with Tadej Pogačar and Mathieu van der Poel

Julian Alaphilippe abandons World Championships road race after early crash
By Barry Ryan published
News Frenchman injures shoulder in fall with 218km remaining

'In training sprints, I can beat him' - Michael Matthews is faster than Tadej Pogačar but winning the world title is not that simple
By Stephen Farrand published
News Australian thanks close friend for helping him love cycling again

Demi Vollering, debatable tactics fall short as Netherlands miss World Championship podium for first time in 10 years
By Barry Ryan published
News Favourite comes home in fifth as Lotte Kopecky defends rainbow jersey

'For a split second I thought I could win' - Elisa Longo Borghini goes close to world title yet again
By Stephen Farrand published
News Demi Vollering chased down Italian's late attack to end Italians dreams of finally winning the rainbow jersey

Lotte Kopecky pays tribute to late Muriel Furrer after retaining title at Zurich Worlds
By Barry Ryan published
News 'Everybody was very aware of the tragic loss' says Longo Borghini after elite women’s road race

Chloé Dygert takes surprise silver amid World Championships doubts - 'I'm a little mad that it wasn't gold'
By Stephen Farrand published
News 'I need to take a mental break and reset' says American after four years of coming back from injury

Puck Pieterse crowned under-23 world champion in last combined race with elites
By Laura Weislo published
News Rainbow jersey consolation for Dutch team, shut out of elite medals for the first time in 10 years
Top News on the Race
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'They need me there' - Biniam Girmay convinced to ride Rwanda World Championships
Intermarché-Wanty rider to fly the flag for Eritrea in the first ever African World Championships -
'Absolutely gutted' – Jay Vine absorbs sting of missing win at shortened Vuelta a España time trial by one second
Australian looks to turn disappointment into World Championships motivation -
Megan Jastrab 'cheering from afar' as fundraiser surpasses $15,000 to send four US junior women to Road Worlds in Rwanda
Former junior world champion donates prize money from Simac Ladies Tour, where she came third overall, to boost tally
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Australia's women's elite road race chances at World Championships suffer another blow as Neve Bradbury withdraws
U23 women's team, however, all of a sudden looks much stronger with late call up of Talia Appleton -
Tadej Pogačar takes aim at World Championship double with time trial in Rwanda
Slovenian will face strong challenge from Remco Evenepoel in both events -
A difficult decision - Lotte Kopecky will not defend title at Rwanda Road World Championships
Belgian Cycling confirm selection with Remco Evenepoel leading the elite men's team
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Primož Roglič to join Tadej Pogačar at Rwanda World Championships
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe rider expected to be amongst Slovenian selection as Pogačar hunts title defence -
Chloé Dygert and Magnus Sheffield lead 23-rider US roster at Kigali Road Worlds
Robust selection of junior, U23 and elite riders missing women's USPro road champion Kristen Faulkner, out with injury -
Change of plans for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot with the French rider to race Road World Championships after all
'Forward to a new great experience! And in any case, I can already be awarded the title of World Champion of Change of Plans' jokes Ferrand-Prévot
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'There is no plan B' for Rwanda World Championships - David Lappartient interview
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'I clearly flew too close to the sun' – Awe and resignation in Zurich as Tadej Pogačar burns off Worlds field
Peloton acknowledges that new world champion was simply in a race of his own