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'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
26 Sep 2025 19:13 GMT
Eritrea's Biniam Girmay has spoken out about his doubts over competing at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, a landmark event held for the first time in Africa, saying the course was too challenging and offered little opportunity for riders from …
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'It's unreal' - Lorenzo Finn takes first rainbow jersey for Italy at Rwanda Worlds
26 Sep 2025 19:14 GMT
Lorenzo Finn celerated as the world champion for the second consecutive year, swapping out his junior men's road race title with the under-23 men's road race triumph at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships. The youngest winner of the race at 18 ( …
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Where should the UCI Road World Championships visit next? We made 8 World Championships courses across the globe
26 Sep 2025 18:49 GMT
This year, the UCI Road World Championships makes its debut in Africa, with Kigali gifted the right to host the continent’s first African foray. Too often though, the Championships’ hosting rights are awarded to a select few European nations, with the …
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UCI Road World Championships 2025 men's elite road race start list
26 Sep 2025 14:39 GMT
The UCI Road World Championships in Rwanda come to a close this Sunday with the elite men's road race.
In total, 165 riders from 57 countries will take part in the event, which starts and finishes in the capital city, Kigali.
The route has widely been …
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Netherlands, France, Italy - Anna van der Breggen says the biggest teams will have the advantage at Rwanda World Championships
25 Sep 2025 22:19 GMT
The orange jerseys of the powerful Dutch team will once again have a strong presence in the elite women's road race at the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali on Saturday.
One of the team's two co-leaders, former two-time world champion Anna van …
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Road World Championships – Pogačar, Evenepoel or a new rainbow jersey? Riders to watch in the elite men's road race
25 Sep 2025 16:19 GMT
Sunday's elite men's road race at the Road World Championships in Kigali is one of the most anticipated races of the year, as the whole world looks on to see who will don the coveted rainbow jersey.
The men's road race course in Kigali is being …
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Cycling-Ayuso signs five-year Lidl-Trek deal after split with UAE Team Emirates
25 Sep 2025 15:15 GMT
(Reuters) -Spanish cycling sensation Juan Ayuso signed a five-year contract with Lidl-Trek on Thursday after a messy divorce from UAE Team Emirates that turned the recent Vuelta a Espana into a public relations battleground.
The 23-year-old's move …
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'The start of an important new chapter in my career' – Juan Ayuso signs for Lidl-Trek until 2030 after leaving UAE Team Emirates-XRG contract early
25 Sep 2025 08:17 GMT
Juan Ayuso will ride for Lidl-Trek next year, signing a five-year contract with the team, after leaving his UAE Team Emirates-XRG contract early.
The Spanish rider, a two-time stage winner at this year's Vuelta a España, is considered one of the most …
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Road World Championships - Riders to watch in the elite women's road race
25 Sep 2025 02:57 GMT
The elite women's peloton will line up to contest what is anticipated to be one of the most brutally challenging races in the history of the UCI Road World Championships on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda.
The race will feature 11 laps of a 15.1km city …
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Road World Championships - Riders to watch in the men's under-23 road race
25 Sep 2025 02:57 GMT
The under-23 men’s road race at the Road World Championships in Rwanda is upon us, and things will look a little different this year.
The peloton of 123 riders set to tackle the 164.6km course in Kigali will be run without any professional riders for the …