On Wednesday morning, participants in the World Cycling Championships had their only official opportunity to preview the course for the coming days. Between 9 and 11 AM local time, the circuit was made available, under tight security, for the riders in Rwanda. Our resident photographer Sirotti was there to capture the action.pogacar-selfie

Pogacar needs to be photographed….

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and catching up with teammate Del Toro

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While the team from the Netherlands is (almost) collectively on the road

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And Bauke Mollema is having a good time

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Remco Evenepoel among the orange

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Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is there too!

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You better have it on camera!

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gorilla steals the show!

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Quinn Simmons is also on location after 4 flights from the U.S.

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Photo 1

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Photo 2

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Tom Pidcock, outsider on duty?

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And at 11 o’clock everyone, including Pogacar and Zigart, were done….