The 2025 UCI road world championships will break new ground as Rwanda becomes the first African nation to host cycling\u2019s biggest annual event. The week-long competition in Kigali will crown junior, under-23, and elite world champions on the country\u2019s famously hilly terrain.<\/p>\n
Best known for the Tour du Rwanda, the East African nation\u2019s punchy climbs promise to test riders making their debut on the continent.<\/p>\n
Another milestone: for the first time, women under-23 riders will have their own stand-alone races, rather than competing alongside the elite field.<\/p>\n
The 2027 road worlds announced: An absolutely brutal course<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Canada is sending a very strong team for that category<\/a>\u2014with a huge favourite in Isabella Holmgren. The 21-year-old just took two more rainbow jerseys at the MTB worlds and is looking to add to her collection. Given her prowess up the climbs\u2014she smoked the field at the recent Tour de l\u2019Avenir when the road went up\u2014she has a very good chance of doing it again.<\/p>\n Of course, you can\u2019t talk about the road worlds without mentioning Tadej Poga\u010dar. The defending world champion comes into the worlds as the odds-on favourite for another rainbow jersey. However, the Slovenian isn\u2019t just targeting one jersey\u2014he\u2019s also coming in to challenge Remco Evenepoel for the TT.<\/p>\n