{"id":168193,"date":"2025-09-25T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/168193\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:45:09","slug":"schedule-uci-road-world-championships-day-5-u23-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/168193\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule UCI Road World Championships Day 5: U23 Women"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first-ever U23 women\u2019s stand-alone road race at the UCI road world championships sees Cat Ferguson lead a global field of rising stars.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Cat Ferguson\" src=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233842367.jpg\" data-loaded=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1185\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent\"  bad-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233842367.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"py-tight text-left font-utility text-utility3-size leading-utility3-line-height text-text-secondary\">Ferguson, a winner twice in 2025, is a favorite for the world crown. (Photo: Luc Claessen\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Published September 24, 2025 12:40PM<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/uci-road-world-championships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">UCI road world championships<\/a> shift gears from time trials to road racing on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/u23-women\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">U23 women<\/a> take center stage Thursday in a historic first for women\u2019s racing.<\/p>\n<p>The Rwanda worlds mark the first time the U23 women\u2019s road race and time trial are being held as stand-alone world championship events.<\/p>\n<p>Since the category was added in 2022, U23 world champion was decided by the top finisher in the age group among the elite races. This year they finally have their own rainbow jersey up for grabs.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be on <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/tag\/cat-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cat Ferguson<\/a>, last year\u2019s double junior world champion in road race and time trial.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Brit raced the full season in the World Tour with Movistar, and after skipping the U23 time trial, she will be the rider to beat even if the course might a touch too hard for her.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfc U23 Women\u2019s Road Race Worlds \ud83c\udf08<\/p>\n<p>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 C\u00e9lia Gery<br \/>\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50 Blasi, I.Holmgren, Ciabocco, Chlado\u0148ov\u00e1, De Schepper<br \/>\u2b50\u2b50 Ferguson, Schreiber, Bunel, Appleton, Bego, Couzens<br \/>\u2b50 Ivanchenko, A.Holmgren, Wolff, Czapla, N\u011bmcov\u00e1, Coupland, Luc\u00eda Ruiz P\u00e9rez<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kigali2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Kigali2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YSuL4wghP1\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/YSuL4wghP1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MaschBasch (@MaschBasch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaschBasch\/status\/1970845141708546285?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The field is loaded with talent in the race for the first outright winner in the U23 ranks. <\/p>\n<p>Spain\u2019s Paula Blasi, Canada\u2019s Holmgren sisters, France\u2019s C\u00e9lia Gery and Marion Bunel, Belgium\u2019s Lore De Schepper, Slovakia\u2019s Vikt\u00f3ria Chlado\u0148ov\u00e1, and Italy\u2019s Eleonora Ciabocco lead the chase.<\/p>\n<p>Team USA lines up with Mia Aseltine, Ella Sabo, and Katherine Sarkisov to chase the podium in the inaugural stand-alone U23 women\u2019s world road race.<\/p>\n<p>The 119.3km race will feature eight laps on the finishing circuit in Kigali, providing the first race-speed glimpse of what ties in store going into the road races this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-966769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Women-U23-Road-Race-elevation-map-720x139.png\" alt=\"U23 profile\" width=\"720\" height=\"139\"\/>The profile reveals a hard race.<br \/>\nDay 1 \u2013 Sunday, September 21<\/p>\n<p>Women Elite Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-afl-p=\"0\" data-outbound-instanced=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/uci-road-world-championships-reusser-powers-to-first-rainbow-jersey-in-resounding-tt-victory\/\">Marlen Reussen<\/a><br \/>Men Elite Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-afl-p=\"0\" data-outbound-instanced=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/uci-road-world-championships-remco-evenepoel-catches-tadej-pogacar-to-win-3rd-tt-rainbow\/\">Remco Evenepoel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day 2 \u2013 Monday, September 22<\/p>\n<p>Women Under-23 Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-afl-p=\"0\" data-outbound-instanced=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/results-womens-u23-time-trial-uci-world-championships-backstedt-buries-rivals\/\">Zoe B\u00e4ckstedt<\/a><br \/>Men Under-23 Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-afl-p=\"0\" data-outbound-instanced=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/results-mens-u23-time-trial-uci-world-championships-soderqvist-untouchable-in-rwanda-rampage\/\">Jakob S\u00f6derqvist<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day 3 \u2013 Tuesday, September 23<\/p>\n<p>Women Junior Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/results-arens-fastest-in-womens-junior-tt-uci-road-worlds\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Megan Arens<\/a><br \/>Men Junior Individual Time Trial: <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/results-mens-junior-tt-world-championships-barry-roars-to-1st-us-podium-drake-4th\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michiel Mouris<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day 4 \u2013 Wednesday, September 24<\/p>\n<p>Mixed Relay Team Time Trial: <a target=\"_self\" class=\"text-primary underline hover:text-primary\/85 break-words overflow-wrap-anywhere underline-offset-[3px]\" data-afl-p=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/velo.outsideonline.com\/road\/road-racing\/mixed-relay-ttt-world-champs-results-australia-wins-nailbiter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Australia<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Day 5 \u2013 Thursday, September 25<\/p>\n<p>13:05 \u2013 Women Under-23 Road Race<\/p>\n<p>Day 6 \u2013 Friday, September 26<\/p>\n<p>08:00 \u2013 Men Junior Road Race<br \/>12:00 \u2013 Men Under-23 Road Race<\/p>\n<p>Day 7 \u2013 Saturday, September 27<\/p>\n<p>08:20 \u2013 Women Junior Road Race<br \/>12:05 \u2013 Women Elite Road Race<\/p>\n<p>Day 8 \u2013 Sunday, September 28<\/p>\n<p>09:45 \u2013 Men Elite Road Race<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first-ever U23 women\u2019s stand-alone road race at the UCI road world championships sees Cat Ferguson lead 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