{"id":148177,"date":"2025-09-19T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/148177\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:00:09","slug":"evenepoel-vs-pogacar-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/148177\/","title":{"rendered":"Evenepoel vs Pogacar in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A hard, climbing-heavy course \u2013\u00a0with cobbles! \u2013 will test the world’s best men’s time trialist and the world’s best men’s bike racer. <\/p>\n

\"Caley<\/p>\n

Kristof Ramon<\/p>\n

It’s Worlds time. Specifically, it’s Worlds time trial time. <\/p>\n

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships begin this weekend in Kigali, Rwanda, marking the first time cycling\u2019s championship bout has been staged on African soil. <\/p>\n

The weeklong championship opens on Sunday with the Elite individual time trials. First the women, then the men, against the clock on a course that reflects Rwanda\u2019s terrain: rolling, testing, and anything but straightforward. Gone are the pan-flat Worlds time trials of recent years; in their place, a hilly challenge (with cobbles even) that is expected to shake up the hierarchy of specialists.<\/p>\n

For the men, the storylines align around a clash of two modern greats. Remco Evenepoel, chasing a third consecutive rainbow jersey, and Tadej Poga\u010dar, the reigning road race World Champion who has set his sights on a rare TT\u2013RR double. In Kigali, on a 40.6 km course that climbs more than 680 metres, the reigning kings of road racing and time trialling meet head-to-head in the opening act of a week that could define both of their seasons. Or at the very least, which jerseys they’ll be wearing. <\/p>\n

The favourites<\/p>\n

\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50: Remco Evenepoel, Tadej Poga\u010dar
\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50: Nobody
\u2b50\u2b50\u2b50: Jay Vine, Stefan K\u00fcng
\u2b50\u2b50: Luke Plapp, Bruno Amirail, Ivan Romeo
\u2b50: Paul Seixas, Isaac del Toro<\/p>\n

How to watch the Worlds time trial<\/p>\n

The men\u2019s ITT begins Sunday 21 September at 7:45 EST\/12:45 pm BST \/20:45 AET (13:45 pm local time in Kigali and also CET). Lucky you, the UCI has sold broadcast rights to a collection of your favorite broadcasters. <\/p>\n

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