2025 UCI Road World Championships
Cycling world championships
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2025 UCI Road World Championships was the 98th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, the annual world championships for road bicycle racing. It was held from 21 to 28 September 2025 in Kigali, Rwanda. It was the first UCI Road World Championships hosted in Africa.[1][2]
| |
  Kigali | |
| Venue | Kigali, Rwanda  |
|---|---|
| Date | 21–28 September 2025 |
| Coordinates | 1°56′38″S 30°3′34″E |
| Events | 13 |
A total of thirteen events were held, consisting of six road races, six individual time trials, and a team time trial mixed relay. This is the first year with a standalone women's U23 race; previously, the U23 winner was simply the highest-placed rider under 23 in the women's elite race.[3]
Course
The route was announced during the 2024 UCI Road World Championships in Zurich. The road races take place on a 15.1 kilometres (9.4 mi) circuit around Kigali, with a different number of laps for different events. The elite men's race also includes an extra 42.5 kilometres (26.4 mi) extension that climbs the Mur du Kigali.[4] Kigali sits at an altitude of 1850 metres; the high altitude combined with the amount of climbing led multiple cycling publications to call the route one of the most difficult in the history of the world championships.[4][5][6]
Schedule
All times listed below are for the local time – Central Africa Time or UTC+02:00.
Road races
| Date | Timings[7] | Event | Distance[7] | Laps[a] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September | 10:10 | 12:55 | Elite women time trial | 31.2 km (19.4 mi) | |
| 13:45 | 16:50 | Elite men time trial | 40.6 km (25.2 mi) | ||
| 22 September | 10:35 | 12:45 | Under-23 women time trial | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) | |
| 13:35 | 16:30 | Under-23 men time trial | 31.2 km (19.4 mi) | ||
| 23 September | 10:45 | 12:45 | Junior women time trial | 18.3 km (11.4 mi) | |
| 14:00 | 16:30 | Junior men time trial | 22.6 km (14.0 mi) | ||
| 24 September | 12:30 | 17:00 | Mixed team time trial relay | 42.4 km (26.3 mi) | 2[b] |
| 25 September | 13:05 | 16:30 | Under-23 women road race | 119.3 km (74.1 mi) | 8 |
| 26 September | 08:00 | 11:15 | Junior men road race | 119.3 km (74.1 mi) | 8 |
| 12:00 | 16:25 | Under-23 men road race | 164.6 km (102.3 mi) | 11 | |
| 27 September | 08:20 | 10:40 | Junior women road race | 74.6 km (46.4 mi) | 5 |
| 12:05 | 16:45 | Elite women road race | 164.6 km (102.3 mi) | 11 | |
| 28 September | 09:45 | 16:45 | Elite men road race | 267.5 km (166.2 mi) | 15 + 1*[c] |
Medal summary
Elite events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Tadej Pogačar Slovenia |
6h 21' 20" | Remco Evenepoel Belgium |
+ 1' 28" | Ben Healy Ireland |
+ 2' 16" |
| Men's time trial |
Remco Evenepoel Belgium |
49' 06.03" | Jay Vine Australia |
+ 1'14.80 | Ilan Van Wilder Belgium |
+ 2'06.07" |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Magdeleine Vallieres Canada |
4h 34' 48" | Niamh Fisher-Black New Zealand |
+ 23" | Mavi García Spain |
+ 27" |
| Women's time trial |
Marlen Reusser Switzerland |
43' 09.34" | Anna van der Breggen Netherlands |
+ 51.89" | Demi Vollering Netherlands |
+ 1' 04.73" |
| Mixed Event | ||||||
| Mixed relay |
Australia Michael Matthews Lucas Plapp Jay Vine Brodie Chapman Amanda Spratt Felicity Wilson-Haffenden |
54' 30.47" |  FranceBruno Armirail Paul Seixas Pavel Sivakov Cédrine Kerbaol Juliette Labous Maeva Squiban |
+ 5.24" | Switzerland Jan Christen Stefan Küng Mauro Schmid Jasmin Liechti Marlen Reusser Noemi Rüegg |
+ 10.00" |
Under-23 events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Lorenzo Finn Italy |
3h 57' 24" | Jan Huber Switzerland |
+ 31" | Marco Schrettl Austria |
+ 1' 13" |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Jakob Söderqvist Sweden |
38' 24.43" | Nate Pringle New Zealand |
+ 1'03.96" | Maxime Decomble France |
+ 1'04.13" |
| Women's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Women's under-23 road race |
Célia Gery France |
3h 57'24" | Viktória Chladoňová Slovakia |
+ 2" | Paula Blasi Spain |
+ 12" |
| Women's under-23 time trial |
Zoe Bäckstedt Great Britain |
30' 56.13" | Viktória Chladoňová Slovakia |
+ 1'50.85 | Federica Venturelli Italy |
+ 2'11.58 |
Junior events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Juniors Events | ||||||
| Men's junior road race |
Harry Hudson Great Britain |
2h 55'19" | Johan Blanc France |
+ 16" | Jan Jackowiak Poland |
+ 16" |
| Men's junior time trial |
Michiel Mouris Netherlands |
29' 07.61" | Ashlin Barry United States |
+ 6.84" | Seff Van Kerckhove Belgium |
+ 8.58" |
| Women's Juniors Events | ||||||
| Women's junior road race |
Paula Ostiz Spain |
2h 09'19" | Chantal Pegolo Italy |
s.t. | Anja Grossmann Switzerland |
s.t. |
| Women's junior time trial |
Megan Arens Netherlands |
25' 47.41" | Paula Ostiz Spain |
+ 35.30" | Oda Aune Gissinger Norway |
+ 37.54" |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Notes
- For the road races, this denotes the number of laps of the 15.1 km (9.4 mi) circuit, beginning and ending at the Kigali convention center.
- 9 laps of the Kigali circuit, then an extension circuit that climbs the Mur du Kigal, ending with 6 more laps in Kigali.
