US EditionPride and Excitement as Africa Hosts Road Cycling World Championships for the First Time
Australia won the Mixed Relay Team Time Trial by 5 seconds on a challenging 41.8 km hilly course, marking their second consecutive world title at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships.
- The Road Cycling World Championships are taking place in Rwanda for the first time in its 104-year history, with a global audience of over 300 million expected.
- Rwanda has invested significantly in facilities like the $100 million BK Arena to promote sports and tourism.
- Despite Rwanda's ambitions, rights groups have raised concerns about repression and the country's alleged support for rebel groups in Congo.
- Cyclists like Yiga hope the championships will showcase African talent and boost the region's cycling popularity and tourism.
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The country hosts until Sunday 28 September the World Road Cycling Championships, the culmination of twenty years of efforts to build a successful sports industry. And a strategy for the authoritarian government of Kagame, aimed at changing the image of Rwanda.
Not favourite of the race but intelligent and without complex, this Friday 26 September in Kigali, the Ruthenian brought a fourth medal to the French delegation.
Organized for the first time in their history in Africa, the Cycling Worlds are hosting Kigali for more than a week (21-28 September).In the country where cycling is king, riders and runners are particularly welcome.
Afghan cyclists Fariba and Yulduz Hashimi had to flee from their home country from the Taliban. At the World Cup in Rwanda, they also compete to keep the memory of another Afghanistan alive.
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