Overview

• The men's and women's individual time trials are scheduled for Sept. 21 in Kigali at the first Road World Championships held in Africa.
• Remco Evenepoel, the reigning champion seeking a third straight title, said he feels ready and welcomed a strong challenge from Tadej Pogacar.
• Evenepoel beat Pogacar in a Tour de France time trial in July and believes the fast, high-altitude Kigali course plays to his strengths.
• The men's route is 40km with four climbs, including a cobbled finish, on narrow and winding newly laid roads; the women's course is 31.2km without the cobbled hill.
• With two-time world champion Filippo Ganna missing, Pogacar brings proven time-trial pedigree, while the women's race features Chloe Dygert as a leading contender in the absence of retired titleholder Grace Brown.