Overview

• He crossed the line seventh in Kigali in 6:28:07, finishing 6:47 behind winner Tadej Pogacar.
• The 267.5 km course with more than 5,000 meters of climbing demanded sustained endurance and climbing strength.
• Del Toro joined an aggressive move with UAE teammate Juan Ayuso after Pogacar attacked around 100 km from the finish before the Slovenian went solo with 66 km to go.
• Remco Evenepoel took silver and Ben Healy claimed bronze, with del Toro the top Latin American finisher.
• The result surpasses Raúl Alcalá’s 12th place from 1989 and follows del Toro’s fifth place in last week’s Worlds time trial.