Overview

• Racing is underway in Rwanda’s capital with enthusiastic crowds, including lively scenes at the mixed relay start, and Rwanda’s best result so far is 25th in the men’s time trial.
• The elite men face 267.5 km with 5,475 meters of climbing and high altitude around 1,500 meters, while the women tackle 164.6 km with about 3,350 meters of ascent.
• Reigning road champion Tadej Pogacar is targeting both the road race and time trial, with two‑time TT titleholder Remco Evenepoel among the main threats; Primoz Roglic is entered and Jonas Vingegaard is absent.
• Germany’s squad is led by national champion Georg Zimmermann, with Nils Politt and Florian Lipowitz missing from the roster, and the program features the first standalone U23 women’s events.
• Operational friction accompanies the fanfare, with heavy security checks and reports of inflated official hotel prices via a UCI‑linked agency that the German federation calls its costliest Worlds trip.