Overview
- The Italian became the youngest-ever winner of the U23 road race and was the youngest rider in the 118-strong field.
- He dropped Switzerland's Jan Huber with 6 km to go on a climb and won by 31 seconds, with Austria's Marco Schrettl third at 1:13.
- The 165 km race unfolded on a hilly 15 km Kigali circuit featuring cobbled sectors and roughly 3,000 meters of elevation at about 1,500 meters altitude.
- The victory completes a rare double after his junior world title in 2024, underlining his rapid rise through the ranks.
- Finn races with the Red Bull–Bora Hansgrohe Rookies development team, with Italian media reporting a pathway toward a WorldTour move in the coming years; Italy also counts Federica Venturelli's U23 time-trial bronze.