Overview

• The 24-year-old Canadian attacked on the cobbled Kimihurara in the final lap to win by 23 seconds over Niamh Fisher-Black, with Mavi García third at 27 seconds.
• Vallières-Mill triumphed from a ten-rider move that gained a decisive gap as leading contenders hesitated and failed to organize a chase.
• Pre-race favourite Pauline Ferrand-Prévot finished 16th at 1:50 while late counters, including a solo effort by time-trial champion Marlen Reusser, were unable to close more than a minute and a half.
• Riders pointed to the no-radio format and on-road miscommunication as factors in the impasse on a 164.6 km course featuring roughly 3,350 meters of climbing and steep cobbled ramps.
• Kigali’s championships were the first staged in Africa, with altitude, heat, humidity and pollution contributing to high attrition, and Vallières-Mill became the first Canadian women’s road world champion.