Overview

• British Cycling named its World Championships squad on 16 September, installing Tom Pidcock and Oscar Onley as leaders for the men's road race on 28 September in Kigali.
• The elite men's roster features Fred Wright, James Knox, Mark Donovan, Joe Blackmore, Oliver Knight and Bjorn Koerdt in support.
• No British riders are entered for the men's time trial or the elite women's road race, with Olympic silver medallist Anna Henderson the lone British starter in the women's time trial on 21 September.
• The men's route spans about 268km with roughly 5,400m of climbing at altitude, including 15 hilly city laps and an extension over the 6km Mont Kigali.
• Tadej Pogacar is the defending champion and favourite, with notable absences including Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Jonas Vingegaard, as rivals such as Remco Evenepoel, Julian Alaphilippe, Juan Ayuso and Isaac del Toro figure among the threats.