Overview

• Tadej Pogačar won the elite men's road race after an approximately 66‑kilometre solo, finishing more than a minute ahead of Remco Evenepoel with Ben Healy third.
• The 267.5‑kilometre course with roughly 5,475 metres of climbing at about 1,500 metres elevation and hot weather led to heavy attrition and widespread gastrointestinal complaints.
• Germany's team suffered multiple early withdrawals linked to stomach problems and ended the championships without a medal.
• Magdeleine Vallieres took the women's title after a seven‑rider move about 32 kilometres from the finish went clear as favourites hesitated or struggled, beating Liamh Fisher‑Black and Mavi Garcia.
• The Kigali Worlds, the first held in Africa, featured calls from Eritrean star Biniam Girmay to invest in the continent's cycling and included a landmark seventh place for Ethiopian junior Tsige Kiros Kahsay.