Overview

• Organizers say the Kigali championships will proceed with no Plan B despite EU calls for cancellation and German travel cautions for border regions.
• The program debuts stand-alone U23 women’s races and features an unusually severe route, including 5,475 meters over 267.5 km for men and 3,350 meters over 164.6 km for women at roughly 1,500 meters elevation.
• Teams have adopted yellow fever and hepatitis vaccinations, malaria prophylaxis, and added on-site medical and catering support to manage health and logistics.
• Germany fields a squad led by Georg Zimmermann with Florian Lipowitz and Nils Politt out, while big names such as Jonas Vingegaard, Wout van Aert and Mathieu van der Poel also skip the event.
• Defending champion Tadej Pogacar leads the favorites, with Remco Evenepoel and Primoz Roglic among the top challengers.