Overview

• Magdeleine Vallières attacked on the cobbled Kimihurara climb just over 2 km from the finish and won by 23 seconds over Niamh Fisher-Black, with Mavi Garcia third.
• The decisive move came from a break of ten as the top contenders marked each other and responded too late to organize a chase.
• Pre-race stars including Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, Demi Vollering and Marlen Reusser finished more than 1:30 down; Ferrand-Prévot placed 16th at 1:50.
• French riders pointed to communication issues in the no-radio championship format as their effort to close the gap unraveled.
• The victory, the first road world title for a Canadian woman, capped the inaugural road worlds in Africa on a 164.6 km course with roughly 3,350 m of climbing in taxing heat and altitude.