Kigali 2025: The routes revealed

The routes for the 2025 Road World Championship were presented this Thursday in Zurich, on the sidelines of the World Championship. The races will take place in Kigali, Rwanda.

The Elite race will offer two loops. The first will be a 13.6 km circuit, which will take the coast of the Golf of Kigali (800 meters at 8.1%) and that of Kimihurua (1.3 km at 6.3%), to be covered nine times before take a large loop of 42 kilometers which will pass once through the Kigali Wall (400 meters at 11%). After this loop, six laps of the 13.6 km circuit will still have to be covered before the finish. The total distance will be 267.5 km with an elevation gain of 5,475 meters.

On the other hand, the Elite Women’s race will only take the 15.1 km circuit, for a total of 164.6 km and 3,350 meters of elevation gain. All other online races will take place on this circuit.

The Elite time trials, Men and Women, will take place on a hilly course with a bumpy finish. For the first time, the Women’s Hopes titles will be contested in separate races, against the clock and for the road race.

The program for the 2025 World Championship :
Sunday September 21
CLM Elite Women 31.2 km (460 m elevation gain)
CLM Elite Men 40.6 km (680 m elevation gain)

Monday September 22
CLM Espoirs Femmes 22.6 km (350 m elevation gain)
CLM Espoirs Men 31.2 km (460 m elevation gain)

Tuesday September 23
CLM Juniors Women 18.3 km (225 m elevation gain)
CLM Juniors Men 22.6 km (350 m elevation gain)

Wednesday September 24
Mixed relay 42.4 km (740 m elevation gain)

Thursday September 25
Women’s Hopes road race (2,435 m elevation gain)

Friday September 26
Junior Men’s road race 119.3 km (2,435 m elevation gain)
Men’s Hopes road race 164.6 km (3,350 m elevation gain)

Saturday September 27
Junior Women road race 74.6 km (1,520 m elevation gain)
Elite Women’s Road Race 164.6 km (3,350 m elevation gain)

Sunday September 28
Elite Men’s Road Race 267.5 km (5,475 m elevation gain)

CLM Elite Women’s Course