For the first time on the African continent, the World Road Cycling Championships will take place starting this Sunday: from September 21 to 28 and Rwanda, and more specifically Kigali, will host the competition. This major event, organized annually by the International Cycling Union (UCI) to determine who will wear the iridescent jersey for an entire year, will therefore bring the world's greatest cyclists together on the African continent for the first time.

The first rainbow jerseys will be handed out in the solo event: the time trial, which will take place this Sunday, September 21, 2025 for elite women and men. In this publication you'll find the detailed course of these time trials on an OpenStreetMap map, their profiles as well as the starting order and times. You'll also find the route of the mixed relay time trial.

Coming soon, you'll find a new publication, with information on the road races of these 2025 Road World Championships.

The Kigali 2025 World Championships cycling time trial program

Here is the program for the various time trials at the 2025 Road World Championships Cycling in Kigali, Rwanda:

• Sunday, September 21, 2025
  • 10.10am - 12.55pm - Elite Women - 31.2 km
  • 1.45pm - 4.50pm - Men Elite - 40.6 km
• Monday, September 22, 2025
  • 10.35am - 12.45pm - Women U23 (year of birth between 2003 and 2006) - 22.6 km
  • 1.35pm - 4.30pm - Men U23 (year of birth between 2003 and 2006) - 31.2 km
• Tuesday, September 23, 2025
  • 10.45am - 12.45pm - Junior Women (year of birth 2007 or 2008) - 18.3 km
  • 2.00pm - 4.30pm - Junior Men (year of birth 2007 or 2008) - 22.6 km
• Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 12.30 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. - team event - mixed relay - 41.8 km

All routes first available in the velowire app!

As usual now, and as will always be the case in the future, these routes were available earliest in the velowire app*!

It's still in a testing phase, but it's already available in a fully functional version for any Android or iOS smartphone or tablet.

• on Android - it's very easy to get it: download the app directly from the Play Store
• on iOS (iPhone/iPad) - follow these two steps to get the app

* the routes for the races in line will also be available first in the velowire app!

Kigali 2025 Road World Championships Cycling elite women's time trial - Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 31.2 km

The course for the elite women's individual time trial at the Kigali 2025 Road World Championships Cycling

All the time-trial races at the Kigali 2025 Road World Championships Cycling (individual and team) will follow much the same course, with only minor variations to reduce or increase the overall distance. They also all have the same start (BK Arena) and finish (Convention Centre) points.

All these races access the NR5 road via KG 17 Avenue, KG 11 Avenue, NR3 and NR4 to head south of Kigali and climb the Côte de Nyanza (2.5 km at 5.8% on the outward journey and 4.1 km at 3.1% on the return journey for those not turning around at the summit), before heading up south again to the NR4, on which you then turn left to enter the center of Kigali, climb a cobbled hill - the Côte de Kimihurura (1.3 km at 6.3%) - and reach the finish.

Intermediate timing points are located at the top of the Côte de Nyanza and on the NR4 shortly before reaching the cobbled section. For the elite women's race, the U-turn on the NR5 is at Gahanga.

Below you'll find the profile and OpenStreetMap map of the course for the elite women's individual time trial at the 2025 Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Click on images to enlarge.

The starting order and times for the elite women's time trial at the Kigali 2025 Road World Cycling Championships.

This publication will be updated when the starting order and times are available. In the meantime, you'll find the list of starters here.

The elite men's time trial at the Road World Championships Cycling Kigali 2025

The course for the elite men's individual time trial at the Road World Championships Cycling Kigali 2025 - Sunday, September 21, 2025 - 40.6 km

As shown below, the course here is much the same as that for the elite women's individual time trial. For the elite men's race, the U-turn on the NR5 is at Nunga / Murinja. Once back in Kigali, the men's race goes a little further west, as before reaching the cobbled climb, they continue on the NR4 for another climb, the Côte de Péage (2km at 6%). At the top, they turn around at the traffic circle and ride down to the point where the race turns for everyone, to pick up the cobbled Côte de Kimihurura (1.3 km, 6.3%) and reach the finish.

Below you'll find the profile and OpenStreetMap of the course for the elite men's individual time trial at the 2025 Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Click on images to enlarge.

The starting order and times for the elite men's time trial at the Kigali 2025 Road World Championships

>> Click on the image below to find the participants list, with their nationalities and the order and start times

The Kigali 2025 Road World Championships Cycling mixed relay team time trial course - Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 2x 20,9 = 41,8 km

The course for the Mixed Relay Time Trial, a team time trial with one lap of the circuit by the men, who then pass the baton to the women, who complete the second lap of the circuit, has a total distance of 41.8 km (twice 20.9 km), and is also fairly similar to that of other time trial races. However, the starts and finishes will be closer together, since for this team race, the start will take place on the traffic circle following the traffic circle where the finish takes place. The turnaround on the NR5 is at the top of the Côte de Nyanza.

The total distance is 20.9 kilometers, which will be covered first by the men, before the women set off on the same route. As the finish and start are not in the same place, the relay will take place with a green light giving the start to the women as the men cross the finish line. As for the times taken at the finish, they will be established by the 2nd rider crossing the finish line.

Below you'll find the profile and OpenStreetMap map of the mixed relay time trial course for the 2025 Road World Championships Cycling in Kigali, Rwanda. Click on images to enlarge.

door Thomas Vergouwen
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