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'Another year that the dream is a little bit crushed' – Demi Vollering misses out at World Championships, but praises Dutch team

Netherlands take home fifth and seventh in women's road race after good communication and teamwork

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'I took the risk' - Magdeleine Vallieres makes history with stunning breakaway to claim Canada's first elite road race rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds

'It was my dream to win it, and it's true now! It's crazy!' says Canadian in Kigali

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Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney blames altitude and climate for 'weird' and 'passive' World Championships road race

'I felt good, but I didn't do anything with that' says Polish rider as favourites race conservatively and miss out on win in Kigali

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'It was a big mess' - Pauline Ferrand-Prévot says tactical game went wrong among major favourites at Rwanda Worlds

'They were thinking that I was as good as I was at the Tour de France, and I was not' yellow-jersey winner says it was hard to make a strong attack in Kigali

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'I'd rather try everything and come last' – Kim Le Court-Pienaar criticises 'stupid' lack of cooperation in World Championships road race

Mauritian rider 'proud of my own race' but rues others' tactics in cagey finale

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Organisers hail success, vision of world cycling event in Kigali

Elite women and men cyclists are this weekend vying for glory in the final races of the UCI road world championships in Rwanda's capital Kigali. As the event wraps up, organisers are reflecting on the positive impact of bringing such a competition to the African continent for the first time.

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As it happened: Canadian rider outwits the favourites in elite women's road race

With 3,350m of climbing over the 164.6km route, we'll see a real test of the strongest climbers of the WorldTour

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'With all my heart, I raced for her' – Anja Grossmann honours late Muriel Furrer with World Championships bronze medal

Swiss rider finishes third in the junior road race in Kigali, a year on from the death of her teammate in the same race

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'She could win the Tour de France one day' - Tsige Kahsay Kiros animates junior women's road race in hunt for rainbow jersey at Rwanda Worlds

Ethiopian talent discovered by mechanic and developed through the World Cycling Centre cracks the top 10 in Kigali

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'We can't be overconfident' – Remco Evenepoel boosted by TT win but still sees rivals in Pogačar, Pidcock and Del Toro for World Championships road race

Belgian is clear that 'the plan hasn't changed' regarding the road race as he chases a second rainbow jersey in Kigali

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Under-23 Nations' Cup set to end as WorldTour feeder teams increasingly take over men's development pathway

UCI discontinue long-standing race series for men's national teams, though Tour de l'Avenir will still be contested by nations

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Road World Championships – Future WorldTour stars among riders to watch in junior women's road race

Spain's Paula Ostiz looks to climb to victory in Kigalia, as Dutch rider Megan Arens eyes double world titles

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'It's unreal' - Lorenzo Finn takes first rainbow jersey for Italy at Rwanda Worlds

'I was more confident in my potential to win' says youngest winner in the men's U23 road race

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Cramps cost Jarno Widar in under-23 road race after Belgium put everything behind star at World Championships

Belgian team go all-in on rising talent but come away with nothing in Kigali

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'It would be nice if it gave more opportunities to the African riders' - Biniam Girmay says challenging course design made him doubt racing historic Rwanda Worlds

Girmay opines that the difficulty of the road race course makes it harder for African riders to have a chance

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Road World Championships: Italian Lorenzo Finn powers to U23 road race victory with late solo attack

Jan Huber earns silver for Switzerland while Marco Schrettl ends chase with bronze medal for Austria

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'Teams wanted to blackmail the UCI' – David Lappartient aims to roll out new GPS tracking system at all races, despite concerns from teams

'We will not commercialise rider data' says UCI President at Rwanda Worlds, open to working with alternative provider

Cycling Weekly

Who will be battling for the rainbow jersey at the Elite Men's and Women's road races this weekend

Now we've seen how the races are playing out on the Kigali course, here's who we think will be vying for victory this weekend

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British juniors dominate with gold and three of the top five spots in a historic first in junior men's road race at World Championships

Harry Hudson set for Lidl-Trek Future Racing after taking the rainbow jersey in Kigali

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'He's the soul of the team' - Julian Alaphilippe overcomes illness after Québec win, now motivated to lead France in elite men's road race at Kigali Worlds

Young talents Paul Seixas and Valentin Paret-Peintre offer 'generational transition' alongside veterans, according to French national team coach Thomas Voeckler

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'A crazy journey' - Paula Blasi's steep trajectory to the medals at Rwanda World Championships

'I came from the development team, so every step was going faster and faster, so I was just trying to absorb everything' says 22-year-old Spanish rider

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'I gave everything' – Youngest under-23 rider Viktória Chladoňová impresses with two silver medals at World Championships

18-year-old Slovakian second in both the time trial and road race despite being the youngest rider in the category

Cycling Weekly

'I got an extra boost' – Tadej Pogačar puts time trial hurt behind him ahead of UCI World Championships road race defence

Slovenian says 'expectations are high' as he sets out to keep rainbow jersey

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'It's been a long time coming': Celia Géry sprints to a French victory after attritional first-ever women's under-23 road race at the World Championships

A two-pronged attack from France on the final climb saw Géry power to an assured victory in Kigali

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Road World Championships: Célia Gery nails uphill sprint and makes history with women's U23 road race victory for France

Slovakia's Viktória Chladoňová earns silver and Spain's Paula Blasi takes bronze

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