UCI Road World Championships 2025: Date, Start Times & How to Watch Live

History will be created at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships before anyone even touches a pedal.

For the first time in the competition’s 100-year history, the competition is taking place on the African continent this year.

There will be 13 races in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, which will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from September 21–28.

Many riders have had the chance to experience Rwanda’s terrain, which is regarded as among of the most difficult in the world, during the Tour of Rwanda and other special events.

In Africa, competitive cycling is becoming more and more popular, and 2024 was a great year for African riders.

First, Eritrean sprinter Biniam Girmay created history by winning a stage of the renowned Tour de France, making him the first Black African and third African overall. However, Girmay didn’t stop there.

In the Tour de France 2025, Girmay won three stages and was awarded the green shirt, which is given to the champion of the Points Classification in the TDF every year.

Over two dozen African cyclists participated in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

As riders from all over the world gather in Southeast Africa and Rwanda’s capital and most populous city, known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills,” the focus now shifts to the continent itself.

Reigning world champions Tadej Pogacar (men’s road race), Remco Evenepoel (men’s time trial), and Lotte Kopecky (women’s road race) are three riders from the elite ranks that you should definitely expect to see at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, even though the official entry list has not yet been made public.

The UCI Road World Championships took place in Zurich in 2024

How To Watch The 2025 UCI Road World Championships

The 2025 UCI Road World Championships will be streamed on FloBikes and the FloSports app for viewers in the US and Canada.

Both sites will offer breaking news, racing replays, and highlights.

Both platforms will feature stage highlights, replays, and additional breaking content, including as rider interviews and recaps.

About the World Championships for UCI Road

Although it took some time to develop into the spectacle it is today, the UCI Road World Championships have over a century of history and tradition.

The tournament began as an amateur-only competition in 1921 and added a professional division in 1927. In 1958, a women’s division was added, and in 1975, youth categories were added as well.

In addition, the week-long UCI Road World Championships currently feature a U23 women’s title (2022) and a team time trial mixed relay (2019), which will be won in a stand-alone women’s event for the first time in 2025.

During the eight days of competition in 2025, there will be thirteen distinct events on the agenda.

The victors receive the rainbow jersey for all competitions in the same discipline the following season and are regarded as the world champions.

Schedule for the 2025 UCI Road World Championships

Date, event, (start/finish), start time 

*All Times Eastern

• Sept. 21 – Women’s Elite Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 4 a.m.
• Sept. 21 – Men’s Elite Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 7:45 a.m.
• Sept. 22 – Women’s U23 Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 4:35 a.m.
• Sept. 22 – Men’s U23 Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 8 a.m.
• Sept. 23 – Women’s Junior Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 4:45 a.m.
• Sept. 23 – Men’s Junior Individual Time Trial (BK Arena, Kigali – Kigali Convention Centre), 8 a.m.
• Sept. 24 – Team Time Trial Mixed Relay (Kigali Convention Centre), 6:30 a.m.
• Sept. 25 – Women’s U23 Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 7:05 a.m.
• Sept. 26 – Men’s Junior Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 2 a.m.
• Sept. 26 – Men’s U23 Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 6 a.m.
• Sept. 27 – Women’s Junior Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 2:20 a.m.
• Sept. 27 – Women’s Elite Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 6:05 a.m.
• Sept. 28 – Men’s Elite Road Race (Kigali Convention Centre), 3:45 a.m.

The time difference from Rwanda (Central Africa Time) to Eastern Daylight Time is six hours.