2025 World Championships TT Race Preview
The details of this year's 2025 World Championships TT are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
The spotlight shines on Kigali on Sunday as the men’s World Time Trial Championships bring a star-studded field to a demanding 40.6-kilometre course featuring 680 metres of climbing. Riders face four significant ascents, including the double passage of the Côte de Nyanza and the cobbled Côte de Kimihurara, with a sting in the tail: the road pitches up at more than 4% over the final 900 metres to the finish.
Defending champion and Olympic gold medallist Remco Evenepoel will roll down the start ramp last at 16:00 local time, carrying the weight of expectation as the man to beat. Slovenia’s Tadej Pogačar, who starts at 15:57:30, is looking to translate his Grand Tour dominance into a rainbow jersey. Australia brings a potent duo in Jay Vine (15:50:00) and Luke Plapp (15:12:30), both capable of a medal on this lumpy, technical course. Switzerland’s Stefan Küng (15:55:00), a perennial contender and former European champion, is also a rider to watch, while Belgium’s Ilan Van Wilder and Italy’s Matteo Sobrero could also ride themselves onto the podium.
The day begins at 13:45 with Rwanda’s Shemu Nsengiyumva and unfolds in steady two-and-a-half-minute intervals. Among the early starters are riders representing emerging cycling nations—such as Apolinário Cá of Guinea-Bissau, Red Walters of Grenada, and Ricardo Sodjede of Benin—underscoring the ongoing global expansion of the sport.
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