2025 World Championships Women TT Race Preview
The details of this year's 2025 World Championships Women TT are falling into place. Find the latest route profiles and maps below, followed by our strategic preview of the race.
World Championships Women’s Time Trial Preview – Kigali, Rwanda
The world’s best against the clock will meet in Kigali on Sunday for the 31.2-kilometre (19.4-mile) women’s individual time trial, a course of sharp climbs and cobbled ramps that will crown the 2025 World Champion. The route packs 680 metres of elevation gain and four key ascents, including a double passage of the Côte de Nyanza and the cobbled Côte de Kimihurara, with the final 900 metres rising at more than 4 percent.
All eyes will be on Chloé Dygert of the United States, who starts at 12:07:30. The American aims to reclaim the rainbow jersey she first earned in 2019 and wore again at the Tokyo Olympics. Switzerland’s Marlen Reusser (11:55:00), the reigning European champion and a master of steady power, will be a major threat on this lumpy course. Dutch stars Demi Vollering (12:10:00) and Anna van der Breggen (11:20:00), the latter a former world time trial champion, bring Grand Tour pedigree and tactical experience.
Other medal contenders include France’s Juliette Labous (12:02:30), Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma (11:22:30), and Germany’s Antonia Niedermaier (12:00:00). Watch also for Brodie Chapman of Australia (11:57:30), Britain’s Anna Henderson (12:05:00), and Spain’s Mireia Benito (11:40:00) to challenge for top-ten spots.
The first rider down the start ramp is Xaveline Nirere of Rwanda at 10:22:30, with the action building through mid-morning. Local hopes rest on Diane Ingabire (11:32:30) and Namukasa Trinitah of Uganda (10:40:00), who will be spurred on by passionate East African fans lining Kigali’s streets.
Key late starters to watch
11:55 – Marlen Reusser (Switzerland)
11:57:30 – Brodie Chapman (Australia)
12:00 – Antonia Niedermaier (Germany)
12:02:30 – Juliette Labous (France)
12:05 – Anna Henderson (Great Britain)
12:07:30 – Chloé Dygert (USA)
12:10 – Demi Vollering (Netherlands)
Expect the final wave of starters—Dygert, Vollering, and Reusser—to set the benchmark as the clock ticks toward midday, and for the rainbow jersey to be decided only in the closing minutes.
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