World number one Tadej Pogačar produced a stunning solo ride to win his second world road race title and cap off a perfect season in Kigali on Sunday, September 28. The Slovenian star clocked six hours, 21 minutes and 20 seconds to successfully get over the grueling 267.5-kilometer course. Pogačar attacked on Mont Kigali, with more than 100km to go before dropping Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro, riding the final 66km alone to claim victory. Pogačar, who also won gold medal in Zurich, Switzerland, in 2024, becomes the first man to win both the Tour de France and world road race titles in two successive years, cementing his position as one of the best cyclists to ever race. Belgian Remco Evenepoel, who had embarrassed him in the “Time Trial” race held on the first day on Sunday, September 21, finished second with one minute and 26 seconds behind the world champion. Pogacar has been leading the race from 104 kilometers to the final lap when he broke away from peloton where the riders were advancing past the Mur de Kigali. On the final lap, Irish star Ben Healey attacked his fellow escapee, Mattias Skjelmose Denmark, and eventually won the third place. Out of the 165 riders who started, only 31 finished and no Rwandan finished this race out of the six that participated.
