{"id":55700,"date":"2025-09-21T15:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T15:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/switzerland-s-reusser-powers-to-rainbow-jersey-as-uci-worlds-open-in-kigali\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T14:49:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T14:49:57","slug":"switzerland-s-reusser-powers-to-rainbow-jersey-as-uci-worlds-open-in-kigali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/switzerland-s-reusser-powers-to-rainbow-jersey-as-uci-worlds-open-in-kigali\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland\u2019s Reusser powers to rainbow jersey as UCI Worlds open in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"

Racing a 31.2-kilometre course through the Rwandan capital, Reusser delivered a dominant ride, clocking 43 minutes 09 seconds at an average speed of 43.3 km\/h. She finished nearly a minute ahead of Dutch veteran Anna van der Breggen, who took silver, with her compatriot Demi Vollering securing bronze.<\/p>\n

The win marked a career milestone for Reusser, who celebrated her 34th birthday a day earlier. After taking silver in 2020 and 2021 and bronze in 2022, she finally stood on the top step to wear the rainbow stripes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried so many times… It makes me so happy that I can achieve this \u2014 both for myself and for the whole group around me. I am really full of love for these people,\u201d she said with a beaming smile.<\/p>\n

For the home crowd, there was special pride as Rwandan riders Xaveline Nirere and Diane Ingabire lined up in the time trial, representing Rwanda with determination. Nirere completed the 31.2 km course in a time of 50:07.67, while Ingabire finished in 52:57.79. Though outside of medal contention, their participation drew huge cheers along the route.<\/p>\n

{{Women elite individual time trial \u2013 top 10 riders
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1. Marlen Reusser (SUI) \u2013 43:09.34<\/p>\n

2. Anna van der Breggen (NED) \u2013 44:01.23 (+51.89)<\/p>\n

3. Demi Vollering (NED) \u2013 44:14.07 (+1:04.73)<\/p>\n

4. Brodie Chapman (AUS) \u2013 44:30.21 (+1:20.87)<\/p>\n

5. Katrine Aalerud (NOR) \u2013 44:33.68 (+1:24.34)<\/p>\n

6. Antonia Niedermaier (GER) \u2013 44:38.41 (+1:29.07)<\/p>\n

7. Juliette Labous (FRA) \u2013 44:42.33 (+1:32.99)<\/p>\n

8. Anna Henderson (GBR) \u2013 44:47.06 (+1:37.72)<\/p>\n

9. Chloe Dygert (USA) \u2013 45:34.77 (+2:25.43)<\/p>\n

10. Mireia Benito Pellicer (ESP) \u2013 45:41.39 (+2:32.05)<\/p>\n

{{Rwanda\u2019s debut on the world stage
\n}}<\/p>\n

The Kigali championships are the 98th edition of the UCI Road World Championships, but the first ever to be staged in Africa. Over the next eight days, more than 900 riders from 110 nations will compete in 13 races across the city\u2019s steep hills and valleys, with elevation gains reaching 5,400 metres.<\/p>\n

At the opening ceremony inside BK Arena, Rwanda\u2019s Minister of Sports Nelly Mukazayire welcomed the riders and spectators, calling the event a historic moment for the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is going to be a special week with the best riders in the world riding across Kigali\u2019s hills and valleys,\u201d she said. \u201cI\u2019m really honoured to welcome the 110 nations, 996 riders, and all the visitors joining us in this historic moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

UCI President David Lappartient also hailed Rwanda\u2019s achievement in hosting the championships.<\/p>\n

\u201cWithout the vision of President Paul Kagame, without our shared vision, it would have been impossible,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are so proud to be here for the first time ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Switzerland\u2019s<\/figure>\n
\"Reusser<\/figure>\n
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The 2025 UCI Road World Championships began in historic fashion on Sunday, as Switzerland\u2019s Marlen Reusser claimed her first-ever rainbow jersey with victory in the Women\u2019s Elite Individual Time Trial in Kigali.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":131,"featured_media":2000094858,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[75],"byline":[192],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-homenews","byline-wycliffe-nyamasege"],"bylines":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"contributors":[{"id":192,"name":"Wycliffe Nyamasege","slug":"wycliffe-nyamasege","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":131}],"featured_image":{"id":2000094858,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/field_18953_25092114051123891logo.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/131"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000094858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55700"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=55700"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=55700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}