{"id":55782,"date":"2025-09-29T08:46:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/president-kagame-applauds-riders-rwandans-and-partners-after-historic-uci-road\/"},"modified":"2025-09-30T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T13:30:11","slug":"president-kagame-applauds-riders-rwandans-and-partners-after-historic-uci-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/president-kagame-applauds-riders-rwandans-and-partners-after-historic-uci-road\/","title":{"rendered":"President Kagame applauds riders, Rwandans and partners after historic UCI Road World Championships in Kigali"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The championships, held in Rwanda from September 21 to 28, 2025, marked the first time the prestigious cycling competition took place on the African continent. <\/p>\n<p>Slovenia\u2019s Tadej Poga\u010dar claimed the elite men\u2019s road race title, followed by Belgium\u2019s Remco Evenepoel in second place and Ireland\u2019s Ben Healy in third. <\/p>\n<p>Following the week-long race, President Kagame took to X to applaud everyone involved in the event\u2019s success.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rwanda is proud to have hosted this historic UCI Road World Championships.  I congratulate all the riders who competed across our capital city for their remarkable achievements and resilience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy sincere appreciation to my friend, David Lappartient  [UCI President] , the UCI team, our partners, the security organs who kept the race route secure and the people of Rwanda whose energy and support made #Kigali2025 [the race] truly unforgettable,\u201d he said.  <\/p>\n<p>The men\u2019s road race started with 165 riders but only 30 managed to finish. None of the six Rwandan cyclists completed the challenging race. <\/p>\n<p>According to the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), nearly one million fans lined the streets to watch the elite men\u2019s road race finale in Kigali.<\/p>\n<p>UCI President David Lappartient also praised the event\u2019s success on social media, expressing how the global cycling community was  deeply moved by Rwanda\u2019s passion and organization.<\/p>\n<p>Poga\u010dar, who successfully defended his world road race title, said the competition in Rwanda stood out for its challenging but well-organised ourse compared to his experience in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 UCI Road World Championships are scheduled to take place in Montreal, Canada.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95344\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pk-54-71d78.jpg\" alt=\"President Kagame applauded everyone involved in the success of the UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.  \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95343\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/pk11-8-79b38.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95342\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/d-56.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95341\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/c-58.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95340\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/a-65.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-95339\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/b-58.jpg\" alt=\"Poga\u010dar, who successfully defended his world road race title, said the competition in Rwanda stood out.  \" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Paul Kagame has said Rwanda is proud to have hosted the 2025 UCI Road World Championships and expressed gratitude to riders, organizers, and Rwandans whose support made the event a remarkable success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000095338,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-55782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","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":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default 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