Cycling - Road World Championships 2025 - Kigali, Rwanda - September 28, 2025 Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the Men's Elite Road Race REUTERS/Jean Bizimana
KIGALI (Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar lit up Kigali's climbs with a trademark long-range attack to claim a second consecutive men's road race world title on Sunday, an air of inevitability surrounding the event as the Slovenian cemented his legacy among cycling's all-time greats.
He triumphed as the championships were staged in Africa for the first time, with hundreds of thousands of people cheering from the roadside.
