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Vallieres claims shock women's road race world title in Kigali
Gulf Today
|September 28, 2025
Canada's Magdeleine Vallieres took a surprise gold in the women's road race at the UCI road world championships after a decisive attack on the final climb on Saturday.
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The 24-year-old Vallieres was in a breakaway group with New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black and Spanish veteran Mavi Garcia at the climax of the 164km slog on a hilly Kigali circuit when she burst clear on the cobbles.
Powering up the ascent towards the finish line, the 24-year-old never looked like being caught as she won by 23 seconds to become Canada's first road champion on the road.
Fisher-Black was second with Garcia, bidding to become the oldest road world champion at 41, third, 26 seconds back. Switzerland's Elise Chabbey was fourth at 41 seconds.
The leading favourites trailed home in the chasing group after being caught out and leaving their response too late.
It was only the second professional victory for Vallieres who was not among the pre-race tips for gold.
This story is from the September 28, 2025 edition of Gulf Today.
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