Watch the 2025 UCI Road World Championships as the world’s best cyclists compete for rainbow jerseys in a historic first Worlds on African soil, with all the information on TV coverage and live streaming right here in this guide.
There will be a total of 13 events, with time trials and road races across the men’s and women’s categories and the Elite, U23, and Junior age groups, plus the Team Time Trial Mixed Relay.
As well as being the first Road Worlds to take place in Africa, it’s also the first time there’ll be a dedicated U23 Women’s category – for the past three years a winner was selected from the Elite field.
There are a couple of high-profile absentees, including former Elite World Champions Mathieu van der Poel and Lotte Kopecky, but otherwise, there’s a stellar cast of names eyeing up the iconic rainbow bands that the world champions wear for the following 12 months.
Reigning road race world champion and four-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar is there alongside Remco Evenepoel, who has won both the road race and time trial in the past. On the women’s side, former road race world champ Pauline Ferrand-Prévot is looking to add to her astonishing rainbow collection, while the woman she beat to the Tour de France Femmes crown, Demi Vollering, will be a key rival for the ever-strong Dutch squad.
Wondering how you can tune in? Read on for all the information on how to watch the cycling World Championships online, on TV, and from anywhere.
Can I watch the World Championships for free?
As ever, the cycling 2025 UCI Road World Championships are free to watch in numerous countries.
The UCI is offering free live streaming of all events on its YouTube channel. This is geo-restricted in those countries that have a dedicated broadcaster for the event, which includes the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.
In the UK, public broadcaster the BBC continues its commitment to showing cycling’s various World Champs for free, with live coverage spread across BBC TV channels, the red button, and the BBC iPlayer streaming service.
Additionally, numerous free-to-air broadcasters, including Sporza in Belgium and RAI in Italy, will be showing the action in Kigali.
Watch Road Worlds from anywhere
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