'Rwanda is safe' - The latest on the Kigali World Championships

Rwandans speak to Global Peloton about the situation on the ground + the latest on the cost of the championships and the DRC conflict

There are just over four months to go until the 2025 UCI Road World Championships head to Africa for the first time. Organisers and national federations are gearing up for the Kigali Worlds, but for some, questions around cost and safety remain around the event.

By all reports, the situation in Rwanda itself is one of peace, as was evident with February’s Tour du Rwanda going by without problems. However the reality in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo is volatile and diplomatic issues abound for Rwanda.

Several national federations have commented on safety concerns, while some have also spoken about the high costs of participating in the event.

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For months now, some European national federations have spoken openly about the extreme financial costs to competing in the Kigali World Championships. Denmark were the first to state publicly that they will not send their junior and under-23 teams to Rwanda due to cost.

The Netherlands followed, and then Ireland announced that they will split their squad between the Worlds and Europeans which take place a week after, citing “extremely high costs facing National Federations to attend.”

This week, British Cycling told Global Peloton that they intend to send a full squad as it stands, but are leaving the door open to the possibility that things may change.

“It’s still a work in progress but we are very much planning to attend. We are currently planning to send a medal competitive squad and the younger categories are expected to be included in this,” a BC representative said.