Canada's Magdeleine Vallieres Mill, centre, celebrates winning the women's Elite road race, at the road cycling World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
FPKIGALI - Canadian Magdeleine Vallieres won the women's elite road race at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships on Saturday.
The 24-year-old from Sherbrooke, Que., attacked out of the breakaway on the final climb of the Kigali circuit and held on for the victory.
She is the first Canadian to win a world title in the road race.
“It was my dream to win it, and it's true now. It's crazy," said Vallieres.
Vallieres finished the 164.6-kilometre course in four hours 34 minutes 48 seconds. New Zealand's Niamh Fisher-Black was second, 23 seconds back, and Spain's Mavi Garcia third, another four seconds in arrears.
“The girls believed in me, so I believed in myself and I really committed to going for it," said Vallieres. "I prepared well. I knew I was on good form, so I just told myself I didn't want to have any regrets."
Vallieres, who participated in a pre-race altitude camp with her teammates, joined a late-race breakaway and pushed the pace in the group.Â
At the bottom of the final climb, the Canadian made her move.
“I knew I probably wouldn't win in a sprint against Niamh, because she's so strong,†Vallieres said. “We were both really committed to the break, working really hard.Â
"I saw that she was fading a little bit, so I told myself I just have to go all in now and try and it worked out in the end. I don't believe it yet, for sure not. It is great to do it here and with the worlds next year in Montreal, it’s perfect. I've been dreaming about this for a while now."
This report by ¹ú²úÓÕ»ó¸£Àû was first published Sept. 27, 2025.
Note to readers:This is a corrected story. A previous version had Vallieres riding for her trade team. As this was a world championship, she was riding for Canada. Additionally, Vallieres is the first Canadian to win a world title in the road race, not the first Canadian woman.
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