A year after claiming the rainbow jersey in the Junior category, Italy’s Lorenzo Mark Finn conquered the Under 23 title with a strong performance on the local circuit of Kigali. Three months before his 19th birthday, he becomes the youngest winner of the Men Under 23 road race and is only the second to take consecutive victories in both categories, after Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič in 2012 and 2013. Switzerland’s Jan Huber took silver and Austria’s Marco Schrettl rounded out the podium.
Earlier in the day, Harry Hudson made a solo effort to the Men Junior rainbow jersey. The British rider covered the last 36 kilometres on his own to claim gold ahead of France’s Johan Blanc and Poland’s Jan Michal Jackowiak. He is the first rider from Team GB to win the Men Junior road race, held since 1975, while his countrywomen top the historical Women Junior road race standings with seven titles, including Cat Ferguson’s in 2024.