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Africa Rising Cycling
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We are the voice of the rise of African cycling; alongside delivering key projects on the ground to bring male & female African athletes to the pro peloton.
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With the African Continental Cycling Championships kicking off in two days, we have launched our live Newsfeed to share breaking news, race results etc

Some exciting transfer news to share, with Africa’s best young female talent signing for top world teams ❤️🌍

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2026 African Continental Cycling Championships - Live Newsfeed Launch - Team Africa Rising
17 November: In two days the 2026 African Continental Cycling Championships (ACCC) will take place in Kwale County, Kenya. This is the second year in a row the event has taken place in Kenya, but this...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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2025 was a great chapter in the 20+ year history of African pro cycling: the entire #AfricaTour men’s elite top 20 all raced for teams in the top three UCI categories in 2025 - the first time this has ever happened!

You can see all 2026 pro contract data here:

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November 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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More excellent African rider transfer news coming out:

Morné van Niekerk 🇿🇦 has re-signed with his St Michel - Preference Home - Auber93 team for a second season!

You can see all latest African transfers and confirmed contracts on our 2026 Live Tracker here:

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2026 Contracts & Transfers Tracker – African Riders (Men & Women) - Team Africa Rising
Alongside our grass-roots development work, it is vital we at Africa Rising Cycling always talk about and promote the many African riders riding in the professional peloton. These men and women are th...
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November 4, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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As we enter the last two months of the year, we have been reflecting on a few key topics and it’s time to talk about some hard truths and areas for development.

We would love to hear your thoughts on the points raised…

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2026: What Should CAC and The 54 African Cycling Federations Deliver? - Team Africa Rising
On the Africa side, there were no medals. This was what we expected with the course design as it was. So what's next for African Cycling?
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November 3, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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***BREAKING NEWS***

Eritrea’s Henok Mulubrhan has signed a two year contract extension with his XDS Astana Team 👏🇪🇷

Keep up with all 2026 African rider contract announcements on our exclusive live tracker here:

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#AfricaRising #AfricaCycling #Eritrea
2026 Contracts & Transfers Tracker – African Riders (Men & Women) - Team Africa Rising
Alongside our grass-roots development work, it is vital we at Africa Rising Cycling always talk about and promote the many African riders riding in the professional peloton. These men and women are th...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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We are proud to announce the largest expansion of virtual training and racing in the history of African cycling, with @gozwift.bsky.social

The “Virtual Performance Centers” (VPC) programme will group and grow online training and racing across the continent 🌍

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Virtual Performance Center Programme to Expand to Get Over 1,000 Young Cyclists Across Africa Racing Online - Team Africa Rising
Press Release: 14 October 2025 With the Road World Cycling Championships now concluded in Kigali – the first Worlds to take place in Africa – it is vital that the legacy and impact of this event ampli...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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We have updated our exclusive Newswire on all things African women’s cycling;

🇧🇮 Women’s Tour of Burundi kicke off: see stages 1 and 2 results 👍

🇲🇺 Kim Le Court on fire in Italy!

🇪🇹🇧🇯🇷🇼 2026 transfer rumours…

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(Thanks @procyclingstats.com for top data)
Live Blog: African Women's Cycling - Team Africa Rising
Welcome to our Live Blog / News Service on all things African women's cycling! We will capture breaking news, race results, and stories.
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October 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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***BREAKING NEWS*** v2

We recently confirmed the 2025 Africa Continental Cycling Championships would take place on 19-23 November, and can now confirm location:

🇰🇪 Kwale County, near Mombasa in Kenya. It’s a sea level event.

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October 3, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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***BREAKING NEWS***

The African Road Championships 2025 will be held on 19-23 Nov in Kenya 🇰🇪 - replicating 2024.

Sadly this last minute decision on the event will clash with the Tour of Ghana (13-24 Nov)

The Champs offer UCI points, so sadly they might have to postpone Tour of Ghana…

More soon…
October 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Me and Katy review the Worlds and get Red Walters on why he went off from the gun in Rwanda and Jeremy from Africa Rising on a new star.

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September 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Our man on the ground reflects on the 2025 World Championships as everyone flies out of Kigali.

We do recommend listening to the whole #OnYerBike podcast as @sannyr.com and @writebikerepeat.bsky.social really know their stuff 👍🎙️

#Kigali2025 #AfricaRising

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September 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Latest On Yer Bike with me and Katy and we go LIVE to Kigali, Rwanda to catch @jeremyford.bsky.social @africacycling.bsky.social! #kigali2025

On all pod platforms!

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September 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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What a day! The first two races of the 2025 UCI World Champs here in Rwanda are all complete, safely and with some incredible performances.

Check out our review of Day 1 on our #RoadToTheWorlds newswire here:

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Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025 - Team Africa Rising
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key mom...
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September 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Happy to share our new(ish!) TikTok account just hit 5000 followers!

Give us a follow on there for lots of video action around African cycling! 🌍🌍

#AfricaRising

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September 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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So much happening ahead of the start tomorrow of the World Champs! Our news wire updated with:

🇧🇯🚴🏾🚴🏿‍♀️ Team Bénin out training with the locals in Kigali 🇷🇼

📰 Our CEO speaks to BBC Sport about the Worlds

📍The UCI will debut their new GPS rider tracking system 👍👍

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Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025 - Team Africa Rising
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key mom...
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September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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“Africans have been making their presence known in cycling's top races for more than a decade, but a new milestone will be reached when the 2025 UCI Road World Championships start in Rwanda on Sunday.”

Featuring interviews with Kim Le Court, Biniam Girmay and others!

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Road Cycling World Championships 2025: Hosts Rwanda make history for Africa
Rwanda will make history when it becomes the first African nation to host cycling's Road World Championships from 21-28 September.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Check out our in-depth interview with Bicycling Australia magazine about the 2025 Cycling World Champs!

The event is in Africa for the first time, and we talk about the effect it will have on the African cycling scene on the continent 🌍

Three days to go!

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Investigation: Rainbows over Rwanda
The long road to the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda, has been strewn with obstacles, writes Peter Maniaty.
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September 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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BREAKING NEWS!

The Ethiopia squad for @Kigali2025 has been announced and they mean business! 👏🇪🇹

We can also exclusively share the Tunisia squad too! Tunisia is one of Africa’s smaller cycling nations 👍🇹🇳

Full info on our “Road To the Worlds” news-wire:

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Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025 - Team Africa Rising
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key mom...
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September 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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The startlist for the 25th edition of the Grand Prix Chantal Biya, which starts tomorrow, has been published.

50 riders from 9 teams:
🇨🇲 x 17
🇫🇷 x 12
🇸🇰 x 6
🇲🇺 & 🇳🇱 x 5
🇨🇮 x 4
🇨🇼 x 1

All info on @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse

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Startlist for Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2025
Competing teams and riders for Grand Prix Chantal Biya 2025. Top competitors are , and .
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September 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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We have updated our “Road To The Worlds” newsfeed with latest we have:

🇧🇯🇺🇬 Benin and Uganda announce their full squads for the World Champs!

🇪🇷 No news yet on the #Eritrea full squad but our thoughts on whether. Biniam Girmay will go…

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Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025 - Team Africa Rising
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key mom...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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There are over 140 African male and female riders racing at WT, Pro Conti & Conti level all over the world! 🌍

Great to see three South African 🇿🇦 riders finish the Tour of Shanghai, with all three just 24s back from winner 👏

Full results on @procyclingstats.com

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September 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Our good friends at CANYON / SRAM zondacrypto Generation have just announced their squad for the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l’Ardèche next week, including Maddie Le Roux 🇿🇦 and Diane Ingabire 🇷🇼

Full story on our newsfeed here:

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September 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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We have updated our Africa Women’s Cycling Newsfeed with an interview with Tsige Kahsay - the 18yo rising star of Ethiopian cycling - following her incredible debut at Tour de l’Avenir Femmes 👏🇪🇹

Data from @procyclingstats.com as always!

Check it out here:

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Live Blog: African Women's Cycling - Team Africa Rising
Welcome to our Live Blog / News Service on all things African women's cycling! We will capture breaking news, race results, and stories.
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September 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Our African Women’s newsfeed updated, and it’s packed!

🇧🇯 Bénin Women’s National Team race the Maryland Classic on Saturday! So much going on - our CEO Kimberly Coats on point 👍

🇪🇹Tsige Kahsay stars at the Tour de l’Avenir Femmes

🇿🇦 Ashleigh M-P back on form!

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September 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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We have updated our “Road To the World Champs” newsfeed with the latest developments:

✅ Team Mauritius & Team South Africa announce their squads 🇲🇺🇿🇦

🇪🇷 Will Biniam Girmay race…

+ see our comprehensive chart of all African qualification 💻

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Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025 - Team Africa Rising
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key mom...
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August 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM