Alongside our 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 the inspirations for the next generation of talent from…
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The “Next Biniam Girmay” joins BIKE AID and debuts at Tour of Mersin We are most excited to share the news that 19 year old Milkias Maekele has signed for Team BIKE AID as his first professional contract! Everything we…
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Biniam Girmay will participate in Paris-Roubaix for the first time in his career on Sunday 13th of April 2025. The green jersey winner at the last Tour de France, who just turned 25, is preparing to discover his third Monument.…
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Welcome to our live blog to chart the progress of the #TeamTrhas project in the United Kingdom, on which we are working with Trhas, the West London Welcome community center and many of our friends and contacts across the cycling…
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From 4-14 March, Rwandan Adrien Niyonshuti was in Aigle (Switzerland) – home of the UCI’s World Cycling Centre – to attend the UCI’s Level Two Coaching Course for two weeks. For background, Adrien is Rwanda’s most successful professional cyclist in…
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After watching their senior colleagues on the World Tour team from the sidelines, it’s finally time for the CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation Team to embark on their 2025 racing season!
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Africa Rising CEO Kimberly Coats Recognised in Two Major International Women’s Day 2025 Publications
It has been quite a week for Team Africa Rising’s CEO Kimberly Coats around International Women’s Day 2025. She has been named as one of the key women in world cycling in TWO major media reports by Cycling News and…
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Welcome to our live #FromThePaddock blog here at the 2025 Tour du Rwanda, in central Africa! We will be sharing content in real time across our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X/Twitter, BlueSky, LinkedIn) so please do give these…
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The UCI World Cycling Centre (WCC) officially inaugurated its UCI WCC Regional Development Satellite in Rwanda this week. The ceremony took place at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, shortly before the start of the Tour du Rwanda prologue in the…
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[UPDATE: On 2 February, Merhawi was involved in a serious accident during a descent in the Grand Prix Cycliste de Marseille in France. He is in a serious condition and we wish him a speedy recovery.] Merhawi Kudus, 31 years…
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