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TAR Sponsoring Women’s Jersey at SiS Tour de Lunsar

By TAR Editorial Team | March 14, 2023

13.3.2023: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Team Africa Rising steps up its support of the SiS Tour de Lunsar and women’s cycling in west Africa with blue jersey sponsorship.  Lunsar Cycling Team is pleased to announce that Team Africa Rising will sponsor…

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The Remarkable Journey of Eyeru

By Kimberly Coats | March 8, 2023

September 19, 2021 – Facebook message with Eyeru Eyeru and Team Africa Rising have been intertwined since Eyeru was a teenager in Ethiopia. During one of our visits to Ethiopia in 2014/15, this young woman burst onto our radar as…

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Tour du Rwanda 2023’s Highlights

By Kimberly Coats | February 28, 2023

This year’s Tour du Rwanda proved to be an edge-of-your-seat event with multiple Stage winners and General Classification holders. As with all UCI stage races fought to the brutal last hundreds of meters, there is always a melancholic sadness the…

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Tour of Rwanda: Rise of Eric Muhoza

By Kimberly Coats | February 21, 2023

After two days of massive sprint finishes at the Tour of Rwanda, today’s Stage 3 was primed to be the stage to shake up the General Classification and showcase the talent that makes the Tour of Rwanda one of the…

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African Continental Road Championships 2023

By TAR Editorial Team | February 17, 2023

Please find below a list of all the gold medal winners (African Champions) at this year’s African Continental Championships, hosted by the Ghanaian Cycling Federation from 8-17 February. In terms of gold medals, Team Algeria simply dominated the event, taking…

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Importance of La Tropicale to African Cycling

By TAR Editorial Team | January 30, 2023

The last time La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, the longest-running UCI 2.1 race on the African continent, was held was in 2020. The last stage raced was on January 26th, right before the world shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

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The New Elite In Africa Cycling: Four Nations Broke Away in 2022…

By TAR Editorial Team | December 30, 2022

As we draw to the end of 2022, it is important to recognise the successes across the year, and look towards the possible highlights of 2023… Firstly, lets look at the 2022 end of year UCI Africa Tour rankings as…

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Benin Women Zwift

Could the Next World Tour African Cyclist Come from West Africa?

By TAR Editorial Team | December 15, 2022

Amazing things have been happening throughout African cycling this past year.  One of the most significant and inspiring stories is Adrien Niyonshuti’s impact in Benin. He remains one of the most successful African cyclists in history, racing in two Olympics,…

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How the bicycle is leading mobility and cultural change in two North African cities

By Jeremy Ford | November 24, 2022

Many of our followers across Africa, and beyond, will be familiar with the sight of the main roads of most major African cities clogged with cars, lorries, motorbikes, buses, taxis, motor-scooters, and even horses and carts. There are also a…

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ProTouch Announcement

ProTouch Folds: Impact on African Cycling

By Kimberly Coats | November 18, 2022

This week ProTouch, a South African-based UCI Continental team, announced it was folding after a four-year run. This announcement comes on the heels of the potential exit of two other African-based Continental teams, Benediction Ignite and May Stars, both out…

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