African Cycling

South Africa’s Qhubeka Charity supported by the men’s and women’s Tour de France again in 2025!

June 30, 2025

The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift announce that they have renewed their support for South Africa’s Qhubeka Charity for 2025, another year for this long-running relationship. Yann Le Moënner, the CEO of Amaury Sport…

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Team Africa Rising Newsletter: Benin Women Heading to the Maryland Cycling Classic

June 19, 2025

We mentioned a few weeks back that we had some BIG, BIG news… and today we deliver! And there couldn’t be a better day than June 19th – ‘Juneteenth’ – to make this announcement. Today, we commemorate the ending of…

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Blog: Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay

June 16, 2025

Welcome to our 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 industry:…

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The Rise of Maekele: Eritrean wins Stage One of Tour of Iran!

May 27, 2025

The 19yo wonder-kid Milkias Maekele from Eritrea wins the opening stage of the Tour of Iran (Azarbaijan) for his team BIKE AID, takes his third victory of 2025, has his ‘Pro’ win (2.1 and above) and first day tomorrow in…

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Team Africa Rising Newsletter: Is Benin Cycling the Next African Powerhouse?

May 24, 2025

The 2025 Tour du Benin was a resounding success. News continues to spread about the race and the work being led by the President of the Benin Cycling Federation. The Tour du Benin grows in notoriety and level each year.…

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#FromThePaddock – Tour du Bénin 2025

May 4, 2025

We are excited to bring our #FromThePaddock series back to life, this time from the very warm Bénin, in West Africa – ahead of the start on Monday 28 April of the 2025 Tour du Bénin. We will update this…

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Ezer Mensah: Leading the Next Generation of Benin Cyclists

April 30, 2025

On Monday, at the opening stage of the 20th Annual Tour du Benin, 27-year-old Ezer Mensah was the highest-ranked Benin finisher, coming across the line in 13th place. Ezer is also on the upper end of the sport’s age range. He will…

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BBC Africa: Can new wave of African cyclists produce ‘second Girmay’?

April 24, 2025

Milkias Maekele may look young for a professional cyclist, but the 19-year-old already has the confident air of a champion. Following victory in a one-day race in Algeria this year, the Eritrean sprinter is drawing comparisons with a compatriot who…

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Milkias Maekele – Another African Goes Pro!

April 8, 2025

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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Paris-Roubaix debut for Biniam Girmay!

April 4, 2025

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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