Press Release

Africa Tour – Q1 2026 – An Exclusive Look At UCI Points For The First Segment of The Season

March 30, 2026

Although it is just the end of March and we have only had one of the eight Africa Tour UCI races, African men and women have been racing for a good 4-6 weeks so we thought we would take a…

New for 2026: The Africa Rising Cycling Podcast

March 2, 2026

In January 2026, we launched our first ever podcast series, to bring to life the many incredible projects, people, athletes and initiatives truly helping young African cycling talent get their shot at pro cycling. We publish a new episode each…

Virtual Performance Center Programme to Expand to Get Over 1,000 Young Cyclists Across Africa Racing Online

October 14, 2025

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 amplifies the continuing growth…

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…

Tour de France Launches #Qhubekaday on 18 July 2023

July 17, 2023

Le Tour de France is excited to announce that during the sixteenth stage of the race on Tuesday, 18 July, we will be promoting our continued partnership with the Qhubeka Charity (“Qhubekaâ€). The #QhubekaDay campaign seeks to encourage fans around…

Tour de France launches “School Solidarity – A Bike For Every Child” Campaign

May 31, 2023

The Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), organisers of the Tour de France (TDF) and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift (TDFFaZ), have today launched the “School Solidarity – A Bike For Every Child” Campaign. This campaign aims to put 100,000…

TAR Sponsoring Women’s Jersey at SiS Tour de Lunsar

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…

Rwandan multiple Olympian, Adrien Niyonshuti, fulfills dream to take part in the Tour de France

July 13, 2022

On 14 July 2022, retired World Tour rider Adrien Niyonshuti will take to the course of the world’s most prestigious bicycle race, the Tour de France. He will be attempting to conquer the iconic Alpe d’Huez 14km climb, just a…

INEOS, Team INEOS Grenadiers and Eliud Kipchoge launch new cycling academy in Kenya

June 22, 2022

It was announced today that a partnership between multiple Grand-Tour-winning cycling team, INEOS Grenadiers, double Olympic champion, and world-record holder Eliud Kipchoge and INEOS will work together to create the new cycling academy at the renowned Kaptagat camp – Eliud…

Team Africa Rising Heads to Benin

April 12, 2022

Team Africa Rising heads to Benin to establish the country’s first online training center and report on Tour de Benin. With Eritrea topping the UCI’s latest Africa rankings and South Africa in close second place, West Africa has woken up…