Welcome to our live news service on the ground at the 2025 Tour du Rwanda, here 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…
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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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As delegates from up to 54 African nations head to Egypt for the 2025 Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme (“CAC”) congress this weekend, is it time for a change at the top…. CAC is the over-arching regional federation of all African…
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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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[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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In the last week or so, the CANYON//SRAM Racing team have announced their development squad riders, and the team incredibly features five, yes, FIVE African women again! They can now claim to be the true owners of the term “Africa’s…
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As Henok Mulubrhan was crowned Elite Men’s Africa Champion for the third year in a row today – unprecedented we think – we thought it good to write up an overview of all the results in one place. Big congratulations…
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So, all 64 events at the combined 2024 UCI Road and Para-cycling Road World Championships, hosted here in Zurich, are at an end, and we wanted to share our highlights, and some thoughts, about the African contingent’s performance: Women Elite…
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As reported by the Burgos-BH team on 17 September, they have signed the highly experienced Eritrean professional cyclist Merhawi Kudus on a two year deal, running to the end of 2026. This is a fantastic moment for the 30 year…
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With only a few days to go, we are happy to share the only list of all African riders taking part in the 2024 UCI Cycling World Championships, being hosted in Zurich (Switzerland). There are 79 African cyclists taking part,…
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