Professional Cycling

2026 Contracts & Transfers Tracker – African Riders (Men & Women)

February 5, 2026

Alongside our grass-roots 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 Africa,…

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When Good Comes Together: A Success Story from the (new!) Africa Rising Cycling Podcast

February 3, 2026

In our last newsletter, we introduced you to the new Africa Rising Cycling Podcast, launched with a vision to celebrate the remarkable spirit and resilience of Africa’s cycling community Since January 14th, our Head of Communications and new Pod-Guy, Jeremy,…

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Live Blog: African Women’s Cycling

February 2, 2026

Welcome to our Live Blog / News Service on all things African women’s cycling! We will try and capture all breaking news, key developments, race results, and anything else we think you will enjoy reading… February 2026 2 February: Kim…

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2026 UCI Calendar – Africa Races

January 8, 2026

Please find below the 2026 ‘Africa Tour‘, the UCI classified multi-stage and one day races across the continent, alongside all individual National Championships – a key source of UCI points. As you can see, there are six UCI classified men’s…

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2025 Contracts & Transfers Tracker – African Riders (Men & Women)

December 2, 2025

Alongside our grass-roots 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…

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Africa’s newest star – Tsige Kahsay Kiros – signs for CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation!

November 28, 2025

The CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation Women’s Continental Cycling Team, the development team for its World Tour namesake made a truly historic announcement for African cycling – the hire of rising star Tsige Kahsay Kiros from Ethiopia on a three year contract.…

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2026 African Continental Cycling Championships – Live Newsfeed

November 25, 2025

You can find all your African Continental Cycling Championships information here for the week’s events. 24 November: It is Monday night here in Kenya and the party has been going on all day at the Eritrean team hotel. The guys…

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2026: What Should CAC and The 54 African Cycling Federations Deliver?

November 3, 2025

As we head into November, it is over a month since the World Championships circus packed up and shipped out of Kigali (Rwanda). There was no real surprise in the Men Elite race with the unbeatable Tadej Pogacar taking the…

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African Continental Championships & End of Season UCI #AfricaTour Review

October 24, 2025

As we head towards the end of October and the 2025 UCI professional road cycling season has officially closed. Any points won at UCI races moving forward will be counted towards the 2026 season. We thought a good time to…

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Benin Women Zwift

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…

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