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… May 2026 7 May: Huge…
The Momentum is Real: Tour du Benin 2026 The 2026 Tour du Benin wrapped up this week and I honestly left feeling incredibly hopeful about the future of cycling in West Africa. Over the years, we have talked often about…
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,…
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…
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,…
We are pleased to share that our good friend Charlotte Ward, the Executive Director of the Re-Cycle Bikes to Africa Charity has been named as one of Cycling UK’s “100 Women in Cycling 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…
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…
Today, October 8th, is Jock Boyer’s 70th Birthday. Jock is the founder of Team Rwanda Cycling, which is now Team Africa Rising. Although he stays somewhat out of the limelight these days, he continues to work behind the scenes on…
With Africa hosting the UCI Cycling Road World Championships in 2025 for the first time in September in Kigali (22-28th, Rwanda), we are launching this new Africa Rising Live Blog to report on key moments and developments in the build-up…