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

By TAR Editorial Team | April 14, 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,…

Live Blog: African Women’s Cycling

By TAR Editorial Team | April 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… April 2026 2 April: The…

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

By TAR Editorial Team | 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…

2026 UCI Calendar – Africa Races

By TAR Editorial Team | March 20, 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…

New for 2026: The Africa Rising Cycling Podcast

By TAR Editorial Team | 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…

Tour du Rwanda 2026 Stage 1 Tragedy Highlights Safety Gaps

By TAR Editorial Team | March 1, 2026

This article was written by a Rwandan journalist. The following is an update on the horrific crash involving the sponsor caravan at the start of this year’s Tour du Rwanda. There have been no updates from the race organizers, so…

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

By TAR Editorial Team | 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,…

Re-Cycle Charity’s Charlotte Ward Announced In Top 100 Women in Cycling

By TAR Editorial Team | December 24, 2025

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”!

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

By Jeremy Ford | 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…

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

By Jeremy Ford | 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.…