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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.…

2026 African Continental Cycling Championships – Live Newsfeed

By TAR Editorial Team | 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…

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

By TAR Editorial Team | 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…

African Continental Championships & End of Season UCI #AfricaTour Review

By TAR Editorial Team | 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…

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

By Jeremy Ford | 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…

Happy 70th to our Founder, Jock Boyer

By Kimberly Coats | October 8, 2025

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…

Live Blog: Road To The Cycling World Championships #Africa2025

By Jeremy Ford | October 2, 2025

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…

When Showing Up Matters: the Maryland Cycling Classic

By Kimberly Coats | September 12, 2025

When Team Africa Rising accepted the invitation to last weekend’s Maryland Cycling Classic, there was no doubt that the level of the event was considerably higher than the racing level and experience of the Benin Women’s National Team. There was…

See What I See

By Kimberly Coats | August 29, 2025

I wish you all could see what I see. Experience what I experience. I want you to understand how much everything we do matters, not only in cycling but also in the lives of the young people in the Team…

Madar Pro Cycling – Get To Know Africa’s #1 Road Racing Team

By TAR Editorial Team | August 9, 2025

On 5 August 2025, the UCI updated their overall rankings following the conclusion of the Tour de France and Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift. This update happens pretty regularly on their website and we monitor this for interesting trends…