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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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South Africa’s Qhubeka Charity supported by the men’s and women’s Tour de France again in 2025!

By TAR Editorial Team | June 30, 2025

The Tour de France and the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift announce that they have renewed their support for South Africa’s Qhubeka Charity for 2025, another year for this long-running relationship. Yann Le Moënner, the CEO of Amaury Sport…

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Team Africa Rising Newsletter: Benin Women Heading to the Maryland Cycling Classic

By TAR Editorial Team | June 19, 2025

We mentioned a few weeks back that we had some BIG, BIG news… and today we deliver! And there couldn’t be a better day than June 19th – ‘Juneteenth’ – to make this announcement. Today, we commemorate the ending of…

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Blog: Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay

By Jeremy Ford | June 16, 2025

Welcome to our 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 industry:…

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The Rise of Maekele: Eritrean wins Stage One of Tour of Iran!

By Jeremy Ford | May 27, 2025

The 19yo wonder-kid Milkias Maekele from Eritrea wins the opening stage of the Tour of Iran (Azarbaijan) for his team BIKE AID, takes his third victory of 2025, has his ‘Pro’ win (2.1 and above) and first day tomorrow in…

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