2025 Pro Cycling Transfer News!

We thought it useful to share where things stand for the top 20 men and top 10 women from the African continent, based on their Africa Tour and UCI points. We have added a few extra names to both lists beyond these rankings for riders we believe deserve to be mentioned in this table.

There are a good number of riders on teams for 2025, with seven of the top 10 male African riders now confirmed on pro teams, but so far no confirmed rides for World Tour rider Stefan de Bod, and Africa’s #3 rider Alexandre Mayer.

This is where things stand currently (UPDATED: 8 December 2024) and we will update with any ‘breaking news’ as it happens (we have the same policy as our partner ProCyclingStats, we will only publish definite deals shared by teams or riders, no unconfirmed rumours):

2024 Rankings Male Rider Nationality 2025 Ride? 2025 Team
Africa: 1 / UCI: 9 Biniam Girmay Eritrea Through 2028 Intermarché Wanty
Africa: 2 / UCI: 180 Henok Mulubrhan Eritrea 2025 Astana Qazaqstan Team
Africa: 3 / UCI: 183 Alexandre Mayer Mauritius 2025 Team TBC
Africa: 4 / UCI: 188 Merhawi Kudus Eritrea Through 2026 Burgos – BH
Africa: 5 / UCI: 195 Natnael Tesfatsion Eritrea Through 2026 Movistar Team
Africa: 6 / UCI: 238 Azzedine Lagab Algeria 2025 Madar Pro Cycling Team
Africa: 7 / UCI: 241 Charles Kagimu Uganda 2025 Team Amani
Africa: 8 / UCI: 311 Ryan Gibbons South Africa 2025 Lidl-Trek
Africa: 9 / UCI: 314 Dillon Geary South Africa TBC
Africa: 10 / UCI: 334 Metkel Eyob Eritrea 2025 Terengganu Cycling
Africa: 11 / UCI: 349 Brandon Downes South Africa TBC
Africa: 12 / UCI: 388 Louis Meintjes South Africa 2025 Intermarché Wanty
Africa: 13 / UCI: 410 Chris Rougier-Lagane Mauritius TBC
Africa: 14 / UCI: 430 Emile van Niekerk South Africa 2025 Europe: Team TBC
RSA: Honeycomb 226ers
Africa: 15 / UCI: 436 El Houcaine Sabbahi Morocco 2025 Qatar Pro Team
Africa: 16 / UCI: 451 Yacine Hamza Algeria 2025 Madar Pro Cycling Team
Africa: 17 / UCI: 452 Moise Mugisha Rwanda TBC
Africa: 18 / UCI: 471 Dawit Yemane Eritrea 2025 Team TBC
Africa: 19 / UCI: 480 Milkiyas Maekele Eritrea TBC
Africa: 20 / UCI: 486 Morne van Niekerk South Africa 2025 St Michel – Preference Home – Auber93
Africa: 21 / UCI: 497 Ibrahim Essabahy Morocco TBC
Africa: 22 / UCI: 497 Negasi Haylu Abreha Ethiopia TBC
Africa: 26 / UCI: 554 Natnael Berhane Eritrea 2025 Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye
Africa: 31 / UCI: 619 Nahom Zeray Eritrea 2025 Team TBC
Africa: 32 / UCI: 623 Aklilu Arefayne Eritrea 2025 Team TBC
Africa: 36 / UCI: 684 Travis Stedman South Africa TBC Team TBC
Africa: 37 / UCI: 695 Kiya Rogora Ethiopia 2025 XSpeed United
Africa: 40 / UCI: 724 Welay Hagos Berhe Ethiopia 2025 Team Jayco AlUla
Africa: 56 / UCI: 898 Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier Eritrea Through 2026 Lidl-Trek
Africa: 59 / UCI: 906 Willy Smit South Africa 2025 China Glory – Mentech
Africa: 62 / UCI: 954 Alan Hatherly South Africa Through 2026 Team Jayco AlUla
Africa: 69 / UCI: 1020 Youcef Reguigui Algeria 2025 Madar Pro Cycling Team
Africa: 86 / UCI: 1159 Reinardt J. van Rensburg South Africa Retired N/A
Africa: 89 / UCI: 1239 Stefan de Bod South Africa TBC
Africa: 89 / UCI: 1236 Petros Mengs Eritrea 2025 Istanbul Büyükșehir Belediye Spor Türkiye
2024 Rankings Female Rider Nationality 2025 Ride? 2025 Team
Africa: 1 / UCI: 45 Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio South Africa Through 2026 AG Insurance – Soudal
Africa: 2 / UCI: 59 Kim Le Court Mauritius Through 2026 AG Insurance – Soudal
Africa: 3 / UCI: 114 Hayley Preen South Africa TBC
Africa: 4 / UCI: 115 Diane Ingabire Rwanda 2025 CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation
Africa: 5 / UCI: 117 Adiam Mengs Eritrea TBC
Africa: 6 / UCI: 138 Skye Davidson Zimbabwe Retired N/A
Africa: 7 / UCI: 153 Aurelie Halbwachs Mauritius No Team N/A
Africa: 8 / UCI: 154 Lucy Young South Africa TBC
Africa: 9 / UCI: 195 Ese Ukpeseraye Nigeria 2025 CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation
Africa: 10 / UCI: 202 Nesrine Houili Algeria TBC
Africa: N/A / UCI: 329 Awa Bamago Burkina Faso 2025 Team Torelli
Africa: N/A / UCI: 525 Selam Amha Gerefiel Refugee (ex Ethiopia) 2025 CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation
Africa: N/A / UCI: 941 Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay Refugee (ex Ethiopia) TBC
Africa: N/A / UCI: 1055 Florence Nakagwa Uganda 2025 CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation
Africa: N/A / UCI: 1189 Maude Elaine Le Roux South Africa 2025 CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto Generation

Our partners ProCyclingStats have a live feed on all confirmed male and female pro transfers for 2025 and beyond globally on their website HERE.