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#FromThePaddock at Tour du Rwanda The sky is bright blue again today, there has been no rain, so not many crashes, all is good! 🙏🌞 Your #GC as of now with the 144km Stage 5 starting at 11:10 local time. Today we go through the beautiful Nyungwe Forest National Park! ❤️🇷🇼 @visitrwanda.bsky.social

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So today we have some pretty cool content to share on our Tour du Rwanda live blog: - We launch a ‘best mechanic hack’ competition with Park Tool - A real life love affair with Rwanda, featuring Rein Taaramäe 🇪🇪🇷🇼 - and of course a race report of Stage Four! teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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Updated blog: Tour du Rwanda Good evening from a humid Lake Kivu here in Gisenyi, NE Rwanda 🇷🇼 Topics include: - Stage review, with Eritreans everywhere - Launch of UCI / WCC / FERWACY Satellite in Rwanda - Bikes bikes everywhere! #TdRwanda #AfricaCycling teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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Our Tour du Rwanda Stage two blog includes: - Henok winning by a whisker 🇪🇷 - Amazing 🇷🇼 crowds 🥳 - A look at the BIKE AID team 🇩🇪 - Inside the race with UCI’s World Cycling Centre team Check it out on the link below, and as always, let us know content ideas! teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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#FromThePaddock 157.1km stage today as the ‘real’ start of the @tour_du_Rwanda 🇷🇼 For the debutants, time for a descent, a lot of attacks, and most likely a sprint finish. But let us see… 🙏 Our partner @procyclingstats.com will have live coverage here: www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of...

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Busy day here at Tour du Rwanda and we have now had a chance to update our live blog, featuring: Interviews with riders, a launch by David Lappartient and Nelly Mukazayire of a UCI WCC satellite in Rwanda, and a frankly super-cool pic of the Eritreans… teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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We are getting more and more convinced that the #Eritrean 🇪🇷 team need some entrance music, they just look so cool… Any suggestions and we might try and find a big speaker for the paddock for a stage! 🇪🇷👍 #Eritrea #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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#FromThePaddock We caught up with Rwanda’s #1 rider Moise Mugisha earlier here at the Tour du Rwanda. He is calm and confident, and targeting a stage win on Stage One. Watch this space 👍🇷🇼 #TdRwanda2025 #AfricaCycling

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Results Tour du Rwanda stage 1: Joshua Dike 🇿🇦 is fastest Africa coming in #13 at 50.966km/h Second was Henok Mulubrhan in #16 at 50.765 🇪🇷 Third African was Kieran Gordge in #23 at 50.176km/h 🇿🇦 The only African riders over the magic 50km/h. Results here: www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of...

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Exciting moment here at Tour du Rwanda as David Lappartient (President of UCI) presents the inauguration of a World Cycling Centre Regional Development Satellite in Rwanda, as part of the preparation for - and legacy of - the first World Championships on African soil 🌍 #AfricaCycling #AfricaRising

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Our friends at #Ethiopia Cycling asked if we could bring some nutrition to Rwanda as we get good deals with the top brands! We spoke with friends Science in Sport (SIS) & they kindly donated 5kg of electrolyte powder and 24 bottles! 👏👏 Full story on our blog: teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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Busy day today, getting all our logistics at the Tour du Rwanda ready for the race! We have a live blog running for the race, and will publish our content there regularly, and across our social media channels #TDRwanda2025 teamafricarising.org/tour-du-rwan...

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As our team packs to go to Tour du Rwanda this weekend - deliveries of vital kit we are bringing for various teams arrive! Our friends @maurtenofficial.bsky.social have supplied 2 boxes of their 100 Gels and Drink Mix 320 to fuel the Eritrean National Team - as this is their favourite nutrition 👍🇪🇷

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Build up to Sunday’s Stage 1 of @tour_du_Rwanda begins! Start-list on published on @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse 75 riders in total, Africa represented by: 🇷🇼 RWA: 16 riders 🇪🇷 ERI: 9 riders 🇪🇹 ETH: 8 riders 🇦🇴 ANG: 5 riders 🇿🇦 SA: 5 riders 🇺🇬 UGA: 2 riders www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of...

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The 🇩🇿 Madar Pro Cycling team (Continental level) turned up today and dominated stage 9 of the Tour d’Algerie, taking five of the top six spots! Youcef Reguigui 🇩🇿 won the stage and team mate Hamza Amari takes an 11s lead in the overall GC, with one 83.5km stage left… #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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In the UK, Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay is still waiting for her asylum claim result after many many months… Thanks to our friends at @gozwift.bsky.social she is able to train indoors as she struggles with the intense cold of a UK winter. Her blog updated here: teamafricarising.org/teamtrhasblog/

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Alongside the above, Mr Khireddine Barbari (President of Algerian Cycling) has been elected as the Africa delegate to the UCI (seen here with UCI President David Lappartient) It is good to have one of the leading African cycling nations representing our sport at the highest level 👏🇩🇿🌍 #AfricaRising

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BREAKING NEWS Congratulations to Yao Allah-Kouamé (Ivory Coast) elected President of the African Cycling Confederation (CAC) today 👏👏 He beat the 20yr+ incumbent by one vote. Lets hope Yao now clears out the deadwood, and brings some new energy to African cycling 🙏🌍 #AfricaRising

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It’s the Confederation of African Cycling (CAC, literally…) elections today in Egypt. The current president has been in role for 20+ years and somehow trying to win another term. He & his board represent mainly low ranked nations. Time for change? 🙏 teamafricarising.org/cac_election...

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Team Africa Rising exclusive! Hear from Daniyal Matthews - the first South African National Road Race Champion win by a rider of colour 🇿🇦🏆👏 He is looking for a Continental or higher team ride for 2025. We defo recommend checking him out on @procyclingstats.com #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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Phew! Of course hope those who crashed are ok, just good news this incident didn’t take down our hero Henok Mulubrhan 🙏🇪🇷 He just messaged us to say he escaped two crashes today in the Tour of Oman! Good bike skills Henok! 👍

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AWESOME! Check out @gozwift.bsky.social & Wahoo training hub we have running in Benin 🇧🇯 Men and women are treated equally by the Benin Cycling Federation in all aspects of cycling: truly leading the way in Africa in this regard. 🎥 Adrien Niyonshuti, Benin Head coach #BeninCycling #AfricaRising

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We were most glad recently when we saw S’Annara Grove got a ride for 2025 with the AC O’Shea team - she will now race all year in her 🇿🇦 National Champ jersey, Congrats S’Annara! You can see her palmares on her @procyclingstats.com page here #WhereElse www.procyclingstats.com/rider/s-anna...

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Here we go! Tour of Oman stage one is a go! @procyclingstats.com have their #LiveStats running and we have four African riders in the race: 🇪🇷 Henok Mulubrhan 🇪🇷 Metkel Eyob 🇪🇷 Nahom Zeray 🇪🇹 Welay Hagos www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of... #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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Congrats to Alan Hatherly and Lucy Young - the new South African Elite Men’s and Women’s ITT national champions 🇿🇦 💻 @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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Whoop whoop! 👏🇪🇷 Congrats Henok Mulubrhan for a strong sprint finish and taking third at the Muscat Classic today for his XDS Astana Team! Full results @procyclingstats.com here: www.procyclingstats.com/race/muscat-...

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Follow today’s #MuscatClassic online on @procyclingstats.com #LiveStats 4 African riders to watch: 🇪🇷 Henok Mulubrhan on XDS Astana Metkel Eyob on Terengganu Nahom Zeray JCL UKYO 🇪🇹 Welay Hagos on @greenedgecycling.bsky.social www.procyclingstats.com/race/muscat-... #AfricaRising

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“It has been horrible. My uncle and his son have been killed, my mother’s shop was looted.” From a young cyclist we support in Goma (DRC). Despite all this, he is trying to focus on his @gozwift.bsky.social training, with a new Wahoo #TRACKR we supplied to his club! True resilience 👍🇨🇩

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It’s race day! Final day of the week: it’s the #TrofeoPalma 🏆 The Intermarché - Wanty team roll in by the beautiful cathedral of Palma de Mallorca, or ‘La Seu’ - is this Biniam Girmay day… We hope 🙏 Go go Bini! 🇪🇷🚴🏾💨💨💨 #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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The @CadelOfficial Great Ocean Road Race (Geelong - Geelong, 183.8km) just finished in Australia: The two #Eritrean riders rode well: 19 Natnael Tesfation - Movistar 23 Henok Mulubrhan - XDS Astana 🇪🇷🇪🇷👏👏 Full results @procyclingstats.com www.procyclingstats.com/race/great-o...

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It’s the 127.2km GP Antalya 🇹🇷 today and three Eritrean heroes racing for the Istanbul Büyükşehir Spor Türkiye team: 🇪🇷 Natnael Berhane 🇪🇷 Petros Mengs 🇪🇷 Even Yemane Full info @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-anta...

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A hard Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana for our star Biniam Girmay 🇪🇷☔️ “Because of the bad weather and slippery descents, today was about finishing safely so I’m happy to finish the race without a problem. Now we have another opportunity for sprint on Sunday in Trofeo Palma with my strong team.” 🎙️

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Very very wet day here at Trofeo Serra de Tramuntana and we took a visit to the Intermarché - Wanty team in the paddock ☔️☔️ The new Cube Bikes of Louis Meintjes and Biniam Girmay look great! 🇿🇦🇪🇷 #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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“Not really my weather…” indeed! It’s 9C and 30kph winds here at the top of the hill in Lluc for the Trofeo Serra Tramuntana and Louis Meintjes 🇿🇦 sums it up well! Stay safe Louis and everyone, going to be a tough day… #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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EXCLUSIVE @africacycling.bsky.social interview! A quick chat with Biniam Girmay on Intermarché - Wanty ahead of today’s Trofeo Ses Salines The #eritrean midsole is clearly focused on this race today… Go go Bini Anbesa!🦁🇪🇷 #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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BINIAM Ambesa 🦁 incoming! Biniam Girmay on Intermarché - Wanty has arrived at Challenge Mallorca and just off to the team presention 🇪🇷❤️ @africacycling.bsky.social exclusive interview coming up in a few minutes… #Biniam #BiniamGirmay #AfricaRising

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So good to catch up with Merhawi Kudus here at Challenge Mallorca as he gets to know his new team Burgos Burpellet BH 👍🇪🇷 This is Merhawi’s 13th season at the top - truly one of the pioneers of African pro cycling! 👏🌍 Our profile and interview here: teamafricarising.org/the-evergree...

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2025 AFRICAN PRO RIDER DEALS Breaking news: 24yo Natan Medhanie 🇪🇷 has a deal with the 7Eleven Cliqq Roadbike Continental team! 👏 This means there are now 112 African men & women in the top three levels of UCI Cycling worldwide! Full info here: teamafricarising.org/transfer-new...

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We talked to the evergreen Louis Meintjes 🇿🇦 on Intermarche - Wanty as he starts his 15th professional season today at the #TrofeoCalvia here in Mallorca for the Challenge Mallorca week! 🎙️ #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling #Intermarche

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Wow! What a debut in 2025 for Alan Hatherly 🇿🇦 on @greenedgecycling.bsky.social at AlUla tour - podium on stage two! Great ride Stefan de Bod 🇿🇦 on Terengganu also in fifth! They are same positions in the overall GC 👍 #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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We are on the startline of the #TrofeoCalvia Challenge Mallorca with a true pioneers of African pro cycling: Merhawi Kudus 🇪🇷 He just signed a 2-year deal with Burgos Burpellet BH - 13th year pro. An inspiration to the #NextGen of African talent! 🌍 #TrofeoCalvia #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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Great to hang out with Kiya Rogora 🇪🇹 as he gets to know his new team for 2025 X-Speed United here at Challenge Mallorca Their new CCN Sportwear kit & Spiuk accessories are lit 🔥 Thanks for supporting this powerful young African rider 👏 #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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Good day for African riders at Tour of Sharjah today with four riders in the top 20 on stage 4: 🇷🇼 Moise Mugisha +1.27 🇪🇷 Petros Mengs +1.41 🇲🇦 Oussama Khafi +1.49 🇲🇦 Soulayman Minoua +2.09 All results on @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse #AfricaRising www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-of...

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22yo Aurelien du Comarmond from Team Mauritius is top African finisher in the ITT (Stage 3) at the Tour du Sharjah coming in #14 overall at +30s 🇲🇺👏 🇿🇦 Reinhardt Geyser #17 at +33s 🇲🇦 Mohcine El Kouraji #20 at +34s 🇿🇦 Kieran Gordge best African in the GC overall with two stages left. #AfricaRising

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Sprint duel between riders of the two UCI Continental teams out of Morocco for stage four of Tour du Sahel! El Houcaine Sabbahi of the Agadir Vélo Propulsion Team takes the win 👏👏🇲🇦🇲🇦 Full results @procyclingstats.com #WhereElse www.procyclingstats.com/race/tour-du...

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Congrats again to Agadir Vélo Propulsion - Africa’s newest UCI Continental Team (Morocco) - on their 1-2-4 result at the Tour du Sahel yesterday! Great start to their season! 🇲🇦🔥 Full team info here: www.procyclingstats.com/team/agadir-... #AfricaRising #AfricaCycling

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