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Cycling: Rwanda Road World championships, golden opportunity for African competitors

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Cycling: Rwanda Road World championships, golden opportunity for African competitors

A record-breaking 36 African countries were represented in Rwanda, with a third of the more than 700 riders competing coming from the continent.

By RGK.co.ke 24 Sep 2025

All riders at Road World cycling Championships in Rwanda to wear trackers

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All riders at Road World cycling Championships in Rwanda to wear trackers

Tragedy struck last year's championships in Switzerland when Swiss teenager Muriel Furrer died following a crash in the junior women's road race near Zurich. According to media reports, Furrer lay alone at the side of the road for an hour and a half before being discovered and later died as a result of a head injury.

By Dennis Masinde 19 Sep 2025

Cycling: Proud Rwanda gears up to host World Road Championships, first ever in Africa

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Cycling: Proud Rwanda gears up to host World Road Championships, first ever in Africa

Rwanda is known as the 'land of a thousand hills', so from a sporting perspective it is fitting that its capital Kigali will stage the first UCI World Road Championships in Africa.

By Dennis Masinde 18 Sep 2025