Africa Rising Cycling

Africa Rising Cycling Podcast

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Africa Rising Cycling is a non-profit which has been operating across the continent for 20 years. After the first World Champs on African soil in Sep 2025 and over 140 African men and women racing internationally, 2026 is going to be a big year. We will bring you all the big stories as they happen, talk to the big and rising star names, and share the stories that matter about African cycling! To get more info, visit us at: https://teamafricarising.org/

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Meet Africa's Latest Continental Team: Tshenolo Pro Cycling! 24.01.2026 19:05

Tshenolo Pro Cycling is a new UCI Continental Team from Africa for the 2026 season. Established only a year ago as a club team in South Africa, and after huge success at the UCI 2.2 Tour of Benin on a wildcard entry, the team - based out of Pretoria -decided to register with the UCI and begin to build something. 'Tshenolo' means 'revelation' in Setswana, and as the first UCI team o...

"She's Gonna Fly!" Reaction To Today's WCC Women's Continental Team Announcement: FIVE African Women on The Roster! 21.01.2026 22:59

African cycling history was made today. The roster for the first professional women’s cycling team with FIVE riders from across all four corners of Africa was announced today on ProCyclingStats! The five women on the UCI Continental level World Cycling Centre Team are from Algeria, Benin*, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Rwanda (* Georgette is Benin’s first ever pro cyclist!) To react to the news and disc...

Masaka Cycling Club - Growing Ugandan Men's & Women's Cycling 19.01.2026 19:47

In this episode, we talk to Ross Burrage, the co-founder of the Masaka Cycling Club Foundation (MCC) in Uganda. MCC focuses on helping young Ugandan men and women become highly skilled young cyclists, with the dream of them getting their shot at going professional. Already one graduate of MCC has had a pro contract with an international team, with more to come! Ross co-founded MCC with Miiro Micha...

2026 Transfers & Africa Tour Preview 14.01.2026 4:27

In this episode of the Africa Rising Cycling podcast, we share a recent interview with did with the BBC World Service's NewsDay programme about some exciting African rider transfers for 2026, as well as a preview of the UCI Africa Tour racing calendar. Check out our 2026 UCI race and results tracker on our website here: https://teamafricarising.org/2026-africa-uci-calendar/