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Eritrean Biniam Girmay hired as lead cyclist for former Israeli team

Former cycling team 'Israel-Premier Tech' was unveiled as 'Never Say Never' on Tuesday, after it was rebranded. The team took its new name from global showbusiness and sports company Never Say Never, partnered with Swiss investment platf...

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Canadian becomes oldest person to bike around the world

Mark Herbst, 69, tells The National about the moment he became the oldest person to ever bike around the world, raising more than $50,000 for cancer research in the process to honour his late wife.

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Tadej Pogačar takes gold at first African UCI Road World Championship

Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar secured his second world road race crown in Kigali on Sunday, September 28, closing what he described as a “perfect season.”

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Behind the World Cycling Championships: Pedaling to survive

With its steep slopes and sharp bends, the land of a thousand hills has forged itself a new identity: that of a cycling nation. But far from the spotlight of the World Championships, which took place in Kigali from September 21 to 28, bi...

France 24

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Top cyclists gear up to tackle the Kigali Wall

Cycling’s biggest names, including Belgium’s Remco Evenepoel and Serbia’s Tadej Pogacar have been getting the lay of the land in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

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Africa takes pride in hosting first road cycling world championship

As the Road Cycling World Championships commence in Rwanda, the first time in the event’s 104-year history being held in Africa, riders like Uganda’s Ronald Yiga see more than a race.

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Africa hosts UCI World Championships for first time

The UCI Road World Championships officially launched in Kigali with the theme “Riding New Heights,” drawing over 1,000 attendees, including elite riders, national federation delegates, cycling officials, and dignitaries from around the w...

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Kigali hosts historic first World Championships in Africa

The Rwandan capital Kigali will from Sunday host some of the biggest names in cycling, including the men’s and women’s Tour de France winners, for the first staging in Africa of the UCI road world championships.

France 24

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Rwanda hosts first Road Cycling World Championships in Africa

Kigali hosts Africa’s first Road World Championships, drawing top cyclists and spotlighting Rwanda’s rise in the sport.

Al Jazeera

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France hoping for more gold medals as cycling takes place in Paris

The road races in cycling at the Olympics are an opportunity for the host city to shine. The routes that the men and women traverse over several grueling hours and hundreds of kilometers of racing typically pass some of its most iconic h...

France 24

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Budapest: Thousands of cyclists mark Earth Day

Cyclists in the Hungarian capital rally in support of a greener city with more bike-friendly urban spaces

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Kenya’s ‘swap and go’ electric motorbikes

Kenya’s motorbike riders are getting eco-friendly alternatives thanks to a new generation of electric vehicles and companies that offer ‘swap and go’ battery rental. Here’s how it works.

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Tour de France peloton hit by COVID-19

Three riders in two days had to pull out of the race after being infected with the virus and showing symptoms, raising fears that the bunch could be decimated when all the riders will be tested on Sunday night and during the rest day in ...

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