KIGALI, Rwanda — On a busy roadside in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, Ronald Yiga bent over his racing bicycle, inspecting the wheels. Dressed in shiny black sweatpants, a yellow, red and green top and a ...

Biniam Girmay made history at this year’s Tour de France and the Eritrean cyclist wants to use his success to inspire others to follow his path. Earlier this month, the 24-year-old became the first ...

Africans have been making their presence known in cycling's top races for more than a decade, but a new milestone will be reached when the 2025 UCI Road World Championships start in Rwanda on Sunday.

"Let me open the door." That was the caption on Biniam Girmay's social media post on the first evening of July, after he became the first Black African cyclist in history to win a Tour de France stage ...

Biniam Girmay grew up in Eritrea watching the Tour de France cycling race on TV each July with his father. This week, Girmay became the first Black African rider — actually the first Black cyclist ...

A rider competes in the men's U23 Individual Time Trial cycling event during the UCI 2025 Road World Championships, in Kigali, on September 22, 2025. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) Africa's ...

FOURTH TEAM ON THE ROADS OF THE TOUR Last year, the Eritrean Biniam Girmay made Tour de France history, becoming the first Black African rider to ...