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Cape Town hosts word's largest time cycle race
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – South Africa's Kent Main on Sunday won the men's Cape Town Cycle Tour, crossing the line in a time of 2:31:21 Full text...
World Bank’s new outcome bond helps communities remove, recycle plastic waste
Washington, United States (PANA) - The World Bank has priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond, providing investors with a financial return linked to Plastic Waste Collection Credits, Plastic Waste Recycling Credits (collectively, plastic credits), and Voluntary Carbon Units (carbon credits) expected to be generated by two projects Full text...
Mauritius wins gold medal in African Road Cycling Championships
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritius won the gold medal in the mixed relay during this 18th African Road Cycling Championship that was held from 22 to 27 March 2022 in Egypt Full text...
33rd edition of the Tour of Faso (cycling) to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 7, 2021
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 33rd edition of the Burkina Faso International Cycling Tour will be held from October 29 to November 7, 2021, the Burkinabè government announced on Wednesday Full text...
9th edition of International Cycling Tour of Mali set for March 23 - 27
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The 9th edition of the International Cycling Tour of Mali will take place from March 23 to 27, after three years of interruption due to technical problems and the start of COVID-19 pandemic in the country in March 2020, PANA learned from the Malian Cycling Federation Full text...
Rwanda cycling Coach, Sterling Magnel, bids farewell after 5 years in charge
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - One of Rwanda's most famous cycling coaches, Sterling Magnell, officially bid farewell to Team Rwanda over the weekend after serving as a head coach for five years, Sports sources confirmed Monday to PANA in Kigali Full text...
South Africa: South African motorcyclist secures historic victory
Cape Town, South Africa (PANA) – Brad Binder on Sunday made history by becoming the first South African to win a MotoGP race when he secured the first place at the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno Full text...
Sporting activities slowly resume in Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - Sporting activities are slowly resuming in Botswana following the recent outbreak of the novel corona virus pandemic Full text...
Eritrean rider Natnael Tesfatsion wins maiden Tour du Rwanda 2020
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean rider Natnael Tesfatsion who also rides for South Africa-based club, Dimension Data for Qhubeka, on Sunday claimed his first overall title at the Tour du Rwanda 2020, one of Africa's prestigious road cycling tournament after covering all eight stages combined for a total distance of 899 Km in 20 hours 38 minutes and 58 seconds Full text...
Colombian Jhonatan Restrepo wins second consecutive stage of Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Colombian Jhonatan Restrepo won a second consecutive stage of the Tour du Rwanda on Saturday when he sprinted to the finish after covering 4 Full text...
Columbian Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia wins stage 6 of Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Columbian Jhonatan Restrepo Valencia from Italian UCI Professional Continental cycling team on Friday won stage 6 of the Tour du Rwanda, after covering 127 Full text...
Eritrean cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion wins Tour du Rwanda Stage 4
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Natnael Tesfatsion, 20, on Wednesday took the overall lead yellow jersey after winning stage 4 of Tour du Rwanda, covering 206 Full text...
Ethiopian Mulu Kinfe Hailemichael wins second stage of the 2020 Cycling Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Ethiopian road racing cyclist Mulu Kinfe Hailemichael on Monday sprinted to victory in the second stage of the Cycling Tour du Rwanda, a 120 Full text...
Russian Yevgeniy Fedorov wins stage 1 of Tour du Rwanda 2020
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Russian road racing cyclist, Yevgeniy Fedorov, 20, from Kazakhstan-based club Vino - Astana Motors, on Sunday won the first stage of the 2020 Tour du Rwanda after covering 144 Full text...
Beninese journalists undergo cycling training
Cotonou, Benin (PANA) - Beninese Cycling Federation is organizing training for sports journalists in general and technical concepts of cycling, officials of the federation said on Tuesday Full text...
Cycling: Tour du Rwanda 2020 - routes and stages
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Following are the routes and stages of the 12th edition of Tour du Rwanda cycling race, running from 23 February to 1 March across Rwanda Full text...
Ninth International Cycling Tour of Guinea begins on 27 November
Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - Guinea's 9th International Cycling Tour begins on 27 November, with the participation of seven other countries in the sub-region, the Guinean Cycling Federation (FEGUIC) said in a statement on Friday Full text...
Rwanda's Munyaneza wins Senegal's 18th International Cycling Tour
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Rwandan Didier Munyaneza on Sunday won the 18th international cycling tour of Senegal, which was run in 7 stages over a distance of 1,023 Full text...
Senegal Cycling Tour starts Sunday in Kolda
Ziguinchor, Senegal (PANA) - This year's edition of the Senegalese Cycling Tour will start on Sunday in the southern city of Kolda, the Senegalese Cycling Federation announced on Friday Full text...
Angolan Darío Manuel Antonio wins 32nd Tour international du Faso
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - Angolan Darío Manuel Antonio on Sunday won the 32nd Tour cycliste international du Faso Full text...
32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso kicks off
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 32nd edition of the Burkina Faso International Cycling Tour started Friday in Ouagadougou with the participation of 90 cyclists in 15 teams from 13 countries, including Belgium, France, Holland, Germany and Switzerland Full text...
Rwandan rider Samuel Mugisha considers France move after contract is up with South Africa's Dimension Data
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - After his contract comes to an end with South African club, Dimension Data for Qhubeka, Rwandan road race cyclist, Samuel Mugisha is considering to move to France for his development, a sport source revealed Friday to PANA in Kigali Full text...
International Cycling Union offers Mali equipment worth 100 million CFAF
Bamako, Mali (PANA) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) has donated 10 professional bicycles, spare parts, helmets, jerseys, pairs of shoes, gangs and tracksuits for an estimated value of about 100 million CFA francs to the Malian Federation of Cycling (FMC) Full text...
Group of cyclists from the East African community arrives in Burundi
Bujumbura, Burundi (PANA) - A group of cyclists from the six member countries of the East African Community (EAC) arrived in Burundi on Friday at the border crossing with Tanzania as part of a tour aimed at strengthening regional integration through sports, the public radio reported Full text...
12th All-Africa Games: Rwanda cycling team arrives in Morocco
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Four Rwandan road race cyclists are in Morocco for the 12th All-Africa Games 2019 which opened on Monday Full text...
32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso starts October 25
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (PANA) - The 32nd International Cycling Tour of Burkina Faso will take place from October 25 to November 3, 2019 on 10 stages with an incursion in Dapaong in Togo, the organization committee said on Thursday Full text...
Zimbabwe hosts 'Tour de Tuli mountain bike ride'
Harare, Zimbabwe (PANA) - Zimbabwe is hosting the cycling and safari expedition Tour de Tuli, a 300-kilometre (186 miles), four-day mountain bike (MTB) ride through the southern African nation, South Africa and Botswana Full text...
First Capital Bank again launches cycle challenge in Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) - In Botswana, while First Capital Bank is an organization that primarily serves the financial well-being of its customers, it is also an organization that continues to promote a healthy lifestyle amongst the community Full text...
German wins 28th Togo International Cycling Tour
Lomé, Togo (PANA) – A German national, Julian Hellman, on Sunday won the 28th edition of the Togo International Cycling Tour, ending the reign of Burkinabe cyclists who had dominated the competition for several years, sports sources told PANA on Monday Full text...
Senegal's International Cycling Tour postponed to November
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The 2019 edition of the Senegal International Cycling Tour, initially scheduled for April, has been postponed until November, the president of the Senegalese Cycling Federation (FSC) and event director, Michel Thioub has announced Full text...
Rwanda launches project to detect young cycling talents
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Rwandan cycling federation launched a project on Sunday to detect and train young talents throughout the country, PANA on Monday from sports sources in Kigali Full text...
28th International Cycling tour in Togo scheduled for 10 to 14 April
Lomé, Togo (PANA) - The 28th International Cycling tour in Togo will take place from 10 to 14 April in five stages over a distance of 1,135 kilometres, PANA learned from sports sources on Monday in Lomé on Monday Full text...
2nd edition of Sahel Cycling Tour takes off in Mauritania
Nouakchott, Mauritania (PANA) - The second edition of the Sahel Cycling Tour took off on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, watched by the Mauritanian Head of State, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, and many officials, PANA learned from official sources Full text...
Mauritius observes Global Recycling Day
Balaclava, Mauritius (PANA) - Mauritian Environment and Sustainable Development minister Etienne Sinatambou on Monday said that Global Recycling Day is observed since 2018 on March 18 to help recognise the importance recycling plays in preserving "our precious primary resources and securing the future of the planet Full text...
Eritrean cyclist Merhawi Ghebremedhin wins maiden Tour du Rwanda 2019
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin from Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan) on Sunday claimed his first overall title at the Tour du Rwanda Full text...
Cycling: Eritrean Yakob Debesay Abreham wins stage 7 of Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean cyclist, Yakob Debesay Abreham, on Saturday claimed an impressive victory on stage 7 of the Tour du Rwanda over a distance of 84 Full text...
Polish Przemysław Kasperkiewins wins stage 6 of Tour du Rwanda
Nyamata, Rwanda (PANA) - Polish racing cyclist Przemysław Kasperkiewicz, riding for Delko Marseille Provence team from France, on Friday won his first mountain stage 6 of the 2019 Tour du Rwanda over a distance of 121 Full text...
Eritrean Biniam Girmay Hailu wins 5th stage of Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean road racing cyclist Biniam Girmay Hailu on Thursday grabbed his first win at the 2019 Tour du Rwanda on the fifth stage over a distance of 138 Full text...
Eritrean Merhawi Kudus wins stage 3 of Tour du Rwanda 2019 in sprint
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhinr from Astana Pro Team (Kazakhstan) on Tuesday took his third stage win of Tour du Rwanda 2019, after riding over a distance of 213 Full text...
Eritrean wins second stage of Tour du Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - Eritrean Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin, 25, on Monday won stage 2 of the Tour du Rwanda over a distance of 120 Full text...