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2018 Rwanda Cycling Cup
Third race – Race to Remember
Elite men & U23: Kigali – Nyanza + Circuit (130.3km)
Juniors: Kamonyi – Nyanza + Circuit (97.6km)
Women: Kamonyi – Nyanza + Circuit (97.6km)
The 2018Rwanda Cycling Cup continues today with its third race dubbed ‘Race to Remember’. It is expected to attract 76 riders in elite men & U23, juniors and women categories.
The race to remember, which sets off from Kigali at Gitikinyoni heading to Nyanza in the Southern Province, is organised every year to commemorate the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
The main category, elite men & U23, will start from Gitikinyoni to Nyanza town before doing one lap around Nyanza town, covering a total distance of 130.3 kilometers.
The lap itinerary in Nyanza will start from Nyanza market via Igihozo School, Dayenu hotel to ILPD then to the Kings Palace and then to the new Nyanza District office via the former district offices and back to Nyanza market.
A total of 37 riders from seven teams are expected to compete in the elite men & U23 category including; Les Amis Sportifs de Rwamagana, Nyabihu cycling club, Muhazi cycling generation, Kigali cycling club, Fly cycling club, Cycling Club for All, and Club Benediction de Rubavu.
Fresh from winning the 2018 edition of Tour du Cameroun, Club Benediction’s Bonaventure Uwizeyimana will be seeking to continue his impressive form in this race. He also won Farmers’ Circuit last month, the second race of this year’s 11-race Rwanda Cycling Cup.
Uwizeyimana won the 120-kilometre race from Kayonza to Muhanga after clocking 3 hours, 13 minutes and 54 seconds, beating Nyahibu Cycling Club’s veteran Gasore Hategeka who crossed the finish-line 24 seconds behind.
Meanwhile, the juniors’ category will attract a total of 26 riders, covering a distance of 96.7 kilometres from Kamonyi to Nyanza town, plus a circuit, while the women category will attract 13 riders who will cover the same distance as the juniors.