APA – Kigali (Rwanda) – The 16th edition of international “Tour du Rwanda ” cycling competition is scheduled for February 18-25, 2024, organisers confirmed Tuesday.
“It’s official! We are thrilled to announce the dates of the much-awaited Tour du Rwanda 2024. The 16th edition will start from 18-25th February 2024,” reads a Tour du Rwanda statement released on Tuesday.
It is expected that the annual cycling race attracts riders from countries across the globe contesting for the pride of their respective teams, nations or clubs, while racing through a designed itinerary nationwide.
The event attracts UCI World Tour teams, professional continental teams, continental teams as well as national teams.
The Tour du Rwanda (in French) was sanctioned by UCI as a 2.2 category race in 2009, and was upgraded to 2.1 in 2019.
The competition was established in 1988 before going on to become part of Africa UCI in 2009.
It has since grown by leaps and bounds, attracting over 450 riders from across the world.
Further details about the routes and stages of the next year’s edition of the competition are yet to be announced by the organisers.
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