Team Nigeria’s medal streak at the maiden African School Games in Algeria continued on Friday as cyclist Godwin Osaretin clinched gold in the women’s road race event, Afrosport reports. Osaretin completed the grueling race in a remarkable time of one hour, 37 minutes, and two seconds, narrowly beating Algeria’s Chemouni Saoussan, who finished just four seconds behind at 1:37:06 to win Nigeria’s third gold medal of...
Mauritian cyclist Kim Le Court on Wednesday etched her name in the history books after becoming the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes, Afrosport reports. The 29-year-old claimed victory on stage five, seizing the yellow jersey from Dutchwoman Marianne Vos in the process to sit atop the general classification standings. Le Court was part of a seven-rider breakaway group that...
Tour de France winner Geraint Thomas will call time on his cycling career at the end of the season, the 38-year-old revealed on Monday. Thomas, who won two Olympic gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Games, will bring an end to a 19-year career in the peloton. The Welshman, who was also part of the British team pursuit trio that won three golds in the...
Africa is bracing up for the 13th edition of the African Games that will take place in Ghana from March 8. The continental sports festival has been a traditional event organised by the Africa Union in partnership with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the Association of African Sports Confederations. All 54 countries on the continent are expected to participate in the quadrennial...
Burkina Faso has announced the route for Tour du Faso 2023 that will begin from October 26 to November 5. The 34th edition of Burkina's foremost cycling competition will feature 10 stages across seven regions that will cover a total distance of 1207.8 kilometres. The Tour du Faso is returning this year after the 2022 edition was cancelled out due security reasons after the military coup...
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