# Cycling: 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. It will be the first time a World Championships takes place on the continent since the event began in 1921 in Sweden. Around 150 male and female riders currently compete as professional cyclists, with Eritrea, South Africa, Algeria, Mauritius and Morocco the leading five nations on the UCI’s Africa Tour.
Cycling: African pride as Rwanda prepares for cycling history