Preview: 2024 Road and Para-Cycling World Championships

The Canton of Zürich is set to host the 2024 Road World Championships, marking a historic first as the Para-Cycling Road World Championships will occur simultaneously, from September 21 to 29, 2024. With just days to go, excitement builds around the 82 African cyclists representing 19 nations.

Competition Overview

This year, five elite world titles will be contested: men’s and women’s individual time trials, men’s and women’s road races, and the mixed relay team time trial. In total, 11 rainbow jerseys will be awarded in road cycling, alongside another 53 in para-cycling.

The elite time trials feature challenging climbs, with women gaining 327 meters over 29.9 km and men climbing 413 meters over 46.1 km. The women’s road race will cover 154.1 km with an altitude gain of 2,384 meters, while the men’s race stretches to 273.9 km with a gruelling 4,470 meters of climbing.

African Participants

U23 Men’s Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 23

Road Race: September 27

  • Algeria: Bachir Chennafi, Slimane Badlis, Nasrallah Mohamed Aissa Essemiani, Oussama Abdellah Mimouni
  • Eritrea: Awet Aman, Nahom Araya, Aklili Gebretinsae, Mewael Girmay, Yafiet Mulugeta
  • Ethiopia: Kiya Rogora, Amir Taha
  • Mauritius: Aurelien de Comarmond
  • Morocco: Ibrahim Essabahy
  • Rwanda: Vainqueur Masengesho, Samuel Niyonkuru, Etienne Tuyizere
  • South Africa: Pedri Crause, Joshua Dike, Dillon Geary, Kieran Gordge, Travis Stedman
  • Tunisia: Mohamed Aziz Dellai

Elite Men’s Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 22

Road Race: September 29

  • Algeria: Hamza Mansouri
  • Comoros: Chamssoudine Chamssoudin
  • Eritrea: Metkel Eyob, Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier, Biniam Girmay, Henok Mulubrhan, Natnael Tesfazion, Dawit Yemane
  • Eswatini: Kwanele Jele
  • Ghana: Henry Tetteh Djangmah, Christopher Symonds
  • Guinea: Bangoura Abdoulaye
  • Guinea-Bissau: Apolinário Ca
  • Mauritius: Alexandre Mayer
  • Morocco: Houcaine El Sabbahi
  • South Africa: Louis Meintjes, Callum Ormiston
  • Tanzania: Richard Laizer, Hassan Sharif

Junior Men’s Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 23

Road Race: September 26

  • Algeria: Abdelhamid Cherhabil, Mohamed Hamzaoui, Salah Hamzioui
  • Burundi: Ndikumana Samuel
  • Benin: Exodus Saizonou
  • Eritrea: Mewael Gilay, Efrem Zerigabir
  • Ghana: Frarrakhan Mohammed
  • Morocco: Marouane Kharbouchi, Yassine M’Hah
  • Mauritius: Samuel Dupuy
  • South Africa: Alexander Erasmus, Travis Rademan-Ludeke
  • Rwanda: Ntirenganya Moise, Kevin Nshutiraguma
  • Zimbabwe: Prateek Ravla

Junior Women’s Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 24

Road Race: September 26

  • Algeria: Malak Mechab
  • Egypt: Alaliaa Ahmed Benbella Darwish
  • Benin: Georgette Vignonfodo
  • Burundi: Uwineza Chantal

U23 Women’s Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 22

Road Race: September 28

  • Burundi: Rukundo Emmanuella
  • Eritrea: Kisanet Weldemikeal
  • Guinea-Bissau: Luisa Alberto M’Bunde
  • Morocco: Salma Hariri
  • Namibia: Monique du Plessis
  • Rwanda: Jazilla Mwamikazi, Xaveline Nirere

Women’s Elite Participants

Individual Time Trial: September 22

Road Race: September 28

  • Algeria: Yasmine El Meddah
  • Benin: Hermionne Ahouissou
  • Guinea-Bissau: Dy Co, Monica Co
  • Morocco: Mallika Benallal
  • Mauritius: Lucie de Marigny-Lagesse
  • Ethiopia: Refugee Team – Eyeru Gebru, Trhas Teklehaimanot Tesfay
  • Rwanda: Diane Ingabire, Valentine Nzayisenga
  • South Africa: S’annara Grove, Tiffany Keep, Ashleigh Moolman Pasio, Taneal Otto

Team Trial Mixed Relay Participants

The Team Time Trial Mixed Relay on September 25 will include teams from Algeria, Rwanda, and the UCI World Cycling Centre featuring several African riders.

With the stage set for a thrilling competition, the African cyclists are ready to showcase their talent on this prestigious global stage.

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