Category: Sports
PHOTOS: Magdeleine Vallieres Becomes 1st Canadian to Win Women’s Elite Title at UCI Road World Championships
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga Vallieres completed the 164km course in 4:34:48. Niamh Fisher-Black from New Zealand finished 2nd, with Spain’s Margarita Victoria Garcia claiming the bronze medal in Kigali, Rwanda. Vallieres took the lead at the bottom of the final…
Delsia Van Vuuren Finishes UCI World Junior Championship
Competing at her first UCI Road World Championships, 18-year-old Namibian Delsia Van Vuuren completed the junior women’s race in a time of 2:33:39, 24 minutes and 20 seconds behind Spaniard Paula Taco Ostiz who won the gold medal. The silver…
PHOTOS: Lorenzo Finns Wins Second UCI World Road Championship
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga 18-year-old Italian, Lorenzo Finn, won the UCI U23 Men’s World Road Championship title in Kigali, Rwanda. It is Finn’s second World Championship title, having won the Junior Men’s road race last year. He finished the race 31…
PHOTOS: Namibia’s Roger Suren Completes Junior Road World Championships
Photos: Hee-Dee Walenga Namibia’s Roger Suren (18) finished 44th out of 170 riders in the Men’s Junior Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. Suren completed the 119.3km course 10:29 behind Great Britain’s Harry Hudson, who claimed the gold with a…
Home of Dreams: Empowering Rwandan Youth via Cycling
By: Hee-Dee Walenga The Gasore Serge Foundation, in collaboration with the Israel Premier Tech cycling team, officially opened the Home of Dreams, a youth cycling centre serving the Bugesera district community in Rwanda. The facility is the first of…
PHOTOS: 2025 UCI Road World Championships – Men’s Elite Time Trail
Remco Evenepoel Completes Time Trial Hattrick 25-year-old Belgian Remco Evenepoel won his third consecutive Individual Time Trial title at the UCI Road World Championships after finishing ahead of Australian Jay Vine with a time of 49:46 minutes. Evenepoel’s fellow countryman,…
France’s Célia Gery Wins First Ever Women’s U23 UCI Road Championship
By: Hee-Dee Walenga 19-year old Célia Gery made history by winning the women’s U23 UCI Road Championship at the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali, Rwanda. It was the first time the championships had a stand alone U23 women’s…
Nam Cyclists Debut at Historic Cycling Championships
By: Hee-Dee Walenga A group of young Namibian cyclists is representing the country in Kigali, Rwanda at the first UCI Road World Championships to be held on African soil. They include 17-year-old Delsia Janse van Vuuren, Marco…
UCI President Hopes for Africa to Produce World Champion
By: Hee-Dee Walenga Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) president, David Lappartient, stated that his wish is for Africa to produce a world champion within the next 10 years. Lappartient has been a proponent of growing the sport on the…
David Namwandi Trust – Helping Namibian Athletes Thrive
By: Hee-Dee Walenga A week ago, Flame “Special One” Nangolo beat Steve Bagwasi from Botswana to successfully defend his WBO Africa Junior Lightweight title and remain undefeated (14-0). Nangolo fought against Bagwasi at the Roman Catholic Hall in…