Africa has also awarded its cycling prizes and did so last night in Kigali, with the Africa Cycling Excellence Awards. The Eritrean Biniam Girmay and the Mauritian Kim Le Court were awarded in the Elite category, Paul Daumont from Burkina Faso in the Amateur category, and Eritrea as the African cycling nation of the year 2025. Vainqueur Masengesho and Xaverine Nirere were named Rwandan cyclists of the year, and honorary awards for East African Community cyclists were given to Ugandan Charles Kagimu and Burundian Odette Nsengiumva.

Prizes were also awarded in the women's sector, with Mauritian cycling, thanks to its champion Kim Le Court, demonstrating her talent throughout the season. Le Court won a stage of the Tour de France and became the first African woman to wear the yellow jersey (for four days). She also triumphed in spring at the Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the first time an African athlete has won a World Tour race.

Kim Le Court beat South African Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (who races for the same Belgian team, AG Insurance-Soudal Team) and the young Ethiopian promise Tsige Kiros, who trained at the UCI World Cycling Centre.

At the awards ceremony were present the Rwandan Deputy Minister of Sports Rwego Ngarambe, CAC President Yao Allah-Kouamé, and Freddy Kamuzinzi, promoter of ACEA (Africa Cycling Excellence Awards), the organizing company of the event. As we mentioned, Eritrean Biniam Girmay and Mauritian Kim Le Court were awarded in the Elite category, Paul Daumont from Burkina Faso in the Amateur category, and Eritrea as the African cycling nation of the year 2025. While honorary awards for East African Community cyclists were given to Ugandan Charles Kagimu and Burundian Odette Nsengiumva.

Biniam Girmay is no stranger to this prestigious award, having been named African Cyclist of the Year for the fifth time, after his successes in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2024. The former green jersey winner of the Tour de France received the award for a season with significant results, even though he did not top the podium of grand tours or Classics. Following him on the podium were two other Eritreans: Henok Mulubrhan from the Kazakh XDS-Astana team (winner of a Tour of Rwanda stage and second in the general classification) and Natnael Tesfazion, who established himself as a key member of the Spanish Movistar team.

MALE RANKING

1. Biniam Girmay (Eritrea-Intermarché)
2. Henok Mulubrhan (Eritrea-XDS Astana)
3. Natnael Tesfazion (Eritrea-Movistar)
4. Stefan De Bod (South Africa-Terengganu)
5. Yacine Hamza (Professional Cycling Team Algeria-Madar)
6. Alexandre Mayer (Mauritius-Burgos Burpellet BH)
7. Hamza Amari (Professional Cycling Team Algeria-Madar)
8. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa-Tshenolo)
9. Clovis Kamzong (Cameroon-SNH Vélo Club)
10. Byron Munton (South Africa-Feirense Beeceler)

FEMALE RANKING
1. Kim Le Court (Mauritius Team-AG Insurance Soudal)
2. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (South Africa Team-AG Insurance Soudal)
3. Tsige Kiros (Ethiopia-CMC)
4. Xaveline Nirere (Rwanda-Team Amani)
5. Tiffany Keep (South Africa-DAS Hutchinson)
6. Serkalem Watango (Ethiopia)
7. Odette Nsengiumva (Burundi)
8. Lucie Marigny-Lagesse (Mauritius)
9. Merhawit Hadush Asgodom (Ethiopia)
10. S'annara Grove (South Africa-CJ O'Shea Racing Team)

AMATEUR RANKING
1. Paul Daumont (Burkina Faso-Guidon Sprinter Canalien CT)
2. Blaine Kieck (South Africa-CC Villeneuve Saint-Germain)
3. Tiemoko Diamouténé (Mali)
4. Clovis Kamzong (Cameroon-SNH Vélo Club)
5. Yaya Diallo (Mali)
6. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (South Africa-Tshenolo)
7. Nadjib Assal (Algeria)
8. Steve Auriol Ngueguim (Cameroon)
9. Siriki Diarra (Mali)
10. Kouadio Emmanuel Andé (Ivory Coast)

NATIONAL TEAMS RANKING
1. Eritrea
2. Mauritius
3. Rwanda
4. Algeria
5. Ethiopia
6. Mali
7. Cameroon
8. Morocco
9. Ivory Coast
10. Burkina Faso