The finishing move by Callum Ormiston secures South Africa yet another title at the African Road Cycling Championships, rewarding a twenty-six-year-old rider who has spent much of his season racing on Asian roads, competing for Chinese team Joyrun & Hurricane.

Arriving in Kenya perhaps under the radar, compared to other cyclists favored by the bookmakers, Callum won convincingly, stubbornly managing the advantage he had built up well before the Mutet climb.

On the ascent, a key point of the course designed to make the selection, seven riders had forced the pace, becoming six when Ormiston attacked and went clear, all the way to claiming the kind of victory that changes your life.

So the South African takes over in the honors roll from Eritrea's Kudus Merhawi, who finished sixth today, while his compatriot Hebron Berhane made the podium in third place. Between the winner and the Eritrean, full credit to the 23-year-old Driss El Alouani, whose silver medal somewhat reshapes continental hierarchies. This is not an isolated case; this continental championship, which concluded in the bustling Kisumu on the shores of Lake Victoria, showcased a good number of competitors from nations without cycling pedigree. New faces of cyclists who in many cases dream of the World Tour. Completing the top five are Ugandan Charles Kagimu in fourth and Senegalese Neriah Meunier Sow. Honor to them all, but the main protagonist is named Callum. There he is crossing the finish line in disbelief with arms raised: in Kisumu there's a crowd packed against the barriers, a crash course in cycling for many young local fans. To be continued.