German cyclists Daniel Gathof and Bart Classens of the Shift Up For Rwanda 1 team got off to an impressive start at the 2023 Rwandan Epic-mountain bike race, as they forged an incredible partnership and successfully won the Duo Men .
'Rwandan Epic’ an international mountain bike race will return to Rwanda, the ‘Country of a Thousand Hills’ giving racers an experience of explosive gorilla and mountain view, breathtaking sceneries with expectations to build a big passion for biking.
The four day race, now in its 2nd edition, is s
Rwanda Mountain Bike Championship Set for 2021
By Peter Kamasa
Rwanda is set to host the first ever Mountain bike race from November 4-7, 2021, and will consist of one prologue, and three stages that will tackle the best trails, and best views that the country has to offer.
The race was initially supposed to take place in 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for the organization to host anything more than a shorter test-event.
The event will be open for male, female or mixed teams, amateurs and professionals, and will consist of a Prologue, two XCM style stages, and one XCO stage.