"When you talk about breaking barriers in cycling, you rarely get to say "first ever" anymore - but Team Amani just earned it. The Kenya-based collective announced the creation of the first UCI Women's Continental Cycling Team from Africa. The powerhouse team is registered in Ethiopia and powered by riders from Rwanda, Ethiopia, and across East Africa. The goal? Nothing short of the world stage - the Tour de France Femmes, Giro Donne, and La Vuelta Femenina - by 2028."
"Team Amani has been rewriting the playbook since its founding in 2020. What began as a small project connecting riders from Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda has evolved into a movement built on one belief: the talent has always been here - the access hasn't. From visa issues and sponsorship hurdles to the lack of elite infrastructure. The path to the global stage for African riders has been anything but direct. Amani's approach has been to flip the script - to build the infrastructure first, right where the riders live and train."
""This is about creating pathways, not passports," says Moolman Pasio. "Amani is building high-performance infrastructure in Africa - wher"
Team Amani is a Kenya-based collective that created the first UCI Women's Continental Cycling Team from Africa, registered in Ethiopia and composed of riders from Rwanda, Ethiopia, and East Africa. The team targets the Tour de France Femmes, Giro Donne, and La Vuelta Femenina by 2028. Team Amani began in 2020 as a small project connecting riders across East Africa and developed high-performance infrastructure locally to overcome visa, sponsorship, and elite-facility barriers. The program progressed from gravel camps to wins at events such as UNBOUND and Migration Gravel Race. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio joins as mentor and advisor, bringing Olympic and Grand Tour top-10 experience.
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