The European Parliament called for the cancellation of Rwanda's first cycling World Championships due to tensions with DR Congo. Despite safety concerns, the 2025 Tour du Rwanda proceeded, with Team Quick-Step withdrawing. The event showcased notable performances, notably by Fabien Doubey, who clinched victory. Bike Aid's Matthias Schnapka defended cycling in Rwanda, arguing that perceptions can be misleading and emphasizing the complexity of safety in seemingly tumultuous regions. Overall, the event highlighted the sport's adaptability amid external pressures and concerns.
"The impression you get from a place is often only through one report, but you can't forget this is just one small representation of a huge country where millions of people live and thousands of things are happening every day."
"We're always cycling in dangerous places. In 2014, we were in Kyiv three weeks after the Maidan Uprising. I'm not being reckless when I say this..."
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