Competitions · Road
South Africa's Madison Bateson won the junior women's road race of the 2026 African Road Championships in Kisumu, ahead of Egypt's Joudy El Sayed and Kenya's Mercy Eragae, whose medal was warmly celebrated.
The junior women's road race of the 2026 African Road Championships was held on Friday 23 October in Kisumu, Kenya, over 68.8 km. Twenty riders from thirteen nations started.
South Africa's Madison Bateson won in 2 h 20 min 32 s, at an average of 29.37 km/h, ahead of Egypt's Joudy El Sayed and Kenya's Mercy Eragae. The first fourteen riders were given the same time.
The young Kenyan rider’s third place “gave the medal ceremony a special touch”, the African Cycling Confederation reports: “a very big celebration”.
The full classification and the official results sheet are on the race's page, with the medal table, updated after each race.
Sources
Official results of the junior women's road race, 23 October 2026
