Message from the President
To the federations, the athletes and the whole family of African cycling.
Dear Presidents and officials of the national federations,
Dear athletes, coaches, commissaires, leaders and stakeholders of African cycling,
Dear friends of cycling,
It is with deep conviction and a strong sense of responsibility that I address you.
African cycling has a history, an identity and, above all, exceptional potential. In every region of our continent, women and men keep our sport alive with passion, courage and determination. Behind every rider, every team and every competition there are efforts, sacrifices and dreams. Our collective responsibility is to give those dreams the best possible chance of coming true.
At the head of the African Cycling Confederation, I want our work to be guided by one simple conviction: no African country should be left out of the development of cycling.
Our continent is vast and our circumstances differ. But our passion is shared, and so is our future. That is why I want to strengthen cooperation between our national federations, encourage the sharing of experience and skills, and support every country in structuring its cycling.
We must also pay particular attention to our young people and to the development of women's cycling. Tomorrow's champions are in our clubs, our schools and our communities today. They need competitions, training, support and prospects.
We must give them those opportunities.
Our ambition is also to strengthen the training of our coaches, commissaires, technicians, leaders and all those who keep our sport running every day. Developing our athletes also means developing the people who support them.
Finally, we must work to improve infrastructure and the conditions in which our teams and our athletes prepare, so that African talent can express itself fully on the continental and international stage.
But no institution can accomplish this mission alone.
The CAC needs its national federations. The federations need their clubs. The clubs need their athletes, their coaches and their volunteers. And all of us together need committed partners to move our sport forward. That is why I am calling for unity, solidarity and collective responsibility. We may have different paths, different means and different circumstances. But when we work together, we can build an African cycling that is more structured, stronger and more visible.
To our riders, I want to say this: Believe in your talent. Work with discipline. Respect your sport. Respect your opponents. And never be afraid to dream big. Your jersey does not only represent a team or a country. When you line up at an international competition, you also carry part of the image and the ambition of our continent.
To our national federations, I want to renew my commitment to working alongside you. The CAC must be an institution that serves the development of African cycling, listens to its members and is open to dialogue. Our continent has everything it takes to write a new page in its cycling history. It is up to us to build it together.
I want to believe in an Africa where every young cycling enthusiast can discover their talent, take up the sport, compete and, if they have the ability and the will, reach the highest level.
I want to believe in an Africa where our women and men champions receive greater recognition, where our competitions are strong, where our federations are structured and where our professionals have the conditions they need to progress. And above all, I want to believe in an African cycling united in its diversity and ambitious for its future.
I therefore invite you, federations, clubs, athletes, coaches, leaders, partners and enthusiasts, to move forward with us.
Africa has already shown the world that it can host the greatest events in international cycling. In 2025, Kigali and Rwanda wrote a historic page by hosting the UCI Road World Championships. That event allowed the whole world to discover, or rediscover, our continent's ability to stage a cycling competition on a global scale, with passion, professionalism and ambition.
Kigali 2025 was much more than a major sporting event: it was a demonstration of Africa's potential and a strong signal for the future of cycling on our continent. That success must inspire us. It must encourage us to go further, to strengthen our infrastructure, to make our organisations more professional, to stage more competitions and to give our athletes the conditions they need to express their talent fully.
The road ahead is still long, but our conviction is stronger than ever: Africa belongs at the heart of world cycling. It is up to us to turn this energy into projects, this ambition into results and this confidence into new generations of champions. Together, let us make cycling a real driver of youth, performance, solidarity and visibility for our continent.
With my highest regards and my commitment to the service of African cycling,
Dr Jean-Marie Yao Allah-Kouamé, President of the African Cycling Confederation