Gloria Agasaro rode to silver in the cadet girls road race at the CAC African Cycling Championships on Thursday, finishing a second behind Zimbabwe’s Beamish Beamish in a tight 38.2km race. Rwanda took two of the three podium places.
Podium finish for the Cadet Girls road race in Kisumu courtesy
It was Agasaro’s first appearance at the championships. She rides for LWD Cycling Team.
Beamish crossed the line first in 1:18 to take the cadet girls title. Agasaro was right behind her, and her Rwandan compatriot Liza Jehovaire took third.
“I was impressed with my performance, it means a lot,” Agasaro said after the race. “I’m happy to finish in second position because it was my first time to race at the African cycling championships.”
Rwanda’s Cynthia Mwamikazi did not finish. Algeria’s Quafella Amina and Zerroun Ritaj were fourth and fifth. Egypt’s Mohamed Mazha Malak did not start.
The cadet mixed rely was close finish courtesy photo
Rwanda leadsmedal count
Rwanda tops the medal table with five medals: three gold, one silver and one bronze. South Africa also has five, three silver and two bronze, but Rwanda is ahead on gold. Mauritius has three medals, two gold and one silver. Algeria has three (one gold, one silver, one bronze), Eritrea a gold and a silver, and Egypt a silver and a bronze. Zimbabwe has one gold, Uganda one bronze and Ethiopia two bronze.
South Africa won the mixed relay, with Mauritius second and Rwanda third.
In the men’s youth road race over 58.6km, Algeria’s Ferkous Mohamed won in 1:51:54. His teammate Quadani Farouk took second, a second behind Egypt’s Ali Mohamed and Rwanda’s Byirigiro Moubarak finished fourth.
