South Africa’s Callum Ormiston won the men’s elite road race title at the 2026 CAC African RoadCycling Championships after completing the 153km course in three hours, 44 minutes and two seconds on Sunday. The race, which brought the week-long championships in Kisumu, Kenya, to a close, saw Morocco’s Driss El Alouani finish 20 seconds behind Ormiston to claim silver, while Eritrea’s Hebron Berhane took bronze, 34 seconds off the winning time. Rwanda’s Shemu Nsengiyumva and Samuel Niyonkuru finished seventh and eighth, respectively, crossing the line 43 seconds behind the South African winner. ALSO READ: Nieuwoudt wins women’s elite road race as Ingabire finishes fourth The championships also featured the men’s Under-23 road race, in which Senegal’s Neriah Meunier claimed gold. Algeria’s Amine Mohamed finished second to take silver, while Uganda’s Paul Miro secured bronze. Rwanda finished the championships with six medals — three gold, two silver and one bronze. Men’s elite road race results Callum Ormiston (South Africa) — 3:44:02 Driss El Alouani (Morocco) — +20 seconds Hebron Berhane (Eritrea) — +34 seconds Charles Kagimu (Uganda) — +43 seconds Merhawi Kudus (Eritrea) Shemu Nsengiyumva (Rwanda) — +43 seconds Samuel Niyonkuru (Rwanda) — +43 seconds
