Cycling duo joins camp ahead of Africa Championship

Rwanda’s cycling talents Janvier Hadi and Joseph Biziyaremye returned home yesterday from a two-month training stint at the Africa Continental Centre Training Camp in South Africa.The pair immediately joined the national team training camp ahead of the Africa Championship slated on November 6-11 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.Hadi, 20, is among the 10 African cyclists, who will be in UCI Continental Team (for Africa) for the 2013 season.It will be the fourth time Team Rwanda competes in Africa Championships and the country’s elite rider, Adrien Niyonshuti, is positive.The 25-year old professional rider says he is putting more effort on training as he wants to challenge for the top Africa title.“This time, I want to improve my personal result and the only way to achieve that is by training hard, which is what I’m doing,” the Tour of Kigali winner told Times Sport from the team’s training camp in Musanze.Rwanda will be represented by Niyonshuti, who rides for South Africa’s MTN-Qhubeka, Abraham Ruhumuriza, Janvier Hadi, Joseph Biziyaremye and Valens Ndayisenga, who will compete in the junior category.The riders will compete in distance of mountains per team which will be 4 tours of 10.6 km, a total 42.4 km. Distance men time trial will be 4 laps of 10,6 km a total of 42.4 km.Team Rwanda is expected to head to Burkina Faso on November 4, two days before the championship gets underway.

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Cycling duo joins camp ahead of Africa Championship