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The UCI invited African countries to bid to host the 2025 World Road Championships. In a statement released Friday morning, the UCI said: "An invitation letter and a document to help potential bidders have been sent to the 50 national federations of the African Confederation of Cycling."
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The President of the UCI David Lappartient said he would like to see Africa organize road race world championships.
"The flagship event of the UCI in Africa in 2025 will represent an important step forward in the popularity of our sport.This is the opportunity to see the world's best riders, hundreds journalists and hundreds of thousands of spectators gather for the very first time in Africa, over a period of eight days, "he said in the press release of the UCI.
"The Management Committee and I are delighted to see that Africa hosts the UCI Road World Championships and that the continent has the opportunity to show its pbadion and commitment to cycling. We are looking forward to joining the fans watching the events. "
The deadline for submission is September 2019, after which the UCI, after the approval of its management committee, will announce the name of the city selected at its annual congress. 19659004] The sport of cycling has become extremely popular in Africa in recent years, with the South African Dimension Data team that is part of the WorldTour. A number of African riders have joined the UCI World Cycling Center to join the WorldTour level, including Eritreans Daniel Teklehaimanot (Cofidis), Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data) and Tsgabu Grmay (Trek Segafredo), and Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data
Tour de France reigning champion Chris Froome was born in Kenya, and among other great African runners are Louis Meintjes (Dimension Data), Daryl Impey (Mitchelton Scott) and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio. [19659004] Rwanda has often been cited as a possible host of the World Championships, due to its very popular Tour of Rwanda and love of cycling.South Africa has experience in organizing the World Championships. major cycling championships, having hosted the World Mountain Bike Championships in 2013 and the Para-cycling World Championships in 2017.
Finances are still a key issue for the World Championships, must be promised as part of the World Championships. Bergen has found itself with a huge debt of cost overruns after hosting the Worlds last year. Italy has yet to confirm its bid to host the 2020 World Championships after political delays in the confirmation of government funding. Yorkshire will host the 2019 World Road Race Championships with the 2018 World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria.
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