It all started around 2008 when one Jock Boyer - a former American cycling star - realised how much cycling talent there was in Rwanda that he thought about nurturing the next generation of local riders. Officials would later discover the potential this sport has in the country. And the federation was quickly established, from scratch.
Fast forward to 2018, cycling has become the most prized sporting discipline in Rwanda with local riders claiming their place in continental elite races and the country's popular annual race, Tour du Rwanda.
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