Jeremy Ford of Team Africa Rising returns with his mid-year update on the UCI Africa Tour rankings. With national championships across a dozen countries complete and races like the Tours of Algeria, Mauritius, Benin and Cameroon in the books, he breaks down who's moved, who's risen, and what to watch for as the season heads into its second half.

Words: Jeremy Ford - Team Africa Rising Writer bio Although it is just the first of April and we have only had one of the eight Africa Tour UCI stage races (Tour of Rwanda), many of the 120 African men and women on UCI teams for 2026 have been racing, so we thought we would take a look at the 'Africa Tour' UCI points league tables so far. I have had to manually create the tables below from ProCyclingStats and UCI data as the '2026 Season' league tables on the UCI website are a bit...

Few have had such a definitive impact on diversity in cycling like Jeremy. Him and his business partner Kim, have for 11 years run Team Africa Rising, a charity dedicated to spotlighting and showcasing the talent, the voices and the achievements of African cyclists.