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The '''Rwanda Cycling Federation''' or '''FERWACY''' (in [[French language|French]]: ''Fédération Rwandaise de Cyclisme'') is the national [[sport governing body|governing body]] of [[bicycle racing|cycle racing]] in [[Rwanda]].<ref></ref> FERWACY is a member of the [[Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme|African Cycling Confederation]] and the [[Union Cycliste Internationale]].
== Leadership ==
The current FERWACY president is [[Abdallah Murenzi]], formerly a mayor of the [[Nyanza District]], who was elected on 22 December 2019. Murenzi replaced [[Aimable Bayingana]], who resigned earlier that month, and will serve out the remaining two years of Bayingana's term before being able to seek reelection for a full four-year term.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
=== Organization ===
The FERWACY management commitee consists of the president, two vice-presidents, a general secretary, a treasurer and three advisors, all of which are elected positions.<ref></ref>
* President: Abdallah Murenzi
* First Vice-president: Marie Agnes Mukazibera
* Second Vice-president: Alphonse Nkuranga
* General Secretary: Jean Leonard Sekanyange
* Treasurer: Assia Ingabire
* Advisors: Irenee Bayisabe, Rabin Hamim Karambizi, Geoffrey Karama
* Technical Director: Emmanuel Murenzi
== Events ==
The Rwanda Cycling Federation regularly hosts and organizes many professional and amateur cycling events around the country, but the two biggest events are the [[Tour du Rwanda]] and Ride Rwanda. The Tour du Rwanda is an annual professional [[road cycling]] [[stage race]] that usually takes place in late February. It was first held in 1988, but it only became a professional event in 2009 when it was added to the [[UCI Africa Tour]] calendar as a category [[UCI race classifications|2.1]] event.<ref></ref> Ride Rwanda is an annual multi-day bike touring event open to the public that is held at the same time as the Tour du Rwanda. It allows participants to ride on some of the same roads and climbs used in that year's Tour du Rwanda just hours before the professional race.<ref></ref>
FERWACY has also hosted and organized the [[African Road Championships|African Continental Road Cycling Championships]] in 2010 and 2018,<ref></ref> as well as the [[African Mountain Bike Championships|African Continental Mountain Bike Championships]] in 2015.<ref></ref>
The Rwanda Cycling Federation also manages the Rwandan national cycling team, which has often been invited to participate in [[UCI Africa Tour]] events like the Tour du Rwanda and [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]], through the Africa Rising Cycling Center, which breeds both local talent and helps develop talent in other African countries.<ref></ref>
== References ==
== External links ==
*
* [https://ift.tt/1Lnqwau Tour du Rwanda]
* [https://riderwanda.com/ Ride Rwanda]
[[Category:National members of the African Cycling Confederation]]
[[Category:Cycle racing organizations]]
[[Category:Cycle racing in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Rwanda|Cycling]]
== Leadership ==
The current FERWACY president is [[Abdallah Murenzi]], formerly a mayor of the [[Nyanza District]], who was elected on 22 December 2019. Murenzi replaced [[Aimable Bayingana]], who resigned earlier that month, and will serve out the remaining two years of Bayingana's term before being able to seek reelection for a full four-year term.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
=== Organization ===
The FERWACY management commitee consists of the president, two vice-presidents, a general secretary, a treasurer and three advisors, all of which are elected positions.<ref></ref>
* President: Abdallah Murenzi
* First Vice-president: Marie Agnes Mukazibera
* Second Vice-president: Alphonse Nkuranga
* General Secretary: Jean Leonard Sekanyange
* Treasurer: Assia Ingabire
* Advisors: Irenee Bayisabe, Rabin Hamim Karambizi, Geoffrey Karama
* Technical Director: Emmanuel Murenzi
== Events ==
The Rwanda Cycling Federation regularly hosts and organizes many professional and amateur cycling events around the country, but the two biggest events are the [[Tour du Rwanda]] and Ride Rwanda. The Tour du Rwanda is an annual professional [[road cycling]] [[stage race]] that usually takes place in late February. It was first held in 1988, but it only became a professional event in 2009 when it was added to the [[UCI Africa Tour]] calendar as a category [[UCI race classifications|2.1]] event.<ref></ref> Ride Rwanda is an annual multi-day bike touring event open to the public that is held at the same time as the Tour du Rwanda. It allows participants to ride on some of the same roads and climbs used in that year's Tour du Rwanda just hours before the professional race.<ref></ref>
FERWACY has also hosted and organized the [[African Road Championships|African Continental Road Cycling Championships]] in 2010 and 2018,<ref></ref> as well as the [[African Mountain Bike Championships|African Continental Mountain Bike Championships]] in 2015.<ref></ref>
The Rwanda Cycling Federation also manages the Rwandan national cycling team, which has often been invited to participate in [[UCI Africa Tour]] events like the Tour du Rwanda and [[La Tropicale Amissa Bongo]], through the Africa Rising Cycling Center, which breeds both local talent and helps develop talent in other African countries.<ref></ref>
== References ==
== External links ==
*
* [https://ift.tt/1Lnqwau Tour du Rwanda]
* [https://riderwanda.com/ Ride Rwanda]
[[Category:National members of the African Cycling Confederation]]
[[Category:Cycle racing organizations]]
[[Category:Cycle racing in Rwanda]]
[[Category:Sports governing bodies in Rwanda|Cycling]]
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