First Nigeria Cycling Festival coming up 2nd to 4th December 2016.

Welcome world to First ever Lubrik Cycling Festival in the Garden of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South South, Nigeria. West Africa. Races schedule events: Friday 2nd December: Pro Male 50 Kilometers Team Time Trial. Pro Female: 40 Kilometers Team Time Trial. Saturday: 3rd December: Pro Male 40 kilometers Individual Time Trial. Pro Female 30 kilometers Time Trial. Evening: Under 18 Road Race. Sunday 4th December: Pro Male 160 kilometers Road Race. Pro Female/Veteran Masters 120 kilometers Road Race. Is an event that is set to honour Chief Giandomenico Masari for his massive support to raise Nigeria Cycling to a level which it is today, a level which he took it to that saw the Nigeria female Team Won a Gold Medal in Team pursuit at 2015 All African Games in Brazzaville, Congo. A legend in Rivers State and Nigeria Cycling as a whole, who has support immensely and lifted Cycling in Nigeria to greater height. Recently he was in the 2016 #UCI World Cycling Championship in #Dubai, which he was there for a full week to watch all the races that took place. We are really happy to have such a legend and great icon who has given his life to support Nigeria Cycling, his passion, his love, his everything. All this will be happening in Port Harcourt, the Heart of Cycling in Nigeria, a city where great champions are born out from, who has dominated cycling scene in Nigeria, people who have taken Cycling as life. We welcome you all to this wonderful city that is surrounded with water-sides, great sights of water sights. Enjoy the Garden City of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South South, Nigeria. #West Africa. Thank you all for coming.

Bassey Nelson wins Ph 4th edition classic race 2016

We remember April 2016 Port Harcourt Criterium Race when Bassey Nelson (Shark's Racing Team) wins in his BirthMonth April.

#flashback# race which had the biggest clubs in the Country and other states participating; but it is Shark's Racing Team Bassey Nelson who wins the sprint final as he outsprints rivals to win a big one.

Race which featured all the Nigeria Cycling big stars.

#Port Harcourt# #Rivers State# #Nigeria# # West Africa#

Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins wins 2016 Gent Six Day in Netherlands.

Gent Six Day Track event in (Netherland): Mark Cavendish and Sir Bradley Wiggins overrall title.

They outfolks their rivals in the final closing lap to emerge overall winners.
 The British duo went into the last race, an hour-long Madison, too far down on points to be able to overtake leader Kenny De Ketele and Moreno De Pauw, and sat third behind Olympic champion Elia Viviani and his partner Iljo Keisse.

 A flurry of attacks popped off the front, and each time the Madison world champions took a lap, they were answered by their rivals. Eight times the top three teams lapped the field, and looked to be locked into position heading into the final minutes, with De Ketele and De Pauw holding a slight lead over Viviani and Keisse on points. But with the laps ticking down, Wiggins made the move that would propel his team around the field, being declared lap leaders with just five short 167m laps to go. There was no time for the other teams to respond, and the Britons, despite being a full 65 points in arrears, won the overall thanks to that single attack.

Tesfom Okubamariam wins final Rwanda tour stage 7.

Tesfom Okubamariam (Eritrea) wins final stage 7 in Kigali Amahoro Stadium Rwanda.

Valens Ndayisenga wins overrall Tour Rwanda title.
A day Valens Ndayisenga rode a perfect race to net himself and his (Dimension Data/Quebeka Continental Team) a wonderfull seal of title from a successfull season.

Top ten Generall classification result

Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 21:15:21,
2 Metkel Eyob (Eritrea) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:00:39,
   3 Tesfom Okubamariam (Eri) Eritrea National Team 0:01:30,
4 Joseph Areruya (Rwanda) Les Amis Sportifs 0:02:52,   5 Amanu Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eritrea) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:04:05,
 6 Kibrom Hailay Giday (Ethiopia) Ethiopia National Team 0:04:13,
7 Temesgen Mebrahtu Buru (Ethiopia) Ethiopia National Team 0:04:47,
8 Dimitri Bussard (Swiden) Meubles Descartes Prodis 0:05:03, 9 Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwa) Stradalli - Bike Aid,
  10 Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder 0:05:24.

Valens Ndayisnega wins stage 6 in Kigali wall, Rwanda tour.

Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) Dimension Data/Quebeka wins penultimate stage 6 in Kigali, Rwanda.

A day full of great actions as Yellow jersey wearer outfolks the peleton to win in the famous wall of Kigali koppenberg cobblestones sections in the finish which ramps up more than 17percent gradient.

Valens Ndayisenga took his second stage and extends his lead for the overrall general classification which will make be crown him overrall winner of 2016 Tour Du Rwanda in Kigali in tomorrow's final stage in Kigali.

Metkel Eyop wins stage 5 in Musanze, Rwanda Tour 2016.

Metkel Eyop (Eritrea) Dimension Data For Quebeka outsprints breakaway rivals to win stage 5 in Musanze, Rwanda.

Tough day in the office today for the boys in the office.
Metkel Eyob wins stage 5 in Musanze
Valens Ndayisenga keeps yellow jersey for the 3rd day in a row.
Samuel Mugisha takes (Kom) Jersey
Sad day and bad moment for Joseph Biziyaremye nickname (D Grumpy) was involve in a serious fatal accidents when he heats a pedetrian and was airlifted to king Faisal hospital #Rwanda where he is recieving a serious attension by

doctors.
Top Ten results.

Stage six resumes tomorrow

Joseph Areruya wins stage 4 sprint in Huye, Rwanda 2016

Joseph Areruya (Rwanda, Amis Les Sportifs) wins stage 4 in Huye, Rwanda.

Valens Ndayisenga (Dimension Data) keeps overrall yellow jersey for third day.

How it happend in stage 4.
Beautifull day, lovely sunny morning it was in the town of Rusizi, Rwanda today and all the riders where back into action as the flag went down.

But the race was control by Dimension Data boys who won't let any breakaway to establish all through the 140.7 kilometer of riding; then later came the rain into some kilometers to finish the race and it was Joseph Areruya who won the stage four sprint in Huye, Rwanda.

Rwanda full of great scenery, greener grasses wonderfull people who loves the sport of cycling and for more everytime.
Some pictures here:
Top Ten riders in Generall Classification standing after stage four (4)
Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 12:54:36,
  2 Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs 0:01:16,  
3 Tesfom Okubamariam (Eri) Eritrea National Team 0:01:23,
  4 Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwa) Stradalli - Bike Aid 0:01:26,  
5 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:01:28,
   6 Amanu Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:03:25,
  7 Patrick Byukusenge (Rwa) Club Benediction
0:03:26,  
8 Suleiman Kangangi (Ken) Kenyan Riders Downunder,
9 Temesgen Mebrahtu Buru (Eth) Ethiopia National
Team 0:03:37,  
10 Brett Wachtendorf (USA) Team Lowestrates.Ca 0:03:39.

Timothy Ruggs wins Rwanda Tour stage 3 in Rusizi

Timothy Rugg (USA Team LowestRates.ca) wins Tour Du Rwanda stage 3 in Rusizi, Rwanda.

How it unfolded
A day full of attacks as the road channels up, you know it will be a tough day in the office for the boys.

Lots of breakaways was up and down as Yellow jersey leader's team won't let anyone to go up the road as they where catching an bringing back anything that will head up the road;

But finally few riders broke clear out of the groupetto and from there the stage winner emerge and it (USA Team Lowestrate.ca) Timothy who won the stage. His second stage so far after winning the opening 3.5 kilometer prologue in Kigali, Rwanda.

Some pictures here from stage three in Rusizi

Valens Ndayisenga winst Rwanda tour stage 2 in Karowgi, Rwanda.

Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) attacks to win Tour Rwanda stage 2 in Karowgi, Rwanda.

Valens Ndayisenga (Rwanda) who's riding for Dimension Data Pro Team made a perfect move into the running of stage two, he finally rode a perfect race to win the stage and claim the overrall yellow jersey.

Valens is the current Rwanda Tour leader as we set to tackle stage three tomorrow.

Boivin Giulluame wins stage of Tour Rwanda in Ngoma, Rwanda. 2016

Boivin Giullaume (Canada Cycling Academy) wins stage one of Tour Rwanda.

96.4 kilometers from Kigali > Ngoma.

It was already to be a day for the sprinters to shine in the first stage of International Rwanda Cycling Tour, a day which (Eritreans) finish second and third behind (Canada) Boivin wins the stage one sprints in Ngoma, Rwanda.

 Amanuel Meron wears leaders mountain jersey, while Joseph Areruya is the new race leader of Tour Rwanda.

Tomorrow we face stage two. View our top ten General classification

here:

Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs 2:16:38,
   2 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team 0:00:01,
   3 Jean Nsengimana (Rwa) Bosco Stradalli - Bike Aid,
   4 Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:00:02,
  5 Temesgen Buru (Eth) Mebrahtu Ethiopia National Team 0:00:06,
   6 Tesfom Okubamariam (Eri) Eritrea National Team 0:00:07,
   7 Fayard Fournet (Fra) Sébastien Haute-Savoie/Rhone-Alpes 0:00:08,
   8 Kibrom Giday (Eth) Hailay Ethiopia National Team 0:00:09,
   9 Justin Paroz (Swi) Meubles Descartes Prodis 0:00:12,
   10 Metkel Eyob (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka.

Timothy Rugg (USA) wins opening prologue of Tour Rwanda race in Kigali.

Timothy Rugg of (USA) LowestRates Team wins opening Prologue of 2016 Tour of Kiagali, Rwanda.

Full top ten results here

Timothy Rugg (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca 0:04:00,
    2 Aman Ghebreigzabhier Werkilul (Eri) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:00:02,
  3 Joseph Areruya (Rwa) Les Amis Sportifs 0:00:03,
 4 Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cycling Academy Team 0:00:04 ,
5 Jean Bosco Nsengimana (Rwa) Stradalli - Bike Aid,     6 Valens Ndayisenga (Rwa) Dimension Data For Qhubeka 0:00:05,  
7 Temesgen Mebrahtu Buru (Eth) Ethiopia National Team 0:00:09,  
8 Brett Wachtendorf (USA) Team Lowestrates.ca 0:00:10,  
9 Joseph Biziyaremye (Rwa) Rwanda National Team,     10 Patrick Byukusenge (Rwa) Club Benediction.

Bassey Nelson (Sharks Racing Team) wins ph weekend. Rivers State. Nigeria.

Bassey Nelson (Shark's Racing Team) wins Port Harcourt weekend crit race.

Hot race and you all know what It will, it is full of speed immediately the flag went down. It was a day for Team (Cyclothron) as they have all their big names to tackle up the few Shark Racing boy as few others travelled up for a mini camp.

Buth the others who are at home did a fine calculation that nailed the Cyclothron who couldn't use up their chance to desiminnate the race, Bassey Nelson of Shark's Racing Team outsprinted the top two Cyclothron rider to win the first position while the both of Cyclothron wrap up the podium with second and third respectively.

Top three result...Bassey Nelson 1st (Shark's Racing Team), Precious Godwill second (Cyclothron), Terna Igbudu third (Cyclothron).

 weekend wrap up.

Gabriel Emmanuel wins Sylvia Odom Birthday organise race 2016 in PH.

Gabriel Emmanuel (Development Cycling Team) wins Nigeria female Pro (Sylvia Odom) Cycling challenge criterium race in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.

Tough day in the office as the young lads face off each other in a challenge organise Sylvia Odom Birthday race which saw Gabriel Emmanuel takes the win after breaking away from the second lap which was been led by another rider in the name of Bright Emmanuel, not the same brothers.

Gabriel Emmanuel rode 5 laps of the 3.5 kilometers alone after breaking away from the peleton who where furiously chasing the bring back; but finally the gap pop when he Gabriel got his ryphym and the let off their sight.

Gabriel Emmanuel 1st, Bright Emmanuel 2nd, Gidon Akani 3rd. Result from three finishers of Sylvia Odom Birthday organise race. Rivers State, #Nigeria. #West Africa#

Congratulations to our young upcoming stars. Some picture here

UCi World Track Championship cup in Glasgow 2016

Union Cycling International (UCI) Track World Cup 2016 in Glasgow.

The UCI Track World Cup is a series made up of four events held over the winter months. Glasgow kicks off this year’s events, with three days if racing on the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome built for the 2014 Commonwealth Games between Friday November 4 and Sunday November 6. Constructed by world renowned designer, Ralph Schuermann, the track is made from Siberian pine and has capacity for 2000 spectators, with room for a further 2000 temporary seats during major events.
 The other rounds of the UCI Track World Cup are in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands (November 11-13), Cali, Colombia (February 17-19) and Los Angeles, USA (February 25-26). They will be followed by the Track World Championships in Hong Kong (April 12-16). 

The Glasgow World Cup is the first major track competition since the Rio Olympics in August and will see riders begin racing again the success or disappointment of the summer. Some European riders tested their form at the recent European Championships in France but for many of the world’s best track riders, the Glasgow World Cup marks the start of their four-year build-up to the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Racing is spread out over three days, the first of which sees the team pursuit and team sprint for both the men and women, the men’s sprint and the women’s keirin. Medal and ranking points will be up for grabs in the Women’s sprint, men’s keirin, men’s points, women’s Madison, men's scratch race and women's individual pursuit on Saturday. Sunday hosts the men’s individual pursuit, women’s team sprint, women’s scratch race, women’s omnium, men’s team sprint and men’s Madison. The women’s omnium will follow the new four-event format, held on one day of racing. Bradley Wiggins will not be in action in the Great Britain team as he winds down his track career by riding the Gent Six later this month. However Great Britain has selected a young but promising team for their home World Cup with Olympian Katie Archibald leading the women’s squad.
Andy Tennant will anchor the team pursuit squad and ride other events. Cameron Meyer continues his comeback as part of the Australia team after riding the London Six Day, while veteran road rider Sylvain Chavanel is part of the French endurance squad.
The USA has selected has a small women’s squad while Canada has sent a male quintet for the endurance events. Kirsten Wild is the only entry from the Netherlands, while Italy, German, China and Belgium have selected strong women’s teams. Stages Day 1 Thursday, November 3 2016

Glasgow Day 1: British teams sail through Team Pursuit qualifying Day 2 Friday, November 4 2016 Glasgow Day 2: UCI Track World Cup Glasgow - Day 2: Great Britain sweeps team pursuit Day 3 Saturday, November 5 2016 Glasgow Day 3: UCI Track World Cup Glasgow - Day 3: Cameron Meyer wins points race gold Day 4 Sunday, November 6 2016 Glasgow Day 4: UCI Track World Cup Glasgow - Day 4: Gold for Great Britain in men's team sprint, women's Omnium

Azzedine lagbab wins final stage 10 of 2016 Tour du Faso while Harouna Ilboudo wins final tour.

Azzedine Lagab (Algeria) wins final stage 10 2016 Tour Faso in Ouagadougou. While Harouna Ilboudo seals overrall 2016 Tour Faso win.

How stage 10 unfolded

It was the final day of 2016 Tour Du Faso which was 110.7 kilometers from Kormisoro to Oaugoudougou the capital and Cycling city of Burkina Faso. It was a day full of pure dramas and great actions just as the flag went down the Isle.

The day went to escapees who rode very well and it was (Algeria) Azzedine Lagbab who sprinted to 1st, Bamba Kramako (Cote D Ivoire) 2nd.

It was a day for our surprise yellow jersey wearer Harouna Ilboudo to concentrate hundred person to (French man) Vincent Gracyk who he was leading with just 1 minute. The Frenchman kept his sight on the yellow but the Burkina Faso kept all themselves
ready for the final showdown which saw them brought the jersey back home.

Congratulations to Burkina Faso boys for winning 2016 Tour Du Faso.