Rwandan Epic

Overall GC Category Winners – Mixed 👫

Congratulations to our mixed podium — this year proved that racing with your real-life partner might just be the winning formula ♥️.

Mixed Duo Winners 🥇 | 12:12:56
• Bianca Haw
• Wade Young

Undeniably dominant, Bianca and Wade won every stage and secured the overall victory in style. Even a crash on the final day couldn’t shake them. Well done to the South African champs 🇿🇦!

Runners-Up 🥈| 12:49:01
• Mude Rodriguez
• Oscar Pujol

Our 2024 defending champions had to settle for second place this year. Stage 2 was a tight fight, but the ever-smiling Spanish duo adds a silver medal to their collection for 2025 😁.

Third Place | 13:50:44
• Danila Fumero
• Roberto Barreros Huertos

The Italian–Spanish couple showed huge heart all week, proving once again that age is just a number✌️. Their hard-fought third place was challenged by young local talents Violette & Eli, who impressed everyone with a second-place finish on the final stage.

Congrats, everyone! 👏

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Overall GC Category Winners – Female

Women’s Duo Winners | 13:34:14
• Elodie Kuijper
• Martha Ntakirutimana

With only a small women’s field this year, we hope Martha — defending local champion — and Dutch pro Elodie will help change that, leading by example for the editions to come.

The pair grew into the race together and delivered huge efforts throughout the week.

Elodie’s favourite stages👀?

Stage 4 — the highest XCO she has ever completed (quite literally).
Day 5, the final stage, had everything she loves: flowing singletrack, village trails, smooth gravel, and big climbs with big rewards 🗻.

For Elodie, Rwandan Epic was also defined by the incredible atmosphere among the riders. Tough at times, yes — but with a sense of reward waiting at every finish line 😄.

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Overall GC Category Winners – Male

With three different stage winners, we’ve been on the edge of our seats watching this competition unfold. Congratulations to our podium — featuring riders from four different nations 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇰🇪🇿🇲.

Men’s Duo Winners 🥇| 10:03:41
• Daniel Gathof
• Bart Classens

Our 2023 defending champions did it again. Their teamwork and Rwandan experience paid off, winning the three longest stages and taking home the overall trophy.

Runners-Up 🥈 | 10:16:18
• Lukas Baum
• Dan Kiptala

With a 10-year age gap between the former European Champion and the young Kenyan talent, we’re seriously impressed by their dynamic. Their dominant XCO stage victory put them back into overall GC contention on the final day, but they ultimately had to settle for second place.

Third Place 🥉 | 10:38:47
• Levy Pyele
• Ernest Mazabuka

All the Zambian riders from the Kansanhi Cycling Team made a strong impression in their first appearance, but the standouts were FQM Copper Kings 1 — Levy & Ernest.
Don’t be fooled: third place was hotly contested by Louis & Banzi, but the Zambians fought hard to secure the final podium spot.

Congrats, guys! 🥳

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FINISH LINE EMOTIONS

What. A. Race.🔥

Congratulations to all our riders!



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Nobody said it was easy.

With a crash (all riders are okay) and punctures early on, our final stage brought drama early on😱.

Our riders left it all out there in the morning drizzle and blistering heat in the valley, climbing towards the final finish line🥳.

Enjoy these first impressions, more updates & finishers’ reactions to come!
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77KM between you and the final finish line of Rwandan Epic..

We’re going out with a bang💥; a lot of speedy gravel and a spicy climb at the end towards Kaninya.

Who’s going to come out on top?

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Traveling from Zambia, this year’s Rwandan Epic sees strong competition at the front from another African nation 👏.

The riders of the Kansanhi Cycling Team are proving to be a force to be reckoned with. Known for their endurance, technical skill, and teamwork, the local champions are impressing us all.

After four stages, FQM Copper Kings 1, 2 & 3 are currently sitting in 3rd, 5th, and 6th in the overall GC.

Can and bring the podium home for their country 🇿🇲?

Find out tomorrow!

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Kansanshi Cycling Team

The German–Kenyan duo delivered a confident first stage win today, clocking consistent 12-minute laps and finishing 6 minutes ahead of second place😎!

Men’s Duo Winners | 01:13:33
• Lukas Baum
• Dan Kiptala

A solid ride from and , finishing second today and extending their gap over the fourth-placed team in the overall GC 🥉!

It was a tough ride for our GC leaders and , dealing with punctures and a broken wheel. They still hold the overall lead — but the gap has narrowed..
They’ll need to go all out tomorrow to secure the overall win 🥶.

Women’s Duo Winners
• Elodie Kuijper
• Martha Ntakirutimana

A fantastic ride around the vulcanoes — well done, ladies🇷🇼🇳🇱!

Mixed Duo Winners
• Wade Young
• Bianca Haw

Taking turns in carrying the lead, the South Africans are the clear favourites for taking the overall mixed title!

1st Solo Rider | 01:21:09
• Thomas Nærland

Another stellar performance from the Norwegian, further extending his GC lead in the solo category💪.

One more stage to go… who’s got the legs to bring it home😏?

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Faster than EVER.

Punctures, overtaking, heart rates rising; the XCO stage brought all the drama as always🔥!

We’ll be back with the race results 🔜

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Stage 4 XCO 😎

Volcanic rocks, 6 loops of racing at 2300m
altitude between you and the finish line.

Make them count and enjoy the views 🌋 🤌

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Winners - Stage 3 | Twin Lakes🏆

Congratulations to today’s winners who are all also leading the overall GC in their respective categories.

Winners male duo | time 02:05:26
Team SUFR1 .rwanda
- Daniel Gathof 🇩🇪
- Bart Classes 🇳🇱




Chasing for most of the race team SUFR Pro brought home a victory for Bart’s birthday - simply the best gift if you ask us 🎂.

After leading for 41km and putting up a good fight & had to settle for a solid second place in the end. Keep an eye out for them on the XCO stage tomorrow 👀.

Let’s also give a round of applause to Copper Kings 1 & who took third today and are in Bronze position overall in GC 👏.

1st solo rider | time 02:18:18
Thomas Nærland 🇳🇴



With finishing just three second ahead of the 17 year old local talent Jackson , there is only a 2-min gap after three stages😱. Who will take the solo crown?

1st Mixed duo | time: 02:32:14
- Wade Young 🇿🇦
- Bianca Haw 🇿🇦




A very strong performance from the South Africans today, taking a comfortable category win and ending 10th duo overall.

1st female duo | time: 03:03:46
- Martha Ntakirutimana 🇷🇼
- Elodie Kuijper 🇳🇱




Another strong performance of the ladies; it looks like Elodie has acclimatized and speeding up on today’s trails🔥. 

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