#rideforafrica – Your chance to support us!

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With #rideforafrica, we create awareness and enable real opportunities:

• A unique Africa jersey as a symbol of our vision.
• A new talent from Eritrea gets the chance to prove himself internationally.
• Three African juniors will receive support on their journey to the 2025 World Championships. We will select them together with Team Africa Rising.
• A major event on September 28, 2025, the day of the World Championships, in Saarland.

African Cycling: Between Talent and Challenges

Africa is a continent full of undiscovered talents. Countries like Eritrea, Algeria, South Africa, Mauritius, Ethiopia, and Rwanda have already produced impressive riders, while emerging nations like Benin, Morocco, and Uganda are on the rise. One such talent was Mekseb Debesay, who competed in his first international races with BIKE AID and later rode as a professional for Team Dimension Data in the WorldTour.

But the road is tough: Many African riders have little financial support, face challenging visa conditions, and have limited travel opportunities. Every year, we receive hundreds of inquiries from young riders hoping for a chance. With your help, we can offer at least some of them a future in professional cycling.

#rideforafrica: The Africa Jersey with a Mission

BIKE AID has designed a special jersey symbolizing our connection to African cycling. Every supporter who donates at least €100 will receive this jersey, with all proceeds going toward our initiative "30,490 € for Africa."

Why this number? 30,490 kilometers represent the length of Africa's coastline – a symbol of the barriers we want to overcome together. Every contribution helps give African athletes a place on our team and supports young talents on their way to Kigali.

How You Can Help:

1. Support our fundraising with a donation of your choice. From €100, you secure an exclusive jersey. Companies can contribute larger amounts and will receive an invoice with VAT included. In addition to the jersey, there will be more surprises as rewards for higher donations. More details will follow soon.
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2. Share the campaign. Use the hashtag #rideforafrica, spread the story, and inspire others to join the movement.
    
3. Join us at the event on September 28, 2025. We invite all cycling fans to a big social ride and a special viewing experience for the World Championships in Saarland.

Where Does the Money Go?

• Travel costs for the three African athletes in Team BIKE AID.
• Three scholarships of €2,000 each for young African riders in collaboration with Team Africa Rising.

Currently, we have two Eritrean athletes in our team, Dawit Yemane and Yoel Habteab. Since 2014, 21 athletes from 10 different African countries have had the chance to be part of Team BIKE AID. We want to continue and expand this initiative.

Starting in April this year, another African rider will join Team BIKE AID. We want to finance this through the fundraising campaign and will introduce the athlete separately.

For the grand finale of the campaign, we invite all cycling fans to a major event with a social ride and public viewing on September 28, 2025..

Join us and make a statement for a fairer future in cycling!

#rideforafrica starts now!