The Kwita Izina Cycling Tour was a
multi-day road cycling
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race in
Rwanda
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that was held annually from 2009 until 2012. It was part of
UCI Africa Tour
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as a
2.2
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The rating is represented by a code made of two or three parts and indicates both the type or style ...
event for the final two editions.
Three of the four editions of the race were won by
Abraham Ruhumuriza, while the 2011 edition was won by
Daniel Teklehaymanot
Daniel Teklehaimanot Girmazion (, ; born 10 November 1988) is a professional Road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist from Eritrea, who last rode for UCI Professional Continental team .
Career
Daniel was a member of the Union Cycliste Internat ...
of
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
.
Winners
References
2009 establishments in Rwanda
Recurring sporting events established in 2009
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2012
UCI Africa Tour races
Defunct cycling races in Rwanda
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