A historic moment 🤩
Today, Team Amani have launched their women's UCI Continental team, the first of its kind in Africa 👏
Registered in Ethiopia, the team line-up includes riders from Rwanda and Ethiopia, counts Ashleigh Moolman Pasio as a mentor, and is aiming to compete in the world's biggest races by 2028
🔗 Read more about the team launch at the link in our bio
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![Can a fully African team really hope to race in the Tour de France Femmes within the next three years? That was the ambition set out by the East African Team Amani late last year when it announced that the UCI Continental women’s team would move to race in Europe for the 2026 season.Last week, the team made its European debut in France at two one-day races in the Morbihan department in Brittany. Present alongside the squad made up of Ethiopian, Ugandan and Rwandan riders were several ProTeams, riders who have tasted success at some of the world’s biggest races.“I believe we can make it [to the Tour de France Femmes],” said Ugandan Mary Aleper. “When you see the results coming – someone already finishing in the top 40s – and if you give them race experience like this, by the end of the season they’ll be confident riding with the big pelotons. Next year we will be competing with the big teams.”Full interview with three members of the team now on @escapecollective](https://sp1.picnob.com/p/pt_6727476436342032492830_0_ede481019e2b443eb8bf4d3533dbe1c2.jpg?o=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&h=0848bd263d384b144156c375c33d30f0)
