Charles Kagimu

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Charles Kagimu
Charles Kagimu.jpg
Personal information
Born (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 27)
Kawempe, Kampala
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team Team Amani
Discipline
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2023Kenyan Riders [1]
2024Ride United
Professional teams
2017 Bike Aid (stagiaire)
2018–2021 Bike Aid [2] [3]
2022 ProTouch [4]
2025– Team Amani
Medal record
Men's road bicycle racing
Representing Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
African Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Accra Time trial
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 AccraTime trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2024 EldoretTime trial

Charles Kagimu (born 15 September 1998) is a Ugandan professional road and gravel cyclist who won the time trial at the African Road Championships in 2023. [5]

Contents

Career

Kagimu rides for Amani Cycling Club in Kenya who led a team of 12 elite riders on a five day 800km journey to support refugee children in northern Uganda. [6] He was chosen to compete in the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, but did not finish. [7] [8] He also competed in the road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [8]

Achievements and recognitions

Major results

Road

2017
10th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay
2021
6th Time trial, African Championships
2022
1st Eddie Njoroge Memorial
2023
African Championships
1st African championship jersey 2019.svg Time trial
7th Road race
1st Great Rift Valley Challenge
2024
1st African championship jersey 2019.svg Time trial, African Championships
African Games
1st Gold medal africa.svg Time trial
6th Road race
1st Grand Nairobi Bike Race
6th Overall Tour de Maurice
8th Classique de l'Île Maurice
2025
National Championships
1st MaillotUganda.png Road race
1st MaillotUganda.png Time trial
2nd Kaptagat Cycling Challenge

Gravel

2023
8th Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina
2025
UCI World Series
2nd Safari Gravel
7th Overall Gravel Tierra de Campos

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Kagimu". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bike Aid". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Riders of Team Bike Aid". Bike Aid. Bike-Aid e.V. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "ProTouch". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale . Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Isabirye, David (9 February 2023). "Charles Kagimu: Ugandan cyclist powers to 2023 ITT African Gold Elite Category". Kawowo Sports . Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Kibuuka, Silvano (2025-12-09). "Sports: Olympian Charles Kagimu leads 800km ride for refugee education". New Vision. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  7. ↑ "Road Race Men's Elite 2023 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Cycling: 2024 was all about Kagimu". Monitor. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  9. ↑ Atukunda, Rogers (2024-08-05). "Cyclist Charles Kagimu Etches His Name in History as First Ugandan to Complete Olympic Race, Receives Roaring Applause". SoftPower News. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
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