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| Cycling at the 2023 African Games | |
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| Venue | Ablekuma-Pokuase Highway |
| Location | Accra, Ghana |
| Dates | 9–16 March |
Cycling at the 2023 African Games was held from 9 to 16 March 2024 in Accra, Ghana. [1]
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's road race | Alexandre Mayer  Mauritius | Dillon Geary  South Africa | Merhawi Kudus  Eritrea |
| Men's road race U23 | Dillon Geary South Africa | Aurélien de Comarmond Mauritius | Nahom Zeray Araya Eritrea |
| Men's Criterium | Nahom Zeray Araya Eritrea | Merhawi Kudus Eritrea | Aurélien de Comarmond Mauritius |
| Men's Criterium U23 | Nahom Zeray Araya Eritrea | Aurélien de Comarmond Mauritius | Blaine Kieck South Africa |
| Men's individual time trial | Charles Kagimu  Uganda | Dillon Geary South Africa | Brandon Downes South Africa |
| Men's individual time trial U23 | Dillon Geary South Africa | Kiya Rogora  Ethiopia | Aurélien de Comarmond Mauritius |
| Men's team time trial |  Eritrea Merhawi Kudus Milkias Maekele Dawit Yemane Nahom Zerai |  South Africa Brandon Downes Dillon Geary Blaine Kieck Daniyal Matthews |  Mauritius Aurélien de Comarmond Hanson Matombé Alexandre Mayer Christopher Lagane |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's road race | Hayley Preen South Africa | Aurélie Halbwachs Mauritius | Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye  Nigeria |
| Women's road race U23 | Nesrine Houili  Algeria | Adiam Dawit Eritrea | Monalisa Araya Eritrea |
| Women's Criterium | Hayley Preen South Africa | Anri Krugel  Namibia | Diane Ingabire  Rwanda |
| Women's Criterium U23 | Adiam Dawit Mengs Eritrea | Anika Visser South Africa | Ksanet Weldemikeal Teages Eritrea |
| Women's individual time trial | Aurelie Halbwachs Mauritius | Ese Ukpeseraye Nigeria | Lucy Young South Africa |
| Women's individual time trial U23 | Adiam Dawit Mengs Eritrea | Nesrine Houili Algeria | Suzana Fiseha Chineslasie Eritrea |
| Women's team time trial | Eritrea Monalisa Araya Birikti Fessehaye Suzana Fisehaye Adiam Dawit | South Africa Sonica Klopper Hayley Preen Anika Visser Lucy Young | Mauritius Lucie de Marigny-Lagesse Aurélie Halbwachs Raphaëlle Lamusse |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea (ERI) | 6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | South Africa (RSA) | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Mauritius (MRI) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 |  Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Ethiopia (ETH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Namibia (NAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Rwanda (RWA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
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