Rwandan National Time Trial Championships

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Rwandan National Time Trial Championships
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The champion's jersey
Race details
DateJune
DisciplineRoad
Type One-day race
History (men)
First edition2014 (2014)
Editions7 (as of 2022)
First winner Valens Ndayisenga
Most wins
Most recent Didier Munyaneza
History (women)
First edition2014
Editions6 (as of 2022)
First winner Jeanne d'Arc Girubuntu
Most wins Jeanne d'Arc Girubuntu (2 wins)
Most recent Diane Ingabire

The Rwandan National Time Trial Championships are held annually to decide the cycling champions in the time trial discipline, across various categories. The championship was first held in 2014, and since 2015 has included an under-23 category.

Contents

Men

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014 Valens Ndayisenga Jean Bosco Nsengimana Adrien Niyonshuti
2015 Valens Ndayisenga Jean Bosco Nsengimana Joseph Areruya
2016 Adrien Niyonshuti Valens Ndayisenga Bonaventure Uwizeyimana
2017 Adrien Niyonshuti Valens Ndayisenga Jean Bosco Nsengimana
2018 Joseph Areruya Jean Bosco Nsengimana Camera Hakuzimana
2019 Joseph Areruya Jean Bosco Nsengimana Samuel Mugisha
2020–
2021
Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
2022 [1] Didier Munyaneza Samuel Mugisha Patrick Byukusenge

U23

YearGoldSilverBronze
2015 Valens Ndayisenga Jean Bosco Nsengimana Joseph Areruya
2016 Valens Ndayisenga Ephrem Tuyishimire Samuel Hakiruwizeye
2017 Ephrem Tuyishimire Didier Munyaneza Jean Ruberwa
2018 Renus Byiza Uhiriwe Jean Claude Nzafashwanayo Yves Nkurunziza
2019 Jean Eric Habimana Barnabe Gahemba Renus Byiza Uhiriwe
2020–
2021
Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
2022 [1] Swayibu Kagibwami Eric Muhoza Renus Byiza Uhiriwe

Women

YearGoldSilverBronze
2014 Jeanne d'Arc Girubuntu Janette Uwineza Beatha Ingabire
2015Not held
2016 Jeanne d'Arc Girubuntu Beatha Ingabire Clementine Niyonsaba
2017 Beatha Ingabire Jeanne d'Arc Girubuntu Magnifique Manizabayo
2018 Jacqueline Tuyishimire Violette Irakoze Neza Xaverine Nirere
2019 Josiane Mukashema Jacqueline Tuyishimire Violette Irakoze Neza
2020–
2021
Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda
2022 [1] Diane Ingabire Jacqueline Tuyishimire Violette Irakoze Neza

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Munyaneza Didier yegukanye shampiyona basiganwa umuntu ku giti cye" [Munyaneza Didier won the individual championship]. Rwanda Cycling Federation (in Kinyarwanda). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.