A contingent of six riders has left Kigali International Airport over the weekend for Cameroon where the Rwandan national cycling team is set to compete in this year’s Tour de l’Espoir.The stage cycling race is held annually in Cameroon.

The six-man Team Rwanda includes Yves Nkurunziza, Samuel Hakiruwizeye, Eric Manizabayo, Jean Damascene Ruberwa, Jean Claude Nzafashwanayo and Moise Mugisha, the Rwanda Cycling Federation said in a statement seen by APA on Sunday.

Following is the list of 19 African national cycling teams that are expected to compete in Tour de l’Espoir 2019.

Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, Mauritius, Nigeria, Tunisia, Rwanda, Argentina, Portugal, Ecuador, Monaco, Japan, South Africa and hosts Cameroon.