 After crashing out of the All Africa Games that are being staged in Algeria, the national cycling team has embarked on a heavy training schedule ahead of a mountain bike championship due in Namibia.
The five-man team has switched focus to the July 28-29 event that is set to attract cyclist from over forty countries.
The country's top cyclists Abraham Ruhumuriza will lead the five-man team of Adrien Niyonshuti, Jean de Dieu Rafiki Uwimana, Nyandwi Uwase and Nathan Byukusenge in the semi-arid country.
"We are optimistic that the team will do well in Namibia because it does most of its training on hilly surfaces," says the national team coach Foste Mparabanyi.
The team jetted into the country on Tuesday after a shaky performance in Algeria and new developments are that the team will be without Obed Ruvogera for the Namibia tourney for anonymous reasons.
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