The Tour of Rwanda 2025 takes off against the backdrop of conflict in the DRC

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Scheduled from 23 February to 2 March 2025, the 17th edition of the Tour du Rwanda must be a general rehearsal before the World Road Cycling Championships, which will be held in September in Kigali. It takes place while, on the other side of the border in the DRC, the anti-government armed group M23, supported by Rwanda, continues to progress in South Kivu, after taking the two major metropolises of the east, Goma and Bukavu.

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TOUR DU RWANDA 2025: Public urged not to disrupt cycling competition

🌍As the 17th edition of Tour du Rwanda gets underway this Sunday, February 23, Rwanda National Police (RNP) has urged spectators not to disrupt the riders or cause accidents. The international cycling competition will trek through 23 districts covering a distance of 804 kilometers.The RNP spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Boniface Rutikanga, called upon