Botswana Cycling Association or BCA is the national governing body of cycle racing in

Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label=Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahar ...

. Botswana Cycling Association is a member of the ''

Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme The national federations of the UCI form confederations by continent. In Africa, this body is the ''Confédération Africaine de Cyclisme'' (the African Cycling Confederation), also shortened to CAC. It is headquartered in Cairo Cairo ( ; ...

'' and the ''

Union Cycliste Internationale The ''Union Cycliste Internationale'' (UCI; ; en, International Cycling Union) is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland. The UCI issues racing ...

'' (UCI). It is affiliated to the

Botswana National Olympic Committee Botswana National Olympic Committee is the National Olympic Committee representing Botswana. It is also the body responsible for Botswana's representation at the Commonwealth Games. The Botswana National Olympic Committee (BNOC) has facilitated ...

(BNOC), as well as the Botswana National Sports Commission. Botswana Cycling Association regulates the five major disciplines within the sport, both amateur and professional, which include: road cycling, mountain biking, BMX biking, track cycling and para-cycling, currently the most active being road cycling & mountain biking.

History

Botswana Cycling Association affiliated to

(UCI) in September 2013 after approval by General Assembly in Ponferrada, Spain. Botswana Cycling Association hosted the second

African Youth Games The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco. This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cu ...

which took place in

Gaborone Gaborone ( , , ) is the capital and largest city of Botswana with a population of 246,325 based on the 2022 census, about 10% of the total population of Botswana. Its agglomeration is home to 421,907 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Gaboron ...

, from 22 to 31 May 2014 on the disciplines of road cycling & mountain biking as a fresh new member of the UCI. Botswana Cycling Association participated for the first time in the 2015 Africa Continental Road Champs, held between 9 - 14 February in Wartburg, KwaZulu – Natal, South Africa where a record of 30 nations entered, it was by far the best attended Continental Championships in Africa.

References

External links

Official website
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Sports governing bodies in Botswana 1994 establishments in Botswana Sports organizations established in 1994