Joseph Areruya (born 1 January 1996) is a Rwandan cyclist, who rides for Rwandan amateur team Inovotec.[6] In 2017 he won the Tour du Rwanda.[7] He became the first cyclist from Rwanda to ride in the Paris–Roubaix road race, when he took part in the 2019 edition.[8]
 Areruya in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Areruya |
| Born | 1 January 1996 Rwamagana, Rwanda[1] |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Inovotec |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All-rounder |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Les Amis Sportifs de Rwamagana |
| 2020 | Pédale Pilotine[2] |
| 2022 | Pédale Pilotine–Blue Car[3] |
| 2023– | Inovotec |
| Professional teams | |
| 2017–2018 | Dimension Data for Qhubeka |
| 2018–2019 | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM[4] |
| 2021–2022 | Benediction Ignite[5] |
Major results
editSource: [9]
- 2013
- 9th Road race, National Road Championships
- 2014
- 7th Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2015
- National Road Championships
- 2nd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 3rd Under-23 time trial
- 2nd Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 5th Overall Tour de Côte d'Ivoire
- 7th Road race, African Games
- 2016
- 1st Circuit de Constantine
- 2nd Overall Tour de Blida
- 1st
Young rider classification
- 1st
- 2nd Road race, National Road Championships
- 2nd GP de la Ville d'Oran
- 4th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Stage 4
- 6th Overall Tour International de Sétif
- 6th Circuit d'Alger
- 8th Overall Tour de Constantine
- 9th Time trial, African Road Championships
- 2017
- 1st
Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 1st Stages 1 & 3
- 1st Stage 5a Giro Ciclistico d'Italia
- African Road Championships
- 3rd
Team time trial - 6th Road race
- 7th Time trial
- 3rd
- 2018
- 1st
Time trial, National Road Championships - 1st Overall La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
- 1st Young rider classification
- 1st Stage 4
- 1st
- 1st Overall Coupe des Nations de l'Espoir Blue Line
- 1st
Points classification
- 1st
- African Road Championships
- 2nd
Team time trial - 3rd Time trial
- 6th Road race
- 2nd
- 2019
- 1st Time trial, National Road Championships
- African Games
- 3rd
Team time trial - 7th Time trial
- 3rd
- 9th Overall Tour du Rwanda
- 2021
- African Road Championships
- 2nd Team time trial
- 7th Road race
- 2nd
- 2022
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Martinique
References
edit- ^ Bishumba, Richard (12 March 2018). "Move to French club a dream come true - Joseph Areruya". The New Times. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Kamasa, Peter (9 October 2019). "Areruya, Uwizeye revel in move to Pédale Pilotine". The New Times. TNT Media. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ Betis, Daniel (21 June 2022). "Jean Eric Habimana et Joseph Areruya (Pédale Pilotine) s'octroient les 2 premières places du Grand Prix Fitness Park" [Jean Eric Habimana and Joseph Areruya (Pédale Pilotine) take the first 2 places in the Grand Prix Fitness Park]. France Info (in French). France Télévisions. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Ballue, Quentin (10 December 2018). "Route - Delko Marseille avec 19 coureurs la saison prochaine" [Road - Delko Marseille with 19 riders next season]. Cyclism'Actu (in French). Swar Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Benediction Ignite". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Ukurikiyimfura, Eric Tony (26 January 2023). "Areruya Joseph na Munyaneza Didier mu bakinnyi bagize ikipe nshya ya Inovotec Cycling Team (Amafoto)" [Joseph Areruya and Didier Munyaneza among the members of the new Inovotec Cycling Team (Photos)]. Igihe.com (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Joseph Areruya continues home rider streak in Tour of Rwanda". 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to hell – teams and riders reconnoitre the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix". The Telegraph. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Joseph Areruya". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
External links
edit- Joseph Areruya at UCI
- Joseph Areruya at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Joseph Areruya at ProCyclingStats
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