Team Rwanda to make Tour de l'Avenir debut in 2018

Race winner Joseph Areruya is draped in the Rwanda national flag

Race winner Joseph Areruya is draped in the Rwanda national flag (Image credit: Tour of Rwanda)

A Rwandan national team will take the start line of the Tour de l'Avenir for the first time in 2018. The national selection won the team classification of the Tour de l'Espoir nations cup in Cameron to earn a place at the 'mini Tour de France' 17-26 August. The national Rwanda team also won the Tour de l'Espoir overall with Joseph Areruya and a stage via Samuel Mugisha.