Charles Kagimu

Charles Kagimu

Personal information
Born	(1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) Kawempe, Kampala
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
Current team	Ride United
Discipline	Road Gravel
Role	Rider
Amateur teams
2023	Kenyan Riders[1]
2024–	Ride United
Professional teams
2017	Bike Aid (stagiaire)
2018–2021	Bike Aid[2][3]
2022	ProTouch[4]
Medal record Men's road bicycle racing Representing  Uganda African Games 2023 Accra Time trial African Championships 2023 Accra Time trial 2024 Eldoret Time trial

Charles Kagimu (born 15 September 1998) is a Ugandan professional road and gravel cyclist. In 2023, he won the time trial at the African Road Championships.^[5] He was chosen to compete in the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, but did not finish.^[6]

Major results

Road

2017

10th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay

2021

6th Time trial, African Championships

2022

1st Eddie Njoroge Memorial

2023

African Championships

1st Time trial

7th Road race

1st Great Rift Valley Challenge

2024

1st Time trial, African Championships

African Games

1st Time trial

6th Road race

1st Grand Nairobi Bike Race

6th Overall Tour de Maurice

8th Classique de l'Île Maurice

Gravel

2023

8th Belgian Waffle Ride North Carolina

References

1. "Charles Kagimu". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
2. "Bike Aid". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
3. "Riders of Team Bike Aid". Bike Aid. Bike-Aid e.V. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
4. "ProTouch". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
5. Isabirye, David (9 February 2023). "Charles Kagimu: Ugandan cyclist powers to 2023 ITT African Gold Elite Category". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
6. "Road Race Men's Elite 2023 Start List". ProcyclingStats. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

External links

• Charles Kagimu at UCI
• Charles Kagimu at Cycling Archives (archived)
• Charles Kagimu at ProCyclingStats

Olympic Games
Preceded by Shadiri Bwogi Kirabo Namutebi	Flag bearer for  Uganda Paris 2024 with Gloria Muzito	Succeeded by Incumbent