Bayingana who has been president of Rwanda Cycling Federation (FERWACY) for more than 10 years was elected for this post during a summit in Paris, France at OIF headquarters. <\/p>\n
L’Union Francophone de Cyclisme has been headed by Moroccan Mohammed Ben El Mahi since its inception on 9 November 2014. <\/p>\n
Through his Twitter account, President of The International Cycling Federation David Lappertient congratulated Bayingana for the responsibilities he has been voted for and the outgoing president, Mohammed Ben El Mahi.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to Aimable Bayingana @Aima_Bayingana, the new President of the Francophone Cycling Union elected at this day’s congress at @FFCyclism. Thank you to Master Mohammed Ben El Mahi for presiding over this institution since its creation.\u201d The tweet reads.<\/p>\n
Bayingana\u2019s victory follows Louise Mushikiwabo\u2019s, former Rwanda Foreign Affairs Minister who was recently elected new OIF boss.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in February 2017, Aimable Bayingana has been elected member of the governing committee of cycling in Africa for the second time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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