Charles Kagimu
{{Short description|Ugandan cyclist (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox cyclist
| name = Charles Kagimu
| image = Charles Kagimu.jpg
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| birth_date = {{bda|1998|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kawempe, Kampala
| height = 1.80 m
| weight = 63 kg
| currentteam = Ride United
| discipline = {{ubl|Road|Gravel}}
| role = Rider
| ridertype =
| amateuryears1 = 2023
| amateurteam1 = Kenyan Riders{{cite web | url=https://firstcycling.com/rider.php?r=54962&teams=1 | title=Charles Kagimu | work=FirstCycling.com | accessdate=6 August 2023}}
| amateuryears2 = 2024–
| amateurteam2 = Ride United
| proyears1 = 2017
| proteam1 = {{UCI team code|BAI|2017}} (stagiaire)
| proyears2 = 2018–2021
| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|BAI|2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14065/1001911/257|title=Bike Aid|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=8 March 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200308162112/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14065/1001911/257|archivedate=8 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bikeaid.de/en/racing/riders___|title=Riders of Team Bike Aid|work={{UCI team code|BAI|2021|nolink=yes}}|publisher=Bike-Aid e.V.|accessdate=4 February 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203231840/https://bikeaid.de/en/racing/riders___|archivedate=3 February 2021}}
| proyears3 = 2022
| proteam3 = {{UCI team code|PRO|2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/team-details/17389|title=ProTouch|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|accessdate=14 February 2022}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's road bicycle racing}}
{{MedalCountry|{{UGA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|African Games}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Accra|Time trial}}
{{MedalCompetition|African Championships}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Accra|Time trial}}
{{MedalGold|2024 Eldoret|Time trial}}
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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.{{cite web | url=https://kawowo.com/2023/02/09/charles-kagimu-ugandan-cyclist-powers-to-2023-itt-african-gold-elite-category/ | title=Charles Kagimu: Ugandan cyclist powers to 2023 ITT African Gold Elite Category | work=Kawowo Sports | date=9 February 2023 | accessdate=6 August 2023 | author=Isabirye, David}} He was chosen to compete in the road race at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships, but did not finish.{{cite web |title=Road Race Men's Elite 2023 Start List |url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/world-championship/2023/startlist |website=ProcyclingStats |access-date=6 August 2023}}
Major results
=Road=
;2017
: 10th Overall Tour of Quanzhou Bay
;2021
: 6th Time trial, African Championships
;2022
: 1st Eddie Njoroge Memorial
;2023
::1st 20px Time trial
::7th Road race
: 1st Great Rift Valley Challenge
;2024
: 1st 20px Time trial, African Championships
::1st 15px 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
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External links
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{{succession box
| before = Shadiri Bwogi
Kirabo Namutebi
| title = Flag bearer for {{UGA}}
| years = Paris 2024
with
Gloria Muzito
| after = Incumbent
}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kagimu, Charles}}
Category:Ugandan male cyclists
Category:Cyclists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Cyclists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 African Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Uganda
Category:Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic cyclists for Uganda
Category:Expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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