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

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| 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

: African Championships

::1st 20px Time trial

::7th Road race

: 1st Great Rift Valley Challenge

;2024

: 1st 20px Time trial, African Championships

: African Games

::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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