The Tour de Magara is a competitive physical activity using bicycles, a road and mountain bicycle racing category, organised by NGD Foundation through the NGD Star Sports Department in order to provide young athletes from rural areas with opportunities to train and build a sports career in cycling.
The Star Athletics Academy runs three Athletics training centres of NGD Foundation in Magara, Gitaza, and Minago where youth girls and boys in the neighbourhoods go to get free training before they can join to compete in Tour de Magara and other competitions in athletics.
Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport. Bicycle races are popular all over the world. The race is run in Zone Magara of Commune Bugarama, Rumonge Province.
Sports for Love and Peace Project: This is Cycling Tournament is an annual project for a place of hope, love, and peace for young girls and boys for them to get together, cycle together, share experiences, earn new social skills, love one another, train in cycling athletics, and hopefully prepare for a professional career in Cycling Athletics. 1- Project Title: NGD Foundation’s Tour de Magara. 2- Short name: Tour de Magara. 3- Executed by: Star Athletics Academy. 4- Annual Budget: $ 2,400 USD (for 3 Tours per year). 5- Direct Beneficiaries: 450+ young citizens. 6- Cyclists age groups: U13, U15, U17, U19 and U21. 7- Locations: Magara of Commune Bugarama, Minago of Commune Rumonge, and Gitaza of Commune Muhuta in Province of Rumonge. Permanent Members as of today: |  Organised by: NGD Athletics Section NGD Star Sports Department C/O: NGD Foundation BP: 3262, Bujumbura, Burundi. 4ème Avenue, RN3, Magara II, Zone Magara, Commune Bugarama, Rumonge, Burundi. Tel. (SAA Office) number: (+257) 71 - 499 466. Fax (SAA Office) number: (+257) 61 - 499 466. |
"Open Cycling Race at Magara in July 2017, which was a launching Race of Magara Runners."