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Kericho Classic Race 2026 - Road National Championships

Sunday, 21 June 2026 · 8:00 AM

Kenya's Road National Championships, hosted in the tea-swept highlands of Kericho. Organised by Green Heart Champions in partnership with the Tea Board of Kenya, County Government of Kericho, Kenya Cycling Federation, Browns Plantations, and the UCI. Free to enter.

Kericho Classic Race 2026 - Road National Championships poster

Ndege Chai, Kericho

8:00 AM

Elite Men 120km→Elite Women 100km→U23 Men 110km→U23 Women 90km→Junior Men 80km→Junior Women 70km→Black Mamba 50km→Paracycling Tandem 110km→Paracycling Class C 80km→Youths 50km

Free

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Event Highlights

Kenya's Road National Championships, hosted in the Kericho tea highlands

Ten categories spanning Elite, U23, Junior, Black Mamba, Paracycling, and Youths

Free entry - organised by Green Heart Champions with the Tea Board of Kenya, County Government of Kericho, Kenya Cycling Federation, Browns Plantations, and the UCI

Circuit route loops past iconic Kericho landmarks including the Tea Factory and Moi Gardens

Route Options

Elite Men

120km

Elite Women

100km

U23 Men

110km

U23 Women

90km

Junior Men

80km

Junior Women

70km

Black Mamba

50km

Paracycling Tandem

110km

Paracycling Class C

80km

Youths

50km

What's Included

Performance by Sweetstar at the finish

Course Details

The race runs as a 15km circuit loop starting at Ndege Chai, passing the Kericho Tea Factory, Kerenga Barrier, Exotic, and Kisumu Road before finishing at Moi Gardens. Elite riders complete multiple laps to reach their category distance (Elite Men 120km, Elite Women 100km, U23 Men 110km, U23 Women 90km, Junior Men 80km, Junior Women 70km), while Black Mamba (50km), Paracycling Class C (80km), Paracycling Tandem (110km), and Youths (50km) round out the field. The terrain is rolling through tea estate roads with a tarmac surface - road bikes are appropriate throughout.

Getting There

The race starts at Ndege Chai in Kericho. The county capital is approximately 263km from Nairobi via the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway and A104, around a 5 to 5.5 hour drive depending on traffic. Kericho town has hotels and guesthouses for those travelling from out of town; book ahead given the championship draw.

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Did You Know?

🌍Green Heart Champions organises endurance cycling and running events across Africa built around climate action, wellness, and community empowerment, from the Kericho highlands to Nairobi's urban events.

🌍Kericho is one of Kenya's premier tea-growing regions, with plantations stretching across rolling highland hills at over 2,100m above sea level.

🌍Nearby attractions include the Kericho Tea Plantations, Chagaik Arboretum, the Mau Forest Complex, Chepkiit Waterfalls, and Kericho Golf Club.

🌍Local Kalenjin cuisine worth trying in the area includes nyama choma, ugali wimbi, mursik and wosek (fermented milk dishes), and Kipsigis honey alongside mandazi and Kenyan tea.

🌍Kericho's cultural calendar includes the Tea Harvest Festival, an Agricultural Trade Fair, a Cultural Heritage Festival, and community tree planting days, alongside a strong local tradition of distance running and traditional Kalenjin wrestling.

Race Sponsors & Partners

Tea Board of KenyaCounty Government of KerichoKenya Cycling FederationBrowns PlantationsUCISweetstar

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