An exhibition unlike any other in Wallonia 🔥
The world of African cycling has never been closer!
Until the end of 2026, the Maison du Cyclisme Liège-Bastogne-Liège takes you on an extraordinary journey across the African continent… with a stop in the French Caribbean, thanks to our brand-new temporary exhibition, “Afric’Antilles Vélo Passion”.
Colourful displays, from the Maghreb to South Africa
Get ready to discover a fascinating, original exhibition full of emotion:
👕 An impressive collection of jerseys from African national champions and national teams, not forgetting Curaçao.
🌍 A display dedicated to African WorldTour and professional teams, as well as the continent’s biggest races.
🚴♀️ A space devoted entirely to women’s cycling, celebrating two outstanding champions: Kim Le Court-Pienaar and Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio.
✨ A tribute to the pioneers who wrote the first chapters of African cycling: Tunisia’s Ali Neffati, Algeria’s Ramdani, Abbès and Zaaf, and an extraordinary woman, Senegal’s Sabelle Diatta, who founded the Cycling Caravan for Peace in the 1990s.
🇧🇪🌍 A spotlight on the connections between people from Liège, Africa and the Caribbean, including the remarkable achievements of Stavelot’s Lionel Syne at the Tour du Faso, as well as those of Laurent Donnay.
A cycling journey through the African continent and the Caribbean islands
📸 Stunning portrait galleries tracing the stories of Africa’s and the Caribbean’s greatest male and female cyclists.
🚲 The spectacular bicycle bridge brings together:
💚 Biniam Girmay’s green bike, ridden in the 2024 Tour de France,
🚵 one of Lionel Syne’s bikes used in Burkina Faso,
🏕️ a magnificent Merida gravel bike equipped for bikepacking, loaned by BBikes in Banneux,
🌍 and a truly legendary piece: the 1976 bicycle on which Etienne Vanneste rode from Malawi to Belgium, loaned by the KOERS Museum in Roeselare.
🏆 A huge banner from the 2025 African Championships in Kenya immediately immerses visitors in the atmosphere.
🎥 On the big screen, discover accounts from key figures in African cycling, alongside spectacular footage of the latest African Championships, shown thanks to the valued support of Golazo.
📷 And the exhibition’s crowning highlight…
The incredible photographs of Léon Van Bon, a former professional cyclist turned press photographer, taken at the 2025 World Championships in Rwanda and the Migration Gravel Race in Kenya, alongside his partner, Italian photographer Eloise Mavian.
❤️ An exhibition about much more than sport: it tells stories of dreams, extraordinary achievements and a passion that crosses continents.
👉 Come and experience this extraordinary adventure at the Maison du Cyclisme Liège-Bastogne-Liège!
