Agbo Francis, at the weekend, beat the field to win his second consecutive Cycling Lagos.

The championship was flagged off by the Senior Special Assistant to the Lagos State Governor on Grassroots Sports Development, Adebanji Adeoye Atewogboye, on Saturday, at the National Stadium, Surulere.

The 2026 championship commenced with a 3.6-kilometre kick-off ride led by Atewogboye.

The fun ride started from the National Stadium, proceeded to Alaka Bridge, and returned to the National Stadium gate.

Agbo and other professionals completed the approximately 80.31-kilometre race, which started at the National Stadium, Surulere, and took cyclists along the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road before returning to the Stadium.

Daniel Sunday, also from Lagos State, won the silver medal, while promising young athlete Faruq Animasaun, also of Lagos State, claimed the bronze medal.

The female professional category did not hold this year due to the low number of cyclists who registered online ahead of the event.

Young cyclists also had their moment in the spotlight, with participants competing across the U-15 and U-10 categories.

In the U-15 male category, Adesoga Temitope of Oyo State won gold, Azeez Mohammed, also of Oyo State, took silver, while Popoola Emmanuel of Lagos State claimed bronze.

In the U-15 female category, Oyo State athletes dominated the podium. Azeez Hazanat, who won gold in 2025, successfully defended her title, just as Aminu Olamide also retained her title for the second consecutive year, while Azeez Aminu won the bronze medal.

In the U-10 male category, Abubakar Miyeed of Lagos State won gold, while Amao Malik of Ogun State took silver, with Adesoga Oluwatoku of Oyo State taking the third spot.

The U-10 female category saw Zainab Olarewaju of Lagos State win gold, while Adeleke Shindara and Farida Abasi, both from Oyo State, won silver and bronze respectively.

The event attracted professional cyclists, corporate organisations, children, cycling enthusiasts and residents, further reinforcing Cycling Lagos as a platform for healthy living, social impact, youth engagement and sports tourism.

Speaking at the event, Atewogboye reaffirmed the commitment of the Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu administration to sports development, healthy living and youth engagement across Lagos State.

He noted that the Cycling Lagos brand has evolved into a flagship initiative for promoting fitness, community bonding and tourism, in line with the THEMES+ Agenda of the Sanwo-Olu administration.

“Today, we are not just riding bicycles. We are riding for health, for unity, and for the future of sports in Lagos. The Sanwo-Olu Administration will continue to invest in and support initiatives that take sports to the grassroots and make Lagos the sports capital of Africa,” he stated.

He added that the Sanwo-Olu administration remains committed to creating more opportunities for Lagosians to participate in sports while positioning the state as a hub for safe, inclusive and sustainable sporting events.

Speaking earlier, President/CEO, Cycling Africa Limited and Convener, Cycling Lagos, Bamidele Adeleye, expressed his appreciation to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for creating an enabling environment for sports development in Lagos State.

He also thanked the Governor’s aide for his continued support and encouragement for the Cycling Lagos initiative over the years.

“Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Cycling Lagos event is a great milestone, which could only have been achieved through the commitment of the government, its agencies, brand sponsors, cyclists and other stakeholders. We are very proud of how far we have come. This is just the beginning,” he said.

Adeleye congratulated all the winners and expressed appreciation to the sponsors and partners for their continued belief in and support for the Cycling Lagos project.