Awa Bamogo

Awa Bamogo (born 15 June 1999) is a Burkinabé road and track cyclist who currently competes for UCI Continental team Torelli.

Awa Bamogo

Bamogo at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 25) Ouahigouya
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)[1]
Team information
Current team	Torelli
Disciplines	Road Track
Role	Rider
Amateur team
2023	Horizons Africa Women's Cycling
Professional team
2024–	Torelli
Medal record Women's road racing Representing  Burkina Faso African Championships 2023 Accra Road race 2022 Sharm El Sheikh Road race 2023 Accra Mixed relay

Career

Bamogo began her cycling career with support from Burkina Faso's armed forces sports union from 2018.^[2] She soon began to find success at the national an international levels, winning the Burkina Faso national road race in 2019 and 2021 and winning medals in road and track cycling in African championships, including a 3rd place in 2022 and a 2nd in 2023 at the African Road Championships. Also in 2023, she competed in European races for the first time with assistance from the British-based Horizon's Africa Women's Cycling team.^[3] Bamogo also participated in the 2023 African Games.

In 2024, Bamogo signed with UCI Continental team Torelli.^[4] Bamogo was selected to represent Burkina Faso in the road race at the 2024 Summer Olympics as the country's only cyclist at the games.^[5] She did not finish the race.

Major results

2019

1st Road race, National Road championships

10th Time trial, African Games

2021

1st Road race, National Road championships

8th Time trial, African Championships

2022

African Championships

3rd Road race

10th Time trial

2023

African Championships

2nd Road race

3rd Mixed relay

4th Time trial

2nd Road race, National Road championships

2024

African Games

4th Criterium

6th Road race

6th Time trial