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On the heels of Team MTN-Qhubeka at the Tour de France

In this year’s Tour de France Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is the first African team ever to participate at the biggest grand tour. The first few stages brought plenty of action with the grand depart at Utrecht (The Netherlands), followed by a few tricky stages with sections along the North Sea, the famous Mur de Huy and even some pavé sectors. We are glad to share a first photo story of the first couple of days. Photo credits: Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung (gruberimages.pro)

MTN-Qhubeka announces first ever African Tour de France squad

MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung, the first African Continental Pro team ever to participate at the Tour de France, presented its Tour de France race squad today. The African professional road racing team said that it is delighted to announce the final nine man strong squad that will make history as the first African team to participate in Le Tour de France. Starting on 4 July nine riders will represent the African continent with millions of people around the world tuned in to watch the Tour de France, the world’s biggest bike race. Among the riders are two cyclists from Eritrea the announcement said, “We are delighted to select two Eritrean riders, the first men ever from the country, to take part in the Tour de France. In all likelihood, Merhawi Kudus will also be the youngest rider in the race, while Daniel Teklehaimanot will start the Grande Boucle fresh off winning our team’s first-ever World Tour leaders jersey at the recent Criterium du Dauphine.” Eritrea’s Natnael Berhane will be among the two reserve riders participating in the competition. Three South African riders from the team will have their Tour de France debut: the African champion, Louis Meintjes, South African champion, Jacques Janse van Rensburg, and ...

Rider Interview: Songezo Jim, MTN-Qhubeka

Just 11 years ago, Songezo Jim did not know how to ride a bike, and in a few months he and his team are hoping to make history at the Tour de France. Growing up in South Africa, Songezo Jim had aspirations of being a soccer player, but tragedy struck. By the age of 12, he lost both his parents and was forced to move to Cape Town to live with his aunt. It was there that fate intervened. “There’s a big race in Cape Town which is called the Cape Argus Pick ‘n Pay Cycle Tour and that day, everything closes, so you can’t go anywhere, so we just had to watch,” he said. “So I went and watched the race.” After asking one of the other patrons about the sport, he joined a local club the very next day. “I didn’t know how to ride a bike at that point so they had to teach me,” he said. “They thought I was crazy. My family, my friends – I lost friends when I started cycling. I had to make a decision, I said ‘sorry guys, I’m stopping soccer, I’m going to do cycling’ and from there they never spoke ...

Ronde Van Vlaanderen photogallery

Photos from Tour of Flanders by MTN-Qhubeka and Cannondale-Garmin teams.

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On the heels of Team MTN-Qhubeka at the Tour de France

MTN-Qhubeka announces first ever African Tour de France squad

Rider Interview: Songezo Jim, MTN-Qhubeka

Ronde Van Vlaanderen photogallery

Video: ‎Free Shorts‬ – Cutting Edge Technology

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