Fotoshooting. For most of the riders it sounds like something really bad, as in the vast majority of cases it means standing around for hours, being pushed by the photographer, short: more torture and pain than joy.
Jean Bosco Nsengimana, winner of the Tour du Rwanda 2015 and Janvier Hadi - already nominated for the 2016 Olympic Games and winner of All African Games - completing the six African riders in STRADALLI – BIKE AID professional cycling team.
What didn’t we all read about Mekseb in the past 12 months: Overall winner of stage races, winner oft he UCI Africa Tour 2014, Africa’s Cyclist oft he year 2014 and yes, also man oft he race at the Bayern – Rundfahrt 2015, he was voted for.
What didn't we all see yet on all our travels. Sandpists in Africa, races in the desert Sahara, Belgian cobblestones and wide Chinese roads. But nobody will forget anymore what we experienced yesterday. And we did not even had to travel that far!
Its name is also "Tour de France of Aisa". The Tour of Qinghai Lake is the most important and most famous cycling race in whole Asia and comparisons with the "big loop" through France are absolutely allowed.
While one part of the team finished the final stage in Gabon, just one small ocean further the next race with BIKE AID participation was already starting. Yannick Mayer sprints in the Caribbean to the first victory of the season.
25 people and one goal: move cycling from regional to global level. With Nikodemus Holler the team is complete and we are ready for the upcoming season.