By Reuters, THE man who founded the first African team to race in the Tour de France said on Friday that racist abuse suffered by one of his riders could not deflect from its success in establishing Africa’s place in world cycling. MTN-Qhubeka team founder Douglas Ryder said Eritrean Natnael Berhane was upset at being […]
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By Million G. Michael, THE racial abuse aimed at Eritrea’s cycling Champion Natnael Berhane at Tour of Austria is unacceptable and it has to be condemned by all in strongest terms possible. The racism that plagued FIFA for years shouldn’t make its way into Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
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By TesfaNews, THE first African team to compete in the Tour de France claim their black riders have been subjected to racism and bullying in the professional peloton. The South African team’s principal, Doug Ryder, claimed that the incident was far from a one-off, alleging further racist abuse and bullying from within the peloton towards […]
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