Tour de France: A climbing champion from Africa – Tagesspiegel

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The first two Africans in the Tour de France, Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus, inspire in France the fans. In their homeland the Eritrean cyclists are already big stars.

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“Da-Niel Te-KLE-hai-ma-not, “chanted a group regularly fans at the start of each stage of the Tour de France and the accompanied recitative with clicks and Schnalzlauten and euphoric flag swinging. The Tour de France has new Tifosi – young men from Eritrea who live in Europe and follow their idols on two wheels. “Two of our men are here at the Tour, Daniel Teklehaimanot and Merhawi Kudus. They are the first African black people in the Tour de France, “said the Belgium living Eritreans Samson Tagesspiegel. He has both already accompanied with other races in Europe.

Samson joy shoots into the sky, since Teklehaimanot begun conquering the mountain jersey in the Tour. Since then accompanied them, the word “history” everywhere

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The 1,88m large climbers made history when he took the first black Africans the mountain jersey at the Tour preparation race Dauphiné. He continued to write to her, when he in the prologue in Utrecht opened the tour was the first driver. And then added a new chapter when he took on the 6th stage in a breakaway group of the mountain points were sufficient for climbing jersey. “This is a dream to wear this jersey,” the man recognized with the starting number 219 later.

Discovered and developed Teklehaimanot in Switzerland

be for Team MTN QHUBEKA is Teklehaimanots Coup also a godsend. He makes the team and especially the foundation that is sponsoring him even better known. “Qhubeka” is in Zulu “progress”. Progress will bring with wheels especially in rural areas, the foundation. “In rural areas, children have school routes of up to 20 kilometers because of the lack of infrastructure. Walking distance to attend school regularly is because often impossible. With the wheel that is likely to create, “said sports director Jens Zemke. In addition to education, the wheels can also for a better economic livelihood sorgen.Denn after school offers the wheel of the family the opportunity to mini-jobs to extend about bread in the townships. The Qhubeka logo on the jersey of the racing team ensures always new donor to the country wheels. When team all know that they go to a good cause. This motivates further.

Detects and however developed Teklehaimanot in Switzerland, in Aigle, in the international training center of the UCI, as did Chris Froome, the “white Kenyans” with the subscription again yellow jersey. “The Eritrean caregivers had no idea that there was such a thing. And I had no idea where exactly was their land. Mir has fallen but at first glance, what position he had on the bike. Since you had to change anything, “said Teklehaimanots first coach with the UCI, Michel Theze, L’Equipe. Theze discovered a short time later the reason for Teklehaimanots good technique. “There is a real bike culture in Eritrea, which was taken over by the Italians, who for a time were the colonial masters there.”

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That East Africa could become a new source of cycling, which also Froome is convinced. “I think athletes from East Africa for the best endurance athletes in the world. It will not be too long before they achieve real results. You must enter only the infrastructure to improve something, “said the Briton. Soon the tour Appreciation could be global.

In their homeland the Eritrean cyclists are already Stars. The team presentation of Utrecht was shown in cinemas. Half the country is supposed to be flown into the projection rooms, fan told Samson. After the tour is planned in honor Teklehaimanots and Kudus’ in the capital Asmara, a big parade. The slogan “Bread & amp; Games “is also Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki a term

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