Africa on Wheels

Daniel Matheny

Interestingly, no black African has yet competed in the Tour de France, but that is set to change, if not this year, then next. Jonathan "Jock" Boyer, a Californian who was the first American in the Tour, has been helping put together a cycling team in Rwanda and has now moved on to developing Team Africa Rising, a partnership between Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Eritrea. First up: Bonaventure Uwizeyimana or Natnael Berhane?: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/07/140705-cycling-africa-rwanda-bicycle-cyclists-race/