News bot Posted October 25, 2016 Share Cycling South Africa is proud to announce the National Road Cycling Team that will participate in the 2016 Tour du Rwanda, taking place from 13 to 20 November. The UCI 2.2 seven-stage race covers a distance of close to 818.7 kilometres and will see 17 teams taking part.Click here to view the article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofaniy Posted November 1, 2016 Share A national team gets announced and no one really cares..... Funny how we support this lifestyle called cycling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted November 1, 2016 Share Good point ofaniy. But I think you answer your own observation. Most people cycle for the "lifestyle". Meaning it's just for their fun and health. Which is no problem. I hope the boys do well. There are always amazing crowds at that tour! Ofaniy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofaniy Posted November 1, 2016 Share Good point ofaniy. But I think you answer your own observation. Most people cycle for the "lifestyle". Meaning it's just for their fun and health. Which is no problem. I hope the boys do well. There are always amazing crowds at that tour!True, which is also the a reason the sport suffers financially. Was the announcement of the new Bok team... Well I am sure everyone would have had a opinion and guess what, 90% of those opinions probably don't even play rugby anymore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted November 1, 2016 Share Our main #twitter feed @TRwandaCycling not far off 5000 followers - a big sponsor milestone! Please follow/RT 2 help us get there ????????????????????????♀️ https://t.co/1VJBEjpR64 Above is their national team's twitter if people want to follow. And their cycling federation: @cyclingrwanda Ofaniy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted November 1, 2016 Share True, which is also the a reason the sport suffers financially. Was the announcement of the new Bok team... Well I am sure everyone would have had a opinion and guess what, 90% of those opinions probably don't even play rugby anymoreI understand your frustration. To be fair, it's more like a Vodacom cup (or even club rugby) comparison. No offense meant! There's been some very heated discussions for all disciplines (road, mtb, etc) about selections before here on the hub! Ofaniy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted November 1, 2016 Share I actually don't know much about the riders. Will look into it for myself National Team 2016 Tour du Rwanda: Calvin BenekeCarl BonthuysMornay van HeerdenGeorge PerrinsWian-David Slabbert ManagementPeter Lee Jeffries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofaniy Posted November 1, 2016 Share I understand your frustration. To be fair, it's more like a Vodacom cup (or even club rugby) comparison. No offense meant! There's been some very heated discussions for all disciplines (road, mtb, etc) about selections before here on the hub!Very true and don't even get me started on golf..... Money blown there is beyond my understanding andydude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydude Posted November 1, 2016 Share Very true and don't even get me started on golf..... Money blown there is beyond my understandingI won't get you started! But I was thinking now, for next year, maybe I can try to do a short rider profile every week on the hub. From juniors, u23 to elites. Mmm and perhaps do a short interview with the riders as well. Or do a short profile and tell the profiled rider to come do an hour q&a on the hub where the hubbers can ask questions! Zeffer and Nibali 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ofaniy Posted November 1, 2016 Share I won't get you started! But I was thinking now, for next year, maybe I can try to do a short rider profile every week on the hub. From juniors, u23 to elites. Mmm and perhaps do a short interview with the riders as well. Or do a short profile and tell the profiled rider to come do an hour q&a on the hub where the hubbers can ask questions!Sounds like a cool idea. Will be good way for riders to promote themselves and their sponsors andydude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe3nguin Posted November 1, 2016 Share The subreddit r/peloton is currently looking for professional riders to do AMA's (Ask me anything) during the off season. Perhaps after a Hub Q&A we could point them in that direction for some serious coverage. andydude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibali Posted November 1, 2016 Share Good point ofaniy. But I think you answer your own observation. Most people cycle for the "lifestyle". Meaning it's just for their fun and health. Which is no problem. I hope the boys do well. There are always amazing crowds at that tour! I was there last year with the final stage in Kigali. My man, those crowds were insane! Saffas enjoyed the odd "trap hom boet" thrown into the mix, haha. Best part was, not even a proper rain shower could disperse the crowds, the finish line was packed. Lekker gees and I feel very fortunate to have experienced that. pe3nguin, Ofaniy and andydude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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