Aperitif
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- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Poor bloke! Anyone who saw that descent on Tuesday must have been on the edge of the settee.In the front group, Augustyn accelerated to be the first over the top of the Cime de la Bonette-Restefond. Popovych, Arroyo, Dessel and Casar followed closely. Augustyn then overshot a sharp right hand bend and crashed spectacularly. He was able to continue, but the race for the stage win was over.
Anyway, back to Augustyn
He hails from South Africa, Zimbabwe actually I think, which got me thinking about 'black' - 'coloured' if you like, riders in the world of cycling.
By that, I suppose I mean African nations etc -or others...Jamaican sprinters perhaps?
OK I'm answering my own question a bit here but generally, given the achievements of, say, Ethiopian or African long distance runners, I would have thought the capabilities of these athletes would be ideal if developed 'in the peloton'.
Any ideas?
(And don't tell me that Dwayne Chambers is going for a trial at Barloworld! )