Jan Bakelants is a cyclist who is never shy about making a nice statement. This Monday was certainly no different.
“The proverb a bird makes spring is not appropriate here. There have been African riders who have tried and yet came up a little short,” said Jan Bakelants at sporza about the whole thing.
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“It is early to say that Africa is on the eve of a major breakthrough and will take over in width in the race. That is something the Colombians have done in a sense in the tougher hill races.”
“This success can bring more attention to African cycling. Then that attention must be properly channeled and the right people must be able to benefit from that attention.”
