Spoked Wheels
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Just curious why I haven't seen one yet.
Any black pro cyclist on the tour? I don't think I've seen one yet
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Reza and Berhane from Europcar
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Like it really matters.
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As did I
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There was a black guy on Team Europcar, Reza I think, who was in a breakaway in one of the early stages of Le Tour with the Japanese guy, Arashiro. In a Peleton of predominantly white riders, I thought they made a great odd couple!
More historically there was also a black guy who did things like Le Tour back in the early '50s, and who ended up penniless. Many years later, and quite by chance he was recognised by someone as he begged on the streets of Paris and spent his last few years getting the help he needed.
Abdel Kader Zaaf I think he was called. Apparently he got himself distracted in (I think) the 1950 tour and cycled part of a stage the wrong way!
He was one of several Algerians and Moroccans to have ridden in Le Tour over the years (They were both French Colonies remember).
More historically there was also a black guy who did things like Le Tour back in the early '50s, and who ended up penniless. Many years later, and quite by chance he was recognised by someone as he begged on the streets of Paris and spent his last few years getting the help he needed.
Abdel Kader Zaaf I think he was called. Apparently he got himself distracted in (I think) the 1950 tour and cycled part of a stage the wrong way!
He was one of several Algerians and Moroccans to have ridden in Le Tour over the years (They were both French Colonies remember).
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Of course it matters. What a pointless and ignorant comment. Perhaps you would like to read some of the links in the 'Good news' thread on African cycling, where some of us have occasionally been noting the rise of especially Eritrean, Ethiopian and Rwandan cycling.
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I think you've misconstrued what I said.
The thread title doesn't specifically state the TDF, rather "on the tour". Could that possibly mean the UCI World Tour which happens to be a whole series of ranking events?
And therefore, it doesn't actually matter if Berhane was at the TDF or not.
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Very possibly and I apologise if that was the case. However, the OP was noting the absense of black riders in the pro-peloton and whether there is one or two or three black riders on the World Tour or the Tour de France, the issue is the same, and it's an important one.
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All I did was offer names from memory, if you want to discuss anything beyond that carry on. Had no intention of getting deep into the subject.
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Not my usual area but the OP interested me. What does it matter WHAT colour the riders were ? Would it be better if black riders were give "free tickets" just because they were black or were forced to compete just to "keep the numbers up" ?
Too many people are searching for racism and prejudice and what they look for they WILL find.
There are many black athletes [and olympic medal holders] but nobody seems to be saying "why arn't there more white athletes". Positive discrimination is as degraging as any other form.
There wern't many inuit or chinese riders either but I don't see many comments about that fact.
If a black rider wins the TDF - great, if not so be it. After all how long has it taken for a british rider to win ?
If the current riders either choose not to or are not up to the standard of winning then maybe the next generation of black riders will, but let them get there on their own merits.
Too many people are searching for racism and prejudice and what they look for they WILL find.
There are many black athletes [and olympic medal holders] but nobody seems to be saying "why arn't there more white athletes". Positive discrimination is as degraging as any other form.
There wern't many inuit or chinese riders either but I don't see many comments about that fact.
If a black rider wins the TDF - great, if not so be it. After all how long has it taken for a british rider to win ?
If the current riders either choose not to or are not up to the standard of winning then maybe the next generation of black riders will, but let them get there on their own merits.
Yes I feel terribly degraged on account of being white.
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