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National road team announced for La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Cycling South Africa announces the road cycling team that will be participating in the 2015 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo, which takes place in Gabon, from 16-22 February. La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was created in 2006 and its evolution over the years has achieved maturity in sporting terms but also in infrastructure. The strong focus placed […]

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Gerdemann Returns To Racing With Top Five Result

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung completed it’s first race of the season on Sunday in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The team leaves the race with a stage win thanks to Ferekalsi Debesay’s strong stage four ride. Linus Gerdemann marks his return to racing by finishing fifth overall and Songezo Jim leaves as the most combative rider. […]

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Songezo Jim earns most combative jersey in Gabon

The conclusion of the second stage of La Tropicale Amissa Bongo today saw Linus Gerdemann hold onto his fourth place on the general classification. The team was again aggressive as the day started with Songezo Jim forming part of the main escape of the day. Along with a Spaniard, he was the last rider to […]

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MTN-Qhubeka on the start line for La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung gets its 2014 season underway in Africa next week in La Tropicale Amissa Bongo. The race takes place from 13 – 19 January in Gabon and has successfully attracted some of the biggest teams in the sport. Image credit: La Tropicale Amissa Bongo Being Africa’s first registered UCI Professional Continental team, […]