Fred Vubem
26 October 2007
Yaoundé — The SNH Velo-club is representing Cameroon at the 21st edition of the International cycling tour of Burkina Faso. The competition begins today with fifteen teams of six riders each, in competition. Tega Martinien, Teguimaha Sadrack, Tamno Narcisse, Joseph Sanda, Tekou Damien and Duanla Flaubert of the SNH velo-club, are among the Africans taking part in the race that will end on 4 November 2007.
It is worthy to note that the SNH Velo-Club came out the best African team in the just ended Grand Prix Chantal Biya and for the past two years has been dominating the International Tour of the East of Cote d'Ivoire. Cameroon is yet to make its mark on the Tour of Burkina Faso which for now is the most popular cycling race on the African continent.
The race course will be the longest this year (1500km) since the inception of the race in 1987, following the tarring of new roads in the country. The race which is the most popular bicycle race on the African continent will comprises 11 stages, including some regions in the North and South of the country which had never witnessed the race in the past. The major laps include, Kaya in the North, Bobo Dioulasso in the West, Koudougou in the centre, Fada N'Gourma in the East and Leo in the South for the first time.
The Tour of Faso is a 10 day road bicycle racing stage race held in Burkina Faso every year. Since 2005, the race has been part of the UCI Africa Tour. The race covers 811 miles (1306 km) in 2006 but the distance has been increased to 1500 km this year and will be televised in the U.S. The race was first held in 1987. The race since 2001 is operated by the Amaury Sport Organisation, the same organization that operates the Tour of France, in collaboration with the Burkinabé ministry of Sports and cycling federation.
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