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Nigeria: Massari Vows to Lift Cycling in Nigeria

Rivers State cycling Chairman, Chief Massari who revolutionalized cycling in Rivers state has vowed to take cycling to the next level in Nigeria and help improve the standard that has dwindled.

Speaking during the road race of the just concluded National Sports Festival in Shagamu, the Italian cycling enthusiast said he loves cycling and would do anything to help its growth in Nigeria. "Right now we have the Niger/Delta cycling tournament in Port Harcourt, very soon I will extend it to the whole country. Cycling is part of me and I will not rest until cycling becomes a household name in Nigeria," he stressed.

He said he has set in motion machineries to work out the modalities to sponsor a road race in Nigeria within the next two years.

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