South Africa: African Team Impresses At Tour De France

Team MTN-Qhubeka, the first Africa-based trade team to take part in the Tour de France, has finished fifth at the end of the gruelling three-week race. While Kenyan-born Englishman Chris Froome was the overall winner for his Team Sky, Team MTN-Qhubeka's Edvald Boasson Hagen sprinted to grab fourth place in the final stage along Paris's Champs Elysees. Serge Pauwels was the best overall rider for Team MTN-Qhubeka, finishing 13th overall.

The team's maiden tour was an outstanding one; they impressed with top 10 placings in 14 stages, including seven top five finishes and a memorable stage win - appropriately on Mandela Day - by Steve Cummings, through one of several gruelling mountain stages. Fellow team rider Daniel Teklehaimanot from Eritrea became the first African to wear the polka dot King of the Mountain jersey during stages six to nine.

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