“I think it speaks to what the team is about, the Ubuntu spirit, and how we change people’s lives because it is honestly a very special moment: to come from a small township and then to go to the Tour de France,” said the man who has twice competed in La Vuelta and will also compete at the Olympics with Team South Africa. “Considering where I come from it would simply have been impossible for me to have the opportunity to ride at the Tour de France if it wasn’t for Team Qhubeka ASSOS,” said Dlamini, who added he hoped he could be an inspiration to young South Africans.
Team principal Douglas Ryder saluted an “incredibly special” moment as the squad was unveiled to include Dlamini. “His story is simply an incredible one and for him to have earned this opportunity shows that dreams really do come true, and for the team to have provided that opportunity makes me incredibly proud. “His selection speaks to everything about what we’ve created and built with this team through providing hope, an opportunity and then ultimately the platform to be on the biggest stage of all, the Tour de France.” The team will be making its seventh appearance at the Tour after a 2015 debut and to date boasts seven stage wins. Qhubeka will field two other Tour debutants in American Sean Bennett, 25, and Belgian Victor Campenaerts. The line-up also includes former Vuelta champion Fabio Aru of Italy, Colombian Sergio Henao and Australian Simon Clarke.
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