Summary: <p>It’s 1994 and Rwanda, a land locked country on the Eastern side of Africa, just on the Equator, was in the midst of one of the worst genocides in history. </p><p>In 100 days more than 1 million Tutsis were slaughtered, representing about 70% of their population. </p><p>At that time a bicycle = life. If you had a bicycle you might escape the slaughter. If you had a bicycle you could try to make your way to safety, too afraid to look back at the staggering and stomach churning displays of man’s inhumanity to man.</p><p>A documentary called <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rising-from-ashes/id733158407" target="_blank"> Rising from the Ashes</a> details how some of those survivors were given a reason to hope by cycling legend Jock Boyer (the first American to enter the Tour de France and a member of the United States Cycling Hall of Fame) as he helped a fledgling Rwandan cycling team not only get off the ground, but also, amazingly, managing to attend the London Olympics in 2012. The riders of Team Rwanda gave their countrymen a vision of something greater than themselves and their history; hope for the future.</p><p>Scroll forwards to 2017 and the Rwandan Cycling Team will be racing at this year’s inaugural <a href="http://www.bikesand.net/thepodcast/2017/5/28/episode-16-bikes-andthe-colorado-classic" target="_blank"> Colorado Classic pro cycling race</a></p><p>Join me as I talk to Jock Boyer about the movie, the team and the race.</p><p>Listen on Google</p><p>Listen on iTunes</p><p>Listen on Stitcher</p><p>Jock Boyer and Adrian Niyonshuti </p><p>Team Rwanda's Colorado Classic Jersey - Note Rhinos</p><p>The Tour de Rwanda - ©<a href="http://www.mjrka.com/mjrka/" target="_blank">Mrjka Boensch Bees</a></p><p><a href="https://teamafricarising.org/" target="_blank">Team Rwanda's Web Site</a></p><p><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/rising-from-ashes/id733158407" target="_blank">Rising from the ashes movie (iTunes)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thorne.com/" target="_blank">Thorne Research</a></p><p><a href="https://www.veloramacolorado.com/colorado-classic/" target="_blank">The Colorado Classic</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Will-Eat-Your-Face/dp/B071X5J5N2?SubscriptionId=AKIAIOCEBIGP6NUBL47A&tag=bikesandpodca-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B071X5J5N2" target="_blank">Spiders Will Eat Your Face</a> $0.99 Starring Mike Fallek</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
