Nicholas Dlamini: Tour de France diversity has taken a 'disturbing step-back'

‘Cycling still has an enormous way to go in order to be a sport for all’ says the rider

Nicholas Dlamini
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In Copenhagen last Friday there was a notable absence from the Tour de France grand depart, not a single black rider was present on the start line.

Last year, Nicholas Dlamini (Team-Qhubeka) was the first black South African rider to participate, and in an exclusive interview with Cycling Weekly, Dlamini says the lack of black riders at the Tour de France in 2022 certainly feels like a retreat from the progress made last year. 

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