Kenyan Town to Become East African Cycling Hub
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sport">sport</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Chris">Chris</span> <span word="Froome">Froome</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trained">trained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span>, <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Kinjah">Kinjah</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Machakos">Machakos</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 56 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="southeast">southeast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nairobi">Nairobi</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="hub">hub</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>...</p><p> <span word="At">At</span> <span word="elevations">elevations</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1,000 <span word="to">to</span> 1,600 <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="hills">hills</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="effortless">effortless</span>.</p><p> <span word="That">That</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Machakos">Machakos</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="showcase">showcase</span> <span word="venue">venue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abilities">abilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="cyclists">cyclists</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="Machakos">Machakos</span>.</p><p><span word="Serious">Serious</span> <span word="cyclist">cyclist</span></p><p> <span word="Twenty">Twenty</span>-<span word="three">three</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Cyrus">Cyrus</span> <span word="Wambua">Wambua</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="riders">riders</span>. <span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Machakos">Machakos</span>, <span word="Wambua">Wambua</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span>.</p><p> "<span word="My">My</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="guy">guy</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Tour">Tour</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="documentaries">documentaries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="kid">kid</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Lance">Lance</span> <span word="Armstrong">Armstrong</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Wambua">Wambua</span>.</p><p> <span word="Uganda">Uganda</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="coach">coach</span>, <span word="Jesper">Jesper</span> <span word="Fiedler">Fiedler</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cycling">cycling</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="continued">continued</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> "<span word="Partly">Partly</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="races">races</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="towns">towns</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Fiedler">Fiedler</span>. "<span word="So">So</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>, ‘<span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>.'"</p>
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