Cycling-Teklehaimnot set to head African challenge at Tour de France (Reuters)
Six African riders were included in Team Dimension Data’s provisional squad for the Tour de France on Tuesday, led by Eritrean Daniel Teklehaimanot who won a second successive king-of-the-mountains crown at this month’s Criterium du Dauphine. Teklehaimanot became the first black African rider to compete in the Tour de France last year when he had the honour of being the first man to roll down the ramp for the stage-one time trial in the Dutch city of Utrecht. African-based Dimension Data, formerly known as MTN Qhubeka, have established themselves as a leading team in major tours.