SA champ Ryan Gibbons books his spot for the Tour de France

Rider will wear SA colours as part of the NTT Pro Cycling team in an event he calls the pinnacle of the sport

Ryan Gibbons will ride in the 2020 Tour de France for the NTT Pro Cycling team. Picture: GETTY IMAGES/ROBERTUS PUDYANTO

“I’m absolutely overwhelmed and thrilled to be selected for the Tour de France‚” Gibbons beamed. “It’s the pinnacle of the sport‚ and for any pro rider it’s a dream to get that notch in their belt. For it to become a reality is truly special. The only previous occasion the race started in Nice was in 1981 and it will be only the seventh time the Tour gets going from the south of the country.

With nine flat stages on the 3,470km, 21-day Tour‚ Ryder is sanguine about the team’s prospects of adding to their stage win count.

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