Godfrey “Cho” Gahemba, Rwanda’s rising star, was struck and tragically killed by a vehicle on December 14, during a cycling race in Rwamagana, Rwanda . He was 17 years old. Godfrey was chosen as one of two Junior riders in Rwanda to attend a two month training camp in South Africa prior to the Junior World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa. This was Godfrey’s first time leaving the country of Rwanda. Godfrey was poised to lead the future of Rwandan cycling as he placed third overall in the Tour of Rwanda and first in the Junior rider category. Godfrey lived in Kigali with Team Rwanda member Adrien. Godfrey was orphaned during the genocide in 1994 and was taken in by members of his community and has been largely raised by Adrien. Godfrey will be greatly missed by Adrien Niyonshuti, Jonathan Boyer, and the rest of Team Rwanda. Please keep Adrien and Jock in your prayers.
CyclingNews.com is displaying some video shot of Lance Armstrong training in a wind tunnel. Lance also discusses his upcoming return to racing in 2009. If you enjoy cycling and have any interest in Lance, you may enjoy these 2 videos.
As people struggle with high gasoline prices and try to reduce their carbon footprint, we’re reading and hearing a lot about a renewed boom in bicycling. That’s good–both the cycling and the reporting of it. In the case of media coverage, consider this video clip of an episode from the July 27 “CBS Sunday Morning” about the joys of bicycling, as well as some of the potential pitfalls:
