Amgen tour of California 2012

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Benin’s independence marked with stage race

  • The Benin team car fuels up on roadside gas smuggled across the border from Nigeria

    The Benin team car fuels up on roadside gas smuggled across the border from Nigeria

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Riders take a Coke handoff in the final circuits of the Benin Independence Race

    Riders take a Coke handoff in the final circuits of the Benin Independence Race

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Two Burkina Faso riders sprint for the victory

    Two Burkina Faso riders sprint for the victory

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • The lead group passes through the intermediate sprint, 35k from the finish line

    The lead group passes through the intermediate sprint, 35k from the finish line

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • race is under way! Alphonse is #33 – the only rider to compete without cycling shoes and clipless pedals

    race is under way! Alphonse is #33 – the only rider to compete without cycling shoes and clipless pedals

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • The head official offers instructions prior to the start

    The head official offers instructions prior to the start

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Riders take to the start of stage two of the Benin Independence Race

    Riders take to the start of stage two of the Benin Independence Race

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Christoph Herby enters his first race since recovering from injuries that kept him off the bike for several years

    Christoph Herby enters his first race since recovering from injuries that kept him off the bike for several years

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Where’s Waldo? The Benin national team poses prior to the race with Peace Corps volunteer and assistant coach, Christoph Herby

    Where’s Waldo? The Benin national team poses prior to the race with Peace Corps volunteer and assistant coach, Christoph Herby

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • The Burkina team, resplendent in matching uniforms and modern bikes, holds a meeting with their coach prior to the start

    The Burkina team, resplendent in matching uniforms and modern bikes, holds a meeting with their coach prior to the start

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Alphonse checks his tires in preparation for his second-ever race on paved roads

    Alphonse checks his tires in preparation for his second-ever race on paved roads

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • The Benin national team unloads their bikes from the team van

    The Benin national team unloads their bikes from the team van

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • The Togo national team readies for stage two of the Benin Independence Race

    The Togo national team readies for stage two of the Benin Independence Race

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Benin’s national cycling coach, Fernand Gandaho, raced in the 1994 Olympic road race in Barcelona

    Benin’s national cycling coach, Fernand Gandaho, raced in the 1994 Olympic road race in Barcelona

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby

  • Down but not out, the Benin national team recovers from a difficult race against the seasoned pros from Burkina Faso

    Down but not out, the Benin national team recovers from a difficult race against the seasoned pros from Burkina Faso

    Photo credit © Christoph Herby