Introducing the Benin national team

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  Amoussouvi turns up the pace on the group ride.

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  The Beninese National Team.

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  With ample heat and humidity, lush vegetation lines the roadside in Southern Benin

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  Coach Gandaho maintains good form while working full-time as an auto mechanic.

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  Coach Fernand Gandaho raced in the 1992 Olympics.

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  Alexandre Zotogb

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  Augustin Amoussouvi balances his carpentry job with his passion for cycling.

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  Augustin Amoussouvi is the sprint star of the Beninese Team.

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  Robert Kponha sports his combativity jersey from the Tour du Togo.

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  Coach Fernand Gandaho instructs the younger athletes.

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  Augustin Amoussouvi and Robert Kponha lead the team.

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  The Beninese National Team trains on the smooth roads near the presidential palace in Cotonou.

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  Mustafa Saka with the team prior to a training ride.

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  Speedy cyclists are a rare sight in Benin.

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