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A week in Mali - A Glenn Myrent Gallery
Published: Jan. 12, 2007
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The Malian riders used steel frames, 12-speed bikes and European race clothing for the Fatoma-Mopti road race.
Over the course of the week several staff and riders from the Spanish ProTourSaunier Duval-Prodir team have been in Mali, West Africa, to help inauguratethe ambitious “100years for a million trees” re-forestation project as a way of markingthe 100th anniversary of the program's title sponsor.We've received several written reports from VeloNews editorialdirector John Wilcockson. Paris-based photographer Glenn Myrent was alsothere to document the events of the week and has been kind enough to sharesome of his images with VeloNews.com. The week was highlighted by a racebetween seven of Saunier Duval’s ProTour racers and a score of Malian cyclists,tours of local villages and the inauguration of planting operations inthe area.
Related Articles:Part 1 -On the road to MaliPart 2 - Along the Niger RiverPart 3 - Linkinghands in Africa
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