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Team MTN-Qhubeka to start the 78th Tour de Suisse

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Cycling - MTN Qhubeka - Trainingscamp Mallorca 2014Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be on the starting line of the 2014 Tour de Suisse as the first South African registered cycling team to take part in the event. This is a fantastic wild card invitation to another World Tour stage race, taking place from the 14th to the 22nd of June.

“Our World Tour program keeps growing and shows the hard work the team put in last year is paying off. We have had some fantastic results recently in stage races with our African and South African riders and to be able to race in a World Tour stage race as iconic as the Tour de Suisse is huge. Many teams use the Tour de Suisse as a final preparation race for the Tour de France and so for Africa to be a part of this race is just a massive opportunity. Linus Gerdemann will lead the team in this event, a race he has participated in 6 times previously and where he won his first race as a professional cyclist. I want to thank our sponsors and all our supporters for pushing us to new heights and wanting to see us compete in the World Tour cycling events,” said Douglas Ryder Team Principal.

Linus Gerdemann is excited to see his new team in his favourite race, “the Tour de Suisse is my most favourite race of all races, it is incredibly well organised and races on the most beautiful terrain. It is also where I won my first professional race so it will always be a special race for me. Our team is very well suited for this race and we will work hard to do a good result there.”

The Tour de Suisse is one of the most important stage races in world cycling and Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung is grateful to the organisers for the confidence they have shown in our team. Each World Tour race we are invited to is an opportunity to showcase the cycling talent from the African continent and so naturally, the Tour de Suisse will be a highlight of our season where we will look to be a protagonist in the race.

Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung will be joined by two other wild card teams, the Swiss Professional Continental Team IAM Cycling and the Polish team CCC Polsat Polkowice.

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