How do you introduce professional cycling to an area of the world that has absolutely no cycling tradition? If you’re Mikel Delagrange, the founder of the Dutch-African partnership Amani, you sponsor high-profile races and bring in professional cyclists.
At the time of writing, Lotto Soudal Ladies are currently in Spain on their first training camp of the year. Riders get their kit for the first time, reacquaint with teammates and meet new ones. One of those newcomers is 19-year-old Kristýna Burlová.