You may not know the difference between a Wal-Mart bicycle and a full carbon road bike but you do know about the devastation and poverty that is day to day life in
many countries of Africa. There are hundreds of charitable organizations trying to
help and a great example is Bike Aid, a German cycling club with over 600 members
who help to bring aspiring cyclists to Europe.
The Conti Team has races all over the globe in hopes to raise
awareness of their cause and in only two years they have real success stories they can be proud of. Mekseb Debesay, one of the young cyclists from Africa
who was given an opportunity to race in Europe because of Bike Aid has signed on to be
a teammate of Mark Cavendish for team Dimension Data in the World Tour.
“The story of Debesay is a great success for him as well as for our cause. It is always a challenge to try and educate people on what you are doing and why they should support you but when you have true success stories you can start showing them results for their efforts. With the success of the
program we are getting more attention and help than we ever thought possible in
such a short period of time and we are excited that 2016 is expected to be our biggest season yet with more African cyclist on the team than before and we will also have the help of our
new title and bike sponsor Stradalli Cycle from America.” Bike Aid Racer
Spokesman Matthias Schnapka
The full carbon bike manufacturer from Florida has been looking to sponsor a Conti Team for a while but took a special interest in Bike Aid because of what they represent.
You can read more about the Stradalli Cycle - Bike Aid Conti Team as well as their cause and updates during the 2016 racing season.
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