¿African Continent’s first Cycling World Championships in Rwanda will be held in SeptemberHow was it planned? The ICU and the Ruandés Government are YesBut some actors wonder about Repercussions of SCALE CONCLUSION CONGO Democratic Republic (RDC).
January 31, International Cycling Union (UCI) indicated that the World Championships were not planned to move “In Switzerland or any other place at the moment.”
He said after he had responded to “disseminating rumors,” specifically to the Belgian press, about a Possible Plan B for these World Cups due to the situation east of the nearby RDCwhere the M23 Armed Group directs an offensive in the Ruandés army.
ICU position is still validAccording to the AFP agency this week, its president, the French David Lappartient, He plans to visit the country «at the end of the month for the Rwanda Tour and for different actsApart from them the inauguration of the satellite of the World Cycling Center of UCI ».
The same goes for the Ruandesas authorities, who made the sport a promotional vector, thirty years after the genocide left 800,000 dead according to the UN.
«Rwanda is a safe destination for cyclists and guests. Preparations for the World Cups continue», Told the AFP Yolande MakoloGovernment speaker.
However, according to many responsible interviews, The Federations do not hide their concernEven the September deadline is still far away.
Full -Fledged General Essay, The Rwanda Tour will be launched as soon as possible, on February 23, in seven stages that once They are close to the border with the RDC. Too close to The Belgian team Soudal Quick-Step, who decided to retire from the career.
«The arrival and exit to the Risk Zone, where our hotel also remembers, reminds us», Explained the head of the jurgen team to the Belgian media sporza, referring to the Arrival of Stage 3 and the exit of Stage 4 in Rubavu, only 15 km from rubberThe Main City of East Congothat fell to M23 by the end of January.
«The address remembers. Ultimately, ultimately, We have decided not to send twenty people to a place where their security cannot be guaranteed 100%“He added, adding that he had no success in the route change.
In a press release dated February 5, organizers indicate that The Rwanda Tour will continue “without any change in the program” and that will pass through Rubavu, where “life is normal». “Corridors, teams and fans can be calm because their security is guaranteed,” they insisted.
Unlike soudal fast steps, Israel PT and Totalener announced AFP that they would participate. Picnic and Lotto also contacted them, but they did not respond.
«I have confidence in the strength of the rwandan army. Now they talk about attacking others rather than danger in the country. I have no reasons to worry, “said the head of the total power in the AFP, Jean-René Bernudeau.
In addition to security problems, World Championships in Rwanda also raises budget issues. Denmark and Holland have decided to send only a small team, without young people, due to the high cost of flights and residences. Other federations are also concerned Sanitary and climatic conditions of rwanda.
«In Kigali is not too hot. We are 1,600 meters high. If you drink de -botong water and eat at a hotel, there is no danger. I don’t understand how someone can judge without going there. Rwanda is a country that certainly has a steady hand, but it is a country that has», Says Jean-René Bernudeau, who is ready to visit the country in the fifth hour.
Come here «Maybe the jealousy of a country who wants to turn and talk to the sport», Since the government of the President of Ruandés Paul Kagame regularly accused of human rights violations and the reign of a climate of fear.
Source: La Verdad
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