Rwanda cycling: The unlikely bike boom

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<strong>Best known in the history books for a bloody ethnic genocide in 1994, Rwanda is a nation in need of heroes. The lycra-clad athletes in the country's leading cycling team may have the answer. Team Rwanda are now a familiar sight around Ruhengeri in the country's north-west.</strong>

For the <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/" >BBC World Service</a>, reporter Tim Mansel spent a week with the team as it prepares for its latest international competition. Here, he talks to their American coach, Jock Boyer - and cyclist, Rafiki Uwimana.

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<em>Photography and audio by Tim Mansel. </em><em>Black and white archive images from Getty Images. </em>

<em>Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date </em><em>24</em><em> August 2012.</em>

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