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Doug Ryder gives us some insight into the struggles of an African pro cycling team, and the road forward for Team Qhubeka.

South African-owned Team Qhubeka NextHash, the only team from the continent on cycling’s ‘first division’ tour, faces the very real possibility of folding as it battles to find a sponsor.

“The Tour of Turkey is not the Tour de France, but just to win again after some years of physical and psychological difficulties is something special,” Cavendish wrote. “To be able to do it with The Wolfpack is a dream come true. Raising my hands is super emotional, as I felt a lot of people had just given up on me over the last years. But Patrick believed in me, I owe him so much. He is my hero.” Cavendish won half of the Tour of Turkey’s eight stages, winning bunch sprints on stages...