Afghanistan to be star attraction at bicycle race

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Afghanistan will send six cyclists to participate in the 15th Tour de Pakistan. The Tour de Pakistan, modeled after the Tour de France is a bicycle race race held in Pakistan in which riders cover 1,655 kilometres (1,028 miles). This year the race will begin on March 1st at Peshawar and end at Karachi on March 13th. The price money is US $10,000. The French news agency, Agence France-Presse, cited an official from Pakistan’s Cyclist Federation which is staging the event, that Afghanistan will be the “star attraction” of the event.

February 20, 2010 · admin · No Comments
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