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UCI partnered with Sylvan Adams, owner of the Israel Start-Up Nation for which Chris Froome rides, to help those fleeing the Taliban, including a number of female cyclists
Cycling’s world governing body has teamed up with an
Israeli-Canadian philanthropist to help the evacuation of 165 people from
Afghanistan.
The UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) announced it has assisted in the
evacuation, which included a number of female cyclists, partnering with Sylvan
Adams, owner of the Israel Start-Up Nation team for which Chris Froome rides.
Other
organisations involved in the operation include the Asian Cycling Federation
and FIFA to help a number of cyclists, artists, journalists and human rights
campaigners leave.
The
refugees are being resettled in Switzerland, Canada, France, Israel and the
United States.
The
UCI said it intended to make available its facilities at the UCI World Cycling
Centre in Aigle for the 38 refugees being settled in Switzerland.
UCI
president David Lappartient said: “It is very important for the UCI to make a
commitment to the members of the cycling family who are suffering due to the
current situation in Afghanistan, and I am delighted that our efforts in this
respect are providing opportunities for the people concerned in decent living
conditions.
“I
would like to express my sincere thanks to the governments of Switzerland,
France, Canada, Albania, the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and other countries
which have worked on this.
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