- Reza is the only black rider in this year’s race
- ‘I haven’t seen a lot of solidarity in cycling,’ he adds
Kevin Reza, the only black rider competing in this year’s Tour de France, has complained of a lack of support for the Black Lives Matter movement within professional cycling, particularly as this year’s race has been devoid of any endorsement of the anti-racism movement.
“I’ve been a professional for 10 years now and I haven’t seen a lot of solidarity in cycling,” Reza told cyclingnews.com when asked about his own experience of racist abuse. “That’s not a criticism – it’s just an observation. I don’t carry as much weight in world sport as Lewis Hamilton in Formula One or LeBron James in the NBA,” the French rider said, but added: “I feel really free and ready to fight and move forward.”
Written by Jeremy Whittle
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/sep/17/tour-de-france-silent-on-black-lives-matter-says-cyclist-kevin-reza under the title “Tour de France silent on Black Lives Matter, says cyclist Kevin Reza”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
