{"id":65405,"date":"2024-02-16T16:13:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/all-news\/chris-froome-to-visit-bugesera-based-field-of-dreams-cycling-facility"},"modified":"2024-02-16T16:37:08","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:37:08","slug":"chris-froome-to-visit-bugesera-based-field-of-dreams-cycling-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\/sport\/chris-froome-to-visit-bugesera-based-field-of-dreams-cycling-facility","title":{"rendered":"Chris Froome to visit Bugesera-based Field of Dreams cycling facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>Four-time Tour de France winner Christopher Froome and his Israel Premier Tech teammates will Friday, February 16, visit the \u2018Field of Dreams\u2019 cycling centre in Bugesera District.<\/p>\n<p>The visit aims at celebrating the centre\u2019s one-year anniversary since its inauguration in February 2023 which Froome also attended.<\/p>\n<p>Located at Gasore Serge Foundation facility in Ntarama Sector, the \u2018Field of Dreams\u2019 was built by Israel \u2013 Premier Tech (IPT) and it cost over Rwf300 million to complete it.<\/p>\n<p>The funds were mobilized through the \u2018Race for Change\u2019 initiative spearheaded by Froome in order to enable thousands of Rwandan children to embrace cycling.<\/p>\n<p>The centre promises to play a crucial role in boosting cycling in the country which will host the UCI Road World Championship in 2025, becoming the first African country to do so.<\/p>\n<p>The Field of Dreams comprises two main parts including the newly-built pump-track and a 1.2km cycling course &#8211; the first of several planned training facilities within the centre.<\/p>\n<p>So far, six races for children under 19 years of age have been played at the facility in a competition known as Rwanda Cycling Cup.<\/p>\n<p>A children&#8217;s race, sponsored by Israel Premier Tech and Bugesera Cycling Team, has been organized as part of centre\u2019s one-year anniversary celebration event.<\/p>\n<p>Israel Premier Tech is part of the 20-team peloton for Tour du Rwanda 2024 and Froome, under the colors of the Israeli team, will be making his second appearance in the 2.1 continental cycling event having participated during the 2023 edition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/rwanda\">Rwanda<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Rwanda. Four-time Tour de France winner Christopher Froome and his Israel Premier Tech teammates will Friday, February 16, visit the \u2018Field of Dreams\u2019 cycling centre in Bugesera District. The visit aims at celebrating the centre\u2019s one-year anniversary since its inauguration in February 2023 which Froome also attended. 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