Adrien Niyonshuti

Mountain biking, Olympic athlete

1987 –

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Who is Adrien Niyonshuti?

Adrien Niyonshuti is a professional bicycle racer for South African UCI Continental team MTN Qhubeka. Although he survived, six of Niyonshuti's brothers were killed in the Rwandan Genocide of 1994. Niyonshuti began riding a bicycle given to him by his uncle as a teenager, when he came to the attention of former professional cyclist Jonathan Boyer in 2006 during the first Wooden Bike Classic. After riding for the Rwanda national cycling team, Niyonshuti secured a professional contract with Team MTN Cycling, beginning in the 2009 professional season.

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Born
Jan 2, 1987
Rwamagana
Nationality
  • Rwanda

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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