Adrien niyonshuti biography samples
Artist biography samples.
Adrien Niyonshuti was born on 2nd January, 1987 in Eastern Province, Rwanda is a professional bicycle racer for South African UCI Continental team MTN Qhubeka.
Adrien niyonshuti biography samples
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 Energade, beginning in the 2009 professional season.
Niyonshuti began amateur cycling at the age of 16 in his native Rwanda.
In 2006, he came to the attention of a former professional cyclist, Jonathan Boyer. The first American cyclist to compete in the Tour de France, Boyer was working in Rwanda on a project to import cargo bicycles for coffee farmers.
Boyer also assumed the role of coach for the Rwandan national cycling