Most of Adrien’s family was killed in the Rwandan genocide, in 1994, and he told me cycling helps him keep traumatic memories at bay—that he rides to forget. At the same time, his perseverance reflects an absolute refusal to identify as a victim. “On the mountain bike,” he told me, “I can show myself really.” Still, nobody expects him to win when he races in London, on August 12th. His triumph is to be there (via A Rwandan Bicyclist Makes it to London’s Olympics : The New Yorker)

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