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CSC brings cycling, new hope to these troubled kids

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, July 16, 2007

VAL D'ISERE, France -- We interrupt our litany of stories about cycling's tarnished image to bring you the story of one wonderfully pure endeavor that uses two-wheelers as a means to an end. Before the start of Tuesday's Stage 9 of the Tour de France in this posh ski resort, six young black South Africans will be officially introduced to the crowd with the CSC team at the riders' sign-in podium. At 12:30 p.m. sharp, they will be called to the front of the peloton and honored with the best in t ...

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