August 30th, we pedal a revolution! Bikers, cyclists, commuters, and striders will take to their wheels in solidarity with the Afghan women that dare to ride, and in remembrance of the women that dared to ride before and in doing so, paved the way for independent mobility and freedom for women around the world.
The Afghan Women’s National Team rolled out today in Kabul for their long journey to Astana, Kazakhstan for the Asia Cycling Championship.
Mountain2Mountain secured funding to pay for the visas, passports, travel, lodging, and racing fees for 4 racers, Coach Sediqe, and an assistant. Thanks in large part to the current President of the Afghan Olympic Committee who we petitioned for support, we were able to financially support their inclusion in this important international competition.
They will be racing on their new Liv/giant composite racing frames, helmets, and jerseys. We are excited to see the team represent Afghanistan in this major cycling competition.
Today, Coach picked up the 5 brand new racing bikes for the girls national team. Thanks to Liv/giant, the girls have 5 racing bikes to compete on, with another 7 arriving this fall.
After Ky arrived from the States as our ‘bike mechanic’, she immediately got to work on assembling the bikes. She got a chance to ride briefly with the girls on a training ride on one of the trucking roads out of Kabul, and to sit in on several of the interviews to meet the Coach and the girls and better understand our program and these amazing girls.
Two days later, we invited the girls over to the guesthouse/bike shop to get fitted. They arrived in typical Afghan fashion for the bike fits.
Mountain2Mountain: Field Notes 