Kenyan cyclist Sule Kangangi died in a crash on Saturday whereas competing in a gravel race in Vermont. The 33-year-old was using at excessive pace in the Vermont Overland race when he crashed.
“Sule is our captain, friend, brother. He is also a father, husband and son. Gaping holes are left when giant’s fall. Sule was a giant,” his Team Amani posted on social media. “Instead of leading us at the front of the pack, he will now lead us as our guiding pole star as we press forward in the realization of his dream.”
Rachel Ruto, the spouse of president-elect William Ruto of Kenya, posted on Twitter that she was shocked to be taught of Kangangi’s loss of life.
“My heartfelt condolences to his family, and the entire cycling community, that has lost a talented cyclist, a mentor and a friend,” she wrote. “We will all miss him as an individual. Kenya has lost a champion. Rest in peace Sule.”
The Vermont Overland is a 59-mile grime street bicycle race that features practically 7,000 toes of climbing, in accordance with the race’s web site. About 900 cyclists had been competing on Saturday.
“Vermont Overland is heartbroken by the tragic death of Suleiman ‘Sule’ Kangangi during The Overland yesterday,” Ansel Dickey, proprietor of Vermont Overland, stated in an announcement on Sunday. “He was a kind friend and an inspiring and heroic athlete to his teammates and the gravel cycling community at large. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, his friends, Team Amani, and the people of Kenya who are mourning his loss today.”
Team Amani is shaped of riders from Rwanda, Kenya and Uganda. Kangangi completed third in the Tour du Rwanda in 2017, and later discovered success in gravel racing. He was energetic in rising biking in Kenya and hosted clinics and college occasions round Nairobi.
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