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The Eritrean Natnael Berhane, 21, will do an internship this end of season with Vendee U, subject to the professional team Europcar, announced the World Cycling Centre, which Berhane is a member since 2 seasons.
Berhane, Champion Africa last November, has shown particularly in France, winning the Tour of Chablais.
Last year, he was placed on a stage in the Tropical Amissa Bongo, the riders Europcar have the habit of running . This internship in the Vendée U could allow Berhane the plunge of professionalism. The Europcar team already has an African in its workforce with the Tunisian Rafaa Chtioui.
In a statement, Jean-Jacques Henry, coach at the World Cycling Centre, and former sports director at Credit Agricole, explaining that Natnael Berhane "is ready for the internship. It has plenty of potential to turn professional, and we hope that this internship in a club reserve will open doors of professionalism. "