Team Type 1 – Sanofi heads to Rwanda

Team Type 1 – Sanofi will end its first season as a Professional Continental squad at the Tour of Rwanda in Africa, combining their pursuit of success in cycling with its outreach programme and donation of medical supplies to children with diabetes in the central African country.

Team Type 1 – Sanofi will field a six-man team in the weeklong race that begins on Sunday November 20 in Kigali. The team will include Alex Bowden -who has type 1 diabetes, Will Dugan, Ty Magner, Kiel Reijnen, Joey Rosskopf and Alexey Shmidt.

Team Type 1 – Sanofi is the men’s professional cycling squad of the non-profit organization that focuses on diabetes awareness and education. Colnago is the official bike sponsor of the team.

Last year Team Type 1 presented the Rwanda Diabetes Association with more than 35,000 test strips and 400 blood glucose meters, donated by fans and supporters. This year the team will bring in more donated supplies and make daily stops in local communities.

“We’ve packed up 200 blood glucose meters, 100,000 donated test strips and more than 10,000 lancing devices to bring with us into Kigali, and we’re committed to seeing that every one of the 650 kids in Rwanda with type 1 diabetes gets enough supplies to manage and control his or her disease for a year,” Team Type 1 –Sanofi CEO Phil Southerland said.