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The Tour, which took off from Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, and terminated at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, went through Falomo Bridge, Awolowo Road, Tafawa Balewa Square, Broad Street, Eko Bridge and Western Avenue, Lagos.
In what apparently seems to be the biggest prize money in cycling events in Nigeria, the organisers of CyclingLagos have announced the star prize of N1.7 million for the winners of the competition.
Bamidele Adeleye, Media Officer of the tournament, said in a statement on Thursday that the partnership was sealed at the company’s office in Lagos.
With this development, the company will be the Official Insurance Partner for the event that promises to be one of the biggest cycling events in Africa.
Adeleye told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the television right agreement with the South Africa-based Pay TV was to ensure that the competition enjoyed wide coverage.
The competition’s chairman, Soji Adeleye, made the disclosure at a news conference herald the commencement of the two-month activities, at the O’Jezz Place, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.
This was disclosed at a World Press Conference to unveil programmes for the international cycling event (www.cyclinglagos.com) that promised to be one of the biggest sports, tourism and entertainment events in Nigeria and the entire Africa continent by the Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Adebayo Tandoh
The Executive Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission, Dr. Kweku Tandoh, who disclosed this in a statement in Lagos, said the event was in line with the objective of the commission to promote healthy living and tourism potentials of the state