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Japanese rider Arashiro feels at home in the Tour de France

July 8, 2016 06:32 am JST 3 Comments

By ANDREW DAMPF

MONTAUBAN, France

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ThonTaddeo
July 8, 2016 02:45 pm JST

“I know people near Toulouse. I’m happy to ride nearby with the red bib tomorrow,” Arashiro said in French.

Big, big props to this guy for being able to communicate in French this well. And going by his name, he's Okinawan. I had never heard of Yukiya Arashiro before, but now I'm a fan!

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beams
July 8, 2016 03:25 pm JST

Big, big props to this guy for being able to communicate in French this well.

All professional cyclists can speak French. It is pretty much compulsory.

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Oct. 6, 2016 10:20 pm JST

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Japanese rider Arashiro feels at home in the Tour de France